cv

A probably already outdated short version of my CV. See the publication tab for a full list of publications.

Contact Information

Name Antonin Blot
Professional Title Scientist
Email antonin.blot@crick.ac.uk
Phone
Location 1 Midland road, London, NW1 1AT
Website https://https://ablot.github.io/

Professional Summary

Experience

  • 2020 - present

    London, UK

    Principal Laboratory Research Scientist
    The Francis Crick Institute
    Neural circuit for depth perception in the primary visual cortex
    • Freely moving electrophysiological recording with head/eye tracking.
    • Molecular connectomics using barcoded rabies virus.
  • 2018 - 2020

    London, UK

    Postdoctoral fellow in the Hofer lab - part 2
    Sainsbury Wellcome Centre - UCL
    Functional organisation of higher-order thalamocortical circuits in the mouse visual system
    • Two-photon calcium imaging of axonal projections and acute silicon probe recording in awake mice.
    • Head-fixed electrophysiology recoridng of preparatory activity in the cerebellum.
  • 2014 - 2018

    Basel, Switzerland

    Postdoctoral fellow in the Hofer lab - part 1
    Biozentrum
    Functional organisation of higher-order thalamocortical circuits in the mouse visual system
    • Slice electrophysiology, CRACM characterisation of thalamic input and of GCaMP6f linearity in cortical interneurons
    • Posthoc immunostaining of cells functionally characterised by two-photon imaging in vivo.

Education

Publications

Skills

Computer skills (Master): Extensive experience with Python, Familiar with Git, Matlab, Bonsai-rx, ImageJ

Languages

French : Native speaker
English : Fluent
German : Intermediate (B2)
Hungarian : Lower intermediate (B1)

Interests

Neurosciences: Depth perception, Electrophysiology,

References

  • Dr. Petr Znamenskiy

    Group leader, Specification and Function of Neural Circuits Laboratory. The Francis Crick Institute

  • Dr. Boris Barbour

    Chairman of Neuroscience section, group leader, Cerebellum group. Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Superieure

  • Pr. Sonja Hofer

    Group leader, Sainsbury Wellcome centre - UCL - London