Judith Eisen is an academic expert in early development of the nervous system, including interactions with host resident microbes. Judith is considered a pioneer in establishing zebrafish as a model to study the nervous system. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a 2010 recipient of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
Recent Media:
- Zebrafish’s bioelectricity secret can help explain human muscle disorders (Interesting Engineering, June 26, 2024)
- Gut bacteria might shape social behavior (Smithsonian Magazine, Nov. 29, 2022)
- Study shows how the gut’s nervous system affects microbes (OregonNews, Feb. 14, 2022)
- UO team will use zebrafish in new study of aquatic symbioses (OregonNews, Aug. 11, 2020)
- New five-year grant funds study of bacteria in brain development (OregonNews, April 29, 2020)
- UO biologist Judith Eisen elected into elite American academy (OregonNews, April 23, 2018)
- Unwind the strands, unlock the secrets (OregonNews, Nov. 1, 2016)