6 You arrived at the University of Rochester in 2015. What attracted you to this community of faculty and researchers? Well, certainly the offer to join as the inaugural director of the Del Monte Institute was incredibly attractive to me—it was a fantastic opportunity to be part of a great university with an exceptional history. In my previous role, I did a lot of thinking about the way we do science in a university system, because really, it’s one that’s built for individuals to create their own labs and work on their own problems. I had this feeling that we were missing part of the equation, that interdisciplinary teams would be able to ask and answer bigger questions. To do that, you need to be able to pull together teams in bigger centers—and that’s what was happening at Rochester. All the ingredients were there to launch a new part of my career. A field like neuroscience is constantly evolving and changing. What is most exciting about the landscape of neuroscience right now? The tools that are available to us as researchers now— from the kinds of equipment and technology at our fingertips to the sheer computing power that allows us to churn through massive data sets—it’s a completely different world we work in, even compared to 20 years ago. 5 QUESTIONS with JOHN J. FOXE, PHD Research Director, The Ernest J. Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience Kilian J. and Caroline F. Schmitt Chair in Neuroscience
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