James Priestley
EPFL SV BMI GR-PRIESTLEY
AAB 1 37 (Bâtiment AAB)
Station 19
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 18 84
Office:
AAB 1 37
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EPFL SV BMI GR-PRIESTLEY
AAB 1 37 (Bâtiment AAB)
Station 19
1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 18 84
Office:
AAB 1 37
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Website: https://sv.epfl.ch/education
Expertise
I studied neuroscience at Boston University from 2011-2015, and received my PhD in neurobiology and behavior from Columbia University in New York City in 2022. Since 2023, I have lead my research group at EPFL as part of the ELISIR early independence program. In my prior work, I was mentored by Profs. Howard Eichenbaum, Attila Losonczy, and Stefano Fusi.
Awards
Titus M. Coan Prize for Excellence in Basic Research
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
2023
Life Sciences Early Independent Research Scholar (ELISIR)
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
2022
Ruth L. Kirschtein NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship
National Institute of Mental Health
2019
Selected publications
Signatures of rapid plasticity in hippocampal CA1 representations during novel experiences
James B. Priestley, John C. Bowler, Sebi V. Rolotti, Stefano Fusi, Attila Losonczy
Published in Neuron in 2022
Medial Entorhinal Cortex Selectively Supports Temporal Coding by Hippocampal Neurons
Nick TM Robinson*, James B Priestley*, Jon W Rueckemann, Aaron D Garcia, Vittoria A Smeglin, Francesca A Marino, Howard Eichenbaum
Published in Neuron in 2017
Hippocampal network reorganization underlies the formation of a temporal association memory
Mohsin S Ahmed*, James B Priestley*, Angel Castro, Fabio Stefanini, Ana Sofia Solis Canales, Elizabeth M Balough, Erin Lavoie, Luca Mazzucato, Stefano Fusi, Attila Losonczy
Published in Neuron in 2020
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-expressing interneurons in the hippocampus support goal-oriented spatial learning
Gergely Farkas Turi, Wen-Ke Li, Spyridon Chavlis, Ioanna Pandi, Justin O’Hare, James Benjamin Priestley, Andres Daniel Grosmark, Zhenrui Liao, Max Ladow, Jeff Fang Zhang, Boris Valery Zemelman, Panayiota Poirazi, Attila Losonczy
Published in Neuron in 2019
Brainstem nucleus incertus controls contextual memory formation
András Szőnyi, Katalin E Sos, Rita Nyilas, Dániel Schlingloff, Andor Domonkos, Virág T Takács, Balázs Pósfai, Panna Hegedüs, James B Priestley, Andrew L Gundlach, Attila I Gulyás, Viktor Varga, Attila Losonczy, Tamás F Freund, Gábor Nyiri
Published in Science in 2019
A local circuit-basis for spatial navigation and memory processes in hippocampal area CA1
Tristan Geiller, James B Priestley, Attila Losonczy
Published in Current Opinions in Neurobiology in 2026
Reorganization of CA1 dendritic dynamics by hippocampal sharp-wave ripples during learning
Sebi V Rolotti, Heike Blockus, Fraser T Sparks, James B Priestley, Attila Losonczy
Published in Neuron in 2022
An Intranet of Things approach for adaptable control of behavioral and navigation-based experiments
John C Bowler, George Zakka, Hyun Choong Yong, Wenke Li, Bovey Rao, Zhenrui Liao, James B Priestley, Attila Losonczy
Published in eLife in 2025