Karunesh Ganguly, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Staff Physician, Neurology and Rehabilitation Service, SFVAMC
Email: karunesh.ganguly@ucsf.edu
Box #: 0127
Karunesh Ganguly is a graduate of Stanford University. He completed his MD and PhD degrees (Poo Lab & Kleinfeld Lab) through the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of California, San Diego. He subsequently completed his internal medicine and neurology training at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Ganguly pursued research training in neural engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley (Carmena Lab). In addition to currently pursuing clinical interests in neurorehabilitation, his research is aimed towards the development of novel therapies for patients with chronic neurological deficits following stroke or other forms of brain injury. His research is supported by grants from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Selected Publications
Ganguly K, Kiss L and Poo M-m. Enhancement of presynaptic neuronal excitability by correlated presynaptic and postsynaptic spiking. (2000) Nature Neuroscience 10, 18-26.
Woodin MA*, Ganguly K* and Poo M-m. Coincident Pre- and Postsynaptic Activity Modifies GABAergic Synapses by Postsynaptic Changes in Cl−Transporter Activity. (2003) Neuron 39, 807-820. *Equally contributing first authors
Ganguly K and Kleinfeld D. Goal-directed whisking increases phase-locking between vibrissa movement and electrical activity in primary sensory cortex in rat. (2004) PNAS. 101,12348-53.
Ganguly K and Carmena JM. Emergence of a cortical map for neuroprosthetic function. (2009) PLoS Biology 7, 1-13. e1000153.
Ganguly K, et al. Cortical representation of ipsilateral arm movements in monkey and man. (2009) Journal of Neuroscience 29, 12948-12956.
Ganguly K, Wallis JD, and Carmena JM. Reversible large-scale reshaping of cortical networks during neuroprosthetic control. (2011) Nature Neuroscience 14, 662–667. 2011.
