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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 based on NROSCI 1046 at the University of Pittsburgh.

Research contains an overview of my research and results are found at Publications. I routinely discuss my results at conferences and seminars, listed Presentations. Teaching contains course descriptions from the courses I have taught. Visit the About Me page to learn more.

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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