Charles Vanderburg

Neuroscientist at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Charles Vanderburg is a Senior Research Scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, specializing in neuroscience and psychiatric research.1 2 With a background in neuroanatomy and molecular pathology, he focuses on creating single-cell expression atlases of the human brain in health and disease.1

Career Highlights

Vanderburg joined the Broad Institute in 2018, working in the Macosko Lab of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research.1 2 Prior to this, he held several notable positions:

Director of the Advanced Tissue Resource Center at Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center (2002-2018)1 2
Faculty/Principal Investigator at the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease (2002-2018)2
Associate Professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions (2001-2014)2
Program Analyst at Massachusetts General Hospital (1996-2001)2

Additionally, Vanderburg has been a Scientist/Consultant for NASA since 1992.2

Education

Vanderburg's educational background includes:

Ph.D. in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School2
M.S. in Microbiology and Immunology from Seton Hall University2
B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh1 2

He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Cell Biology.1 2

Research Focus

At the Broad Institute, Vanderburg develops methods to enable single nucleus and spatial analyses of micro-scale histopathological regions in the brain.3 His work has potential applications in understanding human neuropathological and psychiatric conditions.1

Charles Vanderburg's extensive experience in neuroanatomy and his current role at the Broad Institute position him as a valuable contributor to the field of neuroscience and psychiatric research.