Greg D. Field

Field

Assistant Professor of Neurobiology

My laboratory studies how the retina processes visual scenes and transmits this information to the brain.  We use multi-electrode arrays to record the activity of hundreds of retina neurons simultaneously in conjunction with transgenic mouse lines and chemogenetics to manipulate neural circuit function. We are interested in three major areas. First, we work to understand how neurons in the retina are functionally connected. Second we are studying how light-adaptation and circadian rhythms alter visual processing in the retina. Finally, we are working to understand the mechanisms of retinal degenerative conditions and we are investigating potential treatments in animal models.

Appointments and Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Neurobiology
  • Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

Contact Information

  • Office Location: Bryan Research Building, 311 Research Drive Room 427D, Durham, NC 27710
  • Office Phone: (919) 681-7503
  • Email Address: field@neuro.duke.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. University of Washington, 2004

Research Interests

Study of the retina, using multi-electrode arrays to record retina neuron activity in conjunction with transgenic mouse lines and chemogenetics to manipulate neural circuit function. Field's laboratory is working to understand the mechanisms of retinal degenerative conditions and is investigating potential treatments in animal models.

Courses Taught

  • NEUROBIO 720D: Circuits and Computation
  • NEUROBIO 793: Research in Neurobiology
  • NEUROBIO 795: Special Topics in Neuroscience
  • NEUROSCI 493: Research Independent Study 1
  • NEUROSCI 494: Research Independent Study 2
  • NEUROSCI 495: Research Independent Study 3
  • NEUROSCI 496: Research Independent Study 4

In the News

Representative Publications

  • Kling, A; Field, GD; Brainard, DH; Chichilnisky, EJ, Probing Computation in the Primate Visual System at Single-Cone Resolution., Annu Rev Neurosci, vol 42 (2019), pp. 169-186 [10.1146/annurev-neuro-070918-050233] [abs].
  • Wang, T; Pahlberg, J; Cafaro, J; Frederiksen, R; Cooper, AJ; Sampath, AP; Field, GD; Chen, J, Activation of rod input in a model of retinal degeneration reverses retinal remodeling and induces formation of functional synapses and recovery of visual signaling in the adult retina., Journal of Neuroscience (2019) [10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2902-18.2019] [abs].
  • Roy, S; Field, GD, Dopaminergic modulation of retinal processing from starlight to sunlight., J Pharmacol Sci, vol 140 no. 1 (2019), pp. 86-93 [10.1016/j.jphs.2019.03.006] [abs].
  • Grove, JCR; Hirano, AA; de Los Santos, J; McHugh, CF; Purohit, S; Field, GD; Brecha, NC; Barnes, S, Novel hybrid action of GABA mediates inhibitory feedback in the mammalian retina., Plos Biology, vol 17 no. 4 (2019) [10.1371/journal.pbio.3000200] [abs].
  • Johnson, EN; Westbrook, T; Shayesteh, R; Chen, EL; Schumacher, JW; Fitzpatrick, D; Field, GD, Distribution and diversity of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in tree shrew., The Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol 527 no. 1 (2019), pp. 328-344 [10.1002/cne.24377] [abs].