Maya Laughton was awarded the NIH NINDS Grant Supplement to Promote Diversity in April 2023
Recent Publications
Cortical circuitry mediating inter-areal touch signal amplification
Ryan L, Sun-Yan A, Laughton M, Peron SP
2023, Cell Reports
Columnar lesions in barrel cortex persistently degrade object location discrimination performance
Ryan L, Laughton M, Sun-Yan A, Costello S, Pancholi R, Peron SP
2022, eNeuro
Science Communication
Story Collider: Random Walks
Showtime: 7pm, December 5th at Caveat NYC — Click here for tickets
Co-Host of Science After Hours Podcast
Season 1 coming Winter 2024 — Click here for a sneak peak
Maya Laughton currently conducts research in systems neuroscience, as a Senior Research Associate in the Peron Lab at New York University. Under Dr. Peron’s mentorship, Maya’s work aims to understand how tactile perception is encoded in the somatosensory cortex. Having received a B.S. in biomedical engineering and a minor in computer science from Tufts University, Maya is building an interdisciplinary career dedicated to research and innovation that uniquely prepares her to bridge the divide between living and nonliving systems.
As a scientist, storyteller, and artist, Maya is simultaneously cultivating her skills as a science communicator. In the Spring of 2023, Maya founded Onyva Studios LLC to build an information pipeline from the experts to everyone else. Contextualization of advancements in science and technology is vital in a world increasingly shaped by them. Through Onyva, Maya is developing the podcast, Science After Hours, as a platform for early career scientists and engineers to bring nuance to public conversations and foster community.
Click here for a sneak peak of Onyva’s first original podcast, Science After Hours.
Click here to read about how the intersection of science and art can enhance science communication.
Education
New York University —
Senior Research Associate (May 2023 — Present)
Junior Research Associate (May 2021 — May 2023 )
Tufts University —
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, & Computer Science Minor
(2019)
Honors & Awards
NINDS NIH Grant Supplement to Promote Diversity (April, 2023)
Dean’s List 6 semesters, Tufts University (2014 - 2019)
National Achievement Scholar (2013)
Laboratory Techniques
Histology (perfusions, slicing on a vibratome), imaging (VS120, confocal, echo), 2 photon calcium live imaging, intrinsic signal optical imaging, stereotaxic surgeries (craniotomies, window implantation and removal), preparing media, qt-PCR
Animal Care
IUCAC trained, rodent colony maintenance, prepared and performed sterile surgical procedures, anesthetize, administer medication, behavior training, maintain animal records, genotyping
Course Work
Biological Neuroscience, Molecular Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Medical Imaging, Design of Medical Instruments, Biomaterials & Regenerative Medicine, Drug Release & Delivery, Quantitative Physiology, Genetics, Circuits, Materials Science, Thermodynamics, Data Structures, Algorithms
Computer Skills
MATLAB, C++, Python, Arduino, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Linux, Git, SPSS, Microsoft OS, MongoDB
Mathematics
Statistics & Probability, Differential Equations, Numerical Solutions of Linear Systems, Discrete Mathematics
Memberships
BraiNY — Member
(December 2023 — Present)
Science New Wave — Luminary
(August 2023 — Present)
Society for Neuroscience — Member
(June 2023 — Present)
