Welcome to Mitra Lab

Welcome to the Mitra Laboratory

The Mitra laboratory is a distributed research effort based at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, with close collaborative ties to several other research groups. Our basic research philosophy is to combine theoretical, computational and experimental approaches for the study of complex biological systems, with a particular focus on neurobiological questions. Efforts in our group fall into three main areas: Neuroinformatics, Theoretical Engineering and Quantitative Behavior & Electrophysiology.

Our neuroinformatics research involves the application of statistical and signal processing tools to large volumes of neurobiological data as well as the development of informatics infrastructure for large-scale data integration. In the area of theoretical engineering, we apply theories developed alongside human-engineered systems to study design principles in biological systems. The final area of our research is experimental and consists of behavioral and electrophysiological studies in multiple species including drosophila, zebra finch, macaque monkey, and human infants.