Blake Porter
Postdoctoral Researcher at Freelance
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolBlake Porter is a postdoctoral researcher in Boston with nine years of experience applying high-density in-vivo electrophysiology and closed-loop optogenetics to dissect learning, memory, and decision-making circuits in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. He leads and collaborates on complex behavioral neuroscience projects, from inventing novel rodent tasks and low-cost implants to building high-throughput data pipelines and supervising students and research assistants. A Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA fellow at Brandeis, he combines rigorous experimental design with hands-on engineering to run real-time brain-computer interface experiments. Blake also consults on research methodology and data analytics for industry and authors, and previously founded an education-focused venture translating neuroscience principles into interactive learning tools. His track record includes multiple peer-reviewed publications from both PhD and postdoc work and successful management of a Marsden-funded project, highlighting an unusual blend of deep technical skill, teaching experience, and entrepreneurial drive.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Psychology at University of OtagoBachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Neuroscience and Human Phsyiology, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Neuroscience and Human Phsyiology at Boston University
Github Skills (11)
steam8
nesc7
textbook4
mri4
replay4
python4
state-space4
machine-learning3
neuroscience3
data-science2
data-analysis1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
blakeporterneuro/steamMarket
Mar 2019 - Feb 2021
Scrap data from steam market
Contributions:1 review, 13 commits, 12 pushes in 1 year 11 months
steam
blakeporterneuro/PythonTradeMeAPI
Apr 2018 - Nov 2019
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
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