Research Interests

Optogenetic and chemogenetic control of the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord, for translational and mechanistic research.

Degrees

• M.S. in Bioengineering, Stanford University, 2012
• B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 2010

Honors and Awards

• The Siebel Scholarship (2014–2015)
  Siebel Scholars Foundation
• Special Recognition in Teaching, for TA Mentorship (2014)
  Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Graduate Fellowship (2013–2015)
  The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Office of Technology Licensing Stanford Graduate Fellowship (2010–2013)
  Stanford University
• Richard J. Johns Award for Academic Excellence in Biomedical Engineering (2010)
  The Johns Hopkins University
• General and Departmental Graduation Honors, Tau Beta Pi (2010)
  The Johns Hopkins University
• Provost Undergraduate Research Award (2009)
  The Johns Hopkins University

Publications

• A. Berndt*, S.Y. Lee*, J. Wietek*, C. Ramakrishnan, E.E. Steinberg, A.J. Rashid, H. Kim, S. Park, A. Santoro, P.W. Frankland, S.M. Iyer, S. Pak, S. Ährlund-Richter, S.L. Delp, R.C. Malenka, S. Josselyn, M. Carlen, P. Hegemann, K. Deisseroth. “Structural foundations of optogenetics: Determinants of channelrhodopsin ion selectivity”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2015.
• K.L. Montgomery*, A.J. Yeh*, L. Grosenick, V. Tsao, E.A. Ferenczi, S.M. Iyer, J.S. Ho, Y. Tanabe, K. Deisseroth, S.L. Delp, A.S.Y. Poon. “A wirelessly powered, fully internal implant that enables optogenetic stimulation of brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system in untethered mice”. Nature Methods. 2015. (Cover Article)
• J.S. Ho, Y. Tanabe, S.M. Iyer, A.J. Christensen, S.L. Delp, and A.S.Y. Poon. “Self-tracking energy transfer for neural modulation in untethered mice”. Physical Review Applied. 2015.
• S.M. Iyer and S.L. Delp. “Optogenetic Regeneration”. Science. 2014. (Perspective)
• S.M. Iyer*, K.L. Montgomery*, C. Towne, S.Y. Lee, C. Ramakrishnan, K. Deisseroth, and S.L. Delp. “Virally mediated optogenetic excitation and inhibition of pain in freely moving nontransgenic mice”. Nature Biotechnology. 2014. (Cover Article)
• C. Towne*, K. Montgomery*, S.M. Iyer, K. Deisseroth, and S.L. Delp. “Targeted optogenetic control of peripheral nerves in freely moving animals”. PLOS ONE. 2013.
• S.M. Iyer, A. Maybhate, A. Presacco, and A.H. All. “Development and valiation of a motor evoked potential recording system”. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2010.