Ivan E De Araujo, PhD

About Me

Majored in Philosophy at the University of Brasilia, followed by postgraduate work in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh. Obtained his Doctorate (DPhil) in Medical Physiology and Imaging at the University of Oxford, under the supervision of Edmund T. Rolls. Performed postdoctoral work in Neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center, where he recorded in awake animals the activity of networks of neurons linked to the digestive tract. From 2007 through 2018, he directed his Neurobiology of Feeding Laboratory at Pierce Labs (Yale University), previous to joining Mount Sinai in August 2018. After describing the taste-independent calorie sensing phenomenon, his main interests revolve around the question of how the body communicates with the central nervous system, and in establishing interfaces for brain stimulation therapies triggered by peripehral signals.

De Araujo Lab

Language

English

Position

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR | Neuroscience

Research Topics

Aerodigestive Tract, Allergy, Electrophysiology, Gastroenterology, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Motor Control, Motor Neuron, Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Parkinson's Disease, Vocal Tract

Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies in Medicine [AIET], Neuroscience [NEU]

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Education

BA, University of Brasilia

MA, University of Brasilia

MSc, University of Edinburgh

DPhil, University of Oxford

Awards

2008

The Young Investigator in Gustation of 2008

American Association for Chemoreception Sciences

Research

Our lab focuses on understanding how the brain senses and controls the body that is attached to it. We specifically aim at anatomically and physiologically describing the neural networks that link the brain to craniofacial and abdominal organs. My laboratory employs a range of techniques suitable to study the interaction between the central and peripheral nervous systems. Those include special surgical approaches, cell-specific neuroanatomical tracing, pathway-defined optogenetics, and in vivo electrophysiological recordings from nerves, muscles, and neurons.

Industry Relationships

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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. de Araujo during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

Particella, Inc.

Outside Employment

Max Planck Society

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