Academic Appointments

  • Basic Life Science Research Associate, Biology

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    sihaziza@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: Biology Position: Basic Life Research Scientist

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  • Mail Code: 5020

All Publications

  • Fast, in vivo voltage imaging using a red fluorescent indicator. Nature methods Kannan, M., Vasan, G., Huang, C., Haziza, S., Li, J. Z., Inan, H., Schnitzer, M. J., Pieribone, V. A. 2018

    Abstract

    Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) are emerging optical tools for acquiring brain-wide cell-type-specific functional data at unparalleled temporal resolution. To broaden the application of GEVIs in high-speed multispectral imaging, we used a high-throughput strategy to develop voltage-activated red neuronal activity monitor (VARNAM), a fusion of the fast Acetabularia opsin and the bright red fluorophore mRuby3. Imageable under the modest illumination intensities required by bright green probes (<50mWmm-2), VARNAM is readily usable in vivo. VARNAM can be combined with blue-shifted optical tools to enable cell-type-specific all-optical electrophysiology and dual-color spike imaging in acute brain slices and live Drosophila. With enhanced sensitivity to subthreshold voltages, VARNAM resolves postsynaptic potentials in slices and cortical and hippocampal rhythms in freely behaving mice. Together, VARNAM lends a new hue to the optical toolbox, opening the door to high-speed in vivo multispectral functional imaging.

    View details for PubMedID 30420685

  • Fluorescent nanodiamond tracking reveals intraneuronal transport abnormalities induced by brain-disease-related genetic risk factors NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY Haziza, S., Mohan, N., Loe-Mie, Y., Lepagnol-Bestel, A., Massou, S., Adam, M., Le, X., Viard, J., Plancon, C., Daudin, R., Koebel, P., Dorard, E., Rose, C., Hsieh, F., Wu, C., Potier, B., Herault, Y., Sala, C., Corvin, A., Allinquant, B., Chang, H., Treussart, F., Simonneau, M. 2017; 12 (4): 322–28

    Abstract

    Brain diseases such as autism and Alzheimer's disease (each inflicting >1% of the world population) involve a large network of genes displaying subtle changes in their expression. Abnormalities in intraneuronal transport have been linked to genetic risk factors found in patients, suggesting the relevance of measuring this key biological process. However, current techniques are not sensitive enough to detect minor abnormalities. Here we report a sensitive method to measure the changes in intraneuronal transport induced by brain-disease-related genetic risk factors using fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs). We show that the high brightness, photostability and absence of cytotoxicity allow FNDs to be tracked inside the branches of dissociated neurons with a spatial resolution of 12 nm and a temporal resolution of 50 ms. As proof of principle, we applied the FND tracking assay on two transgenic mouse lines that mimic the slight changes in protein concentration (∼30%) found in the brains of patients. In both cases, we show that the FND assay is sufficiently sensitive to detect these changes.

    View details for DOI 10.1038/NNANO.2016.260

    View details for Web of Science ID 000398767500012

    View details for PubMedID 27893730

  • Single particle tracking of fluorescent nanodiamonds in cells and organisms CURRENT OPINION IN SOLID STATE & MATERIALS SCIENCE Hui, Y., Hsiao, W., Haziza, S., Simonneau, M., Treussart, F., Chang, H. 2017; 21 (1): 35–42

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.cossms.2016.04.002

    View details for Web of Science ID 000396954200005