Richard Gerkin
Rick Gerkin investigates how smell perception, learning and behavior are represented in the brain. He investigates human olfactory psychophysics in health and disease and records the activity of neurons while animals are engaged in olfactory tasks, applying statistical techniques to understand how the brain organizes and represents odor information.
He also pursues neuroinformatics — the development of tools and standards to facilitate the collection, curation, dissemination, and analysis of neuroscience models and data. Professor Gerkin’s efforts include software development to help neuroscientists test their models and ensure they are informed by experimental data. This also makes it possible for others to see objectively where these models succeed and where further work is needed.
B.S. Stanford University
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Full CV at http://rick.gerk.in/cv
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Courses
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 496 | Undergraduate Thesis |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 496 | Undergraduate Thesis |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 496 | Undergraduate Thesis |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 496 | Undergraduate Thesis |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |