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Kit D. Longden

Kit D. Longden

JISTEC/REES visiting scholar

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  • About me

    Consultant Research Scientist, Reiser Lab, HHMI Janelia, USA + Visiting Scientist, Devine Lab, Francis Crick Institute, London, UK

  • Education

    • The University of Edinburgh

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      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Neuroscience

      Thesis: "Constraining the function of CA1 in associative memory models of the hippocampus."

    • The University of Edinburgh

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      Master of Science (MSc) Cognitive Science and Natural Language Programming

      Thesis: "The role of inhibition in the selforganisation of synfire chains."

    • The University of Manchester

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      BSc

    • The University of Manchester

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      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Physics with Theoretical Physics

  • Experience

    • Cerego Japan

      Jul 2001 - Sept 2001
      JISTEC/REES visiting scholar

      Developed a model of short-term memory acquisition to support commercial, online language learningsoftware.

    • SISSA

      Mar 2002 - Oct 2002
      Marie Curie visiting scholar

      Associative memory models of the hippocampus.

    • SISSA

      Jun 2003 - Oct 2003
      Marie Curie visiting scholar

      Modelling area CA1 of the hippocampus.

    • The University of Edinburgh

      Sept 2004 - Feb 2005
      Lecturer

      Co-ran an introductory computer literacy course.

    • Imperial College London

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2014
      Postdoc

      State-dependent optic flow processing in blowflies, horseflies (tabanids) and robberflies (asilids).

    • HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus

      Jun 2014 - Feb 2020
      Research Specialist

      Colour and motion vision: behaviour, circuits, computations.

    • HHMI Janelia Research Campus

      Feb 2020 - now

      Mitochondria in the male fly cns connectome Colour and motion vision: behaviour, circuits, computations.

      • Consultant Research Scientist

        Sept 2024 - now

      • Research Scientist

        Feb 2020 - Aug 2024

    • Devine Lab, Mitochondrial Neurobiology Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute

      Sept 2024 - now
      Visiting Scientist

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MSc

      The University of Edinburgh

    • BSc

      The University of Manchester

    • PhD

      The University of Edinburgh

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kit D. Longden
      Marie Curie visiting scholar - Jun 2003 Treves Lab, SISSA, Trieste, Italy
    • Awarded to Kit D. Longden
      Marie Curie visiting scholar - Apr 2002 Treves Lab, SISSA, Trieste, Italy
    • Awarded to Kit D. Longden
      JISTEC/REES visiting scholar - Jul 2001 Cerego Japan, Tokyo, Japan