Todd P. Coleman

Dr. Todd P. Coleman received B.S. degrees in electrical engineering (summa cum laude), as well as computer engineering (summa cum laude) from the University of Michigan. He received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from MIT in electrical engineering and did postdoctoral studies at MIT in neuroscience. His postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at Mass General Hospital and MIT was conducted under the guidance of Emery Brown.

He is currently a Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford with a courtesy appointment in the Electrical Engineering Department. Until August 2021, Dr. Coleman was an Associate Professor of Bioengineering in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, with joint appointments in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Ophthalmology, where he directed the Neural Interaction Laboratory.

Dr. Coleman’s research has been featured on CNN, BBC, and the New York Times. Dr. Coleman has been selected as a National Academy of Engineering Gilbreth Lecturer and a TEDMED speaker.