"…a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests"

In more than four years at Janelia Farm Research Campus, Jason Osborne has always taken on any challenge that comes his way.  As an innovator with the Instrument Design & Fabrication group, his primary focus is the development of cutting edge steriotactic lab equipment,  electrophysiology instrumentation for in vivo and in vitro applications and behavior assay systems for neural research. Twenty-one years of experience in the medical, aerospace, and connector manufacturing industries have uniquely positioned Jason to create advanced neuroscience tooling unavailable in industry but custom made for Janelia Farm researchers and visiting scientists alike. Collaboration with JFRC researchers has resulted in multiple licensing opportunities, co-authorship on a Nature Methods article ( non-contact, 7KHz, real-time motion tracking of a tethered, walking animal powered by optical computer mouse technology), and distribution of the new technologies to the broader science community.

One of Jason’s current projects is a steriotactic RIVETS (Rodent In Vitro Electrophysiology Targeting System) system that allows researchers to practice in vivo, in vitro and imaging on one complete compact system. The original concept design was in collaboration with Dr. Josh Dudman, which the primary experimental role was in vitro experiments. After much success Dr. Gabe Murphy began to consult with Jason and Dr.Dudman on integrating In Vitro and imaging into the steriotactic rig. The system is now in fine tune phase and is being use in a yet third lab, Dr. Adam Hantman, which will practice both in vitro and imaging. Jason is part of the research efforts of a number of Janelia labs, including those of Scott Sternson.