Dr. Takaki Komiyama is a Professor of Neurobiology and Neurosciences at UC San Diego. Dr. Komiyama received his bachelor’s degree at the University of Tokyo followed by his PhD at Stanford University under the guidance of Prof. Liqun Luo. He then conducted his postdoctoral research with Dr. Karel Svoboda at the Janelia Research Campus. Dr. Komiyama joined the faculty of UC San Diego in 2010. He applies cutting-edge circuit dissection tools to uncover neural circuit mechanisms underlying flexible behaviors.