Welcome to my website!

I’m currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Williams College. I am teaching one courses this semester (Spring 2026), CSCI: 317 Foundations of Computational Neuroscience. CSCI 317 is a new course at Williams which I designed.

For a more detailed overview of my background, visit the About Me section. If you’re interested in my research, check out the Presentations and Publications sections. Course descriptions from the classes I have taught can be found at the Teaching page.

Upcoming Activity:
(1) Attending ICMNS 2026, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Recent Publications and Pre-prints:
(1) John E. Parker, Asier Aristieta, Ya Emma Gao, Aryn H. Gittis, and Jonathan E. Rubin. "Reduced TRPC3 conductance underlies altered SNr activity under dopamine depletion: predictions from data-driven network models". bioRxiv 2025.08.15.670540; doi: 10.1101/2025.08.15.670540

(2) Asier Aristieta, John E. Parker, Mary D. Cundiff, Thomas Fuchs, Byung Kook Lim, Jonathan E. Rubin, Aryn H. Gittis. "Stimulation of the Medial SNr Promotes Sustained Motor Recovery and Counteracts Parkinsonian Pathophysiology in Dopamine Depleted Mice". bioRxiv 2024.12.09.627637; doi: 10.1101/2024.12.09.627637

(3) Asier Aristieta*, John E. Parker*, Ya Emma Gao, Jonathan E. Rubin, and Aryn H. Gittis. "Dopamine depletion weakens direct pathway modulation of SNr neurons". In:Neurobiology of Disease (Apr. 2024), p. 106512. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2024.106512

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