Colin J Akerman
Professor of Neuroscience · Oxford Missing Departments (2026-08-14) · University of Oxford
Quick answer: Colin J Akerman is Professor of Neuroscience at University of Oxford. Colin J Akerman shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ We are always on the lookout for smart and highly-motivated people to join the lab. If you’re interested, please make contact (colin.akerman@pharm.ox.ac.uk). At the postdoc level, our research incorporates multiple approaches and so people with different backgrounds can excel in the group. Postdocs typically have a background in at least one key experimental approach (e.g. patch clamp electrophysi
Research interests
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Selected publications (since 2023)
[2025] Sleep-wake-related changes in intracellular chloride regulate plasticity at glutamatergic cortical synapses. Alfonsa H. et al, (2025), Curr Biol, 35, 1373 - 1381.e3
[2024] All-optical reporting of inhibitory receptor driving force in the nervous system. Selfe JS. et al, (2024), Nat Commun, 15
[2024] Higher-order thalamocortical circuits are specified by embryonic cortical progenitor types in the mouse brain. Buchan MJ. et al, (2024), Cell Rep, 43
[2023] Active cortical networks promote shunting fast synaptic inhibition in vivo. Burman RJ. et al, (2023), Neuron, 111, 3531 - 3540.e6
[2023] A genetically targeted ion sensor reveals distinct seizure-related chloride and pH dynamics in GABAergic interneuron populations. Călin A. et al, (2023), iScience, 26
[2023] Intracellular chloride r
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