Stephen Van Hooser
Owner at Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolStephen Van Hooser is an interdisciplinary scientist and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience at the intersection of neuroscience, data analysis, and software. As Associate Professor of Biology at Brandeis University and owner of Waltham Data Science LLC, he blends academic research in electrophysiology and 2-photon microscopy with practical data-driven solutions for complex experimental datasets. Trained at Caltech (BS), Brandeis (PhD), and Duke (postdoc), he brings rigorous quantitative skills and computer programming to study neural circuits. His work emphasizes statistical rigor and reproducible analysis pipelines, translating specialized neurotechniques into robust computational workflows. Colleagues note his ability to move seamlessly between hands-on microscopy experiments and custom software development, making him a rare hybrid of experimentalist and data scientist. Based in Waltham, MA, he leverages this hybrid expertise to support both academic research and applied data science projects.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
PhD, Neuroscience, PhD, Neuroscience at Brandeis UniversityOttawa Hills High SchoolCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPostdoc, Neurobiology, Postdoc, Neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center
Github Skills (61)
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semantic-web9
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
VH-Lab/vhlab-publishedstudies
Jan 2017 - Jun 2024
Code for data analysis and figure generation from specific VH lab projects and collaborations
Contributions:2 PRs, 22 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 6 months
data-analysis
MATLAB-Community-Toolboxes-at-INCF/DeepInterpolation-MATLAB
Sep 2023 - May 2026
A MATLAB implementation of the DeepInterpolation principle.
Contributions:7 releases, 23 reviews, 48 PRs in 2 years 8 months
matlab
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