Karla Renea Kaun (1979)[1] is a Canadian behavioral neurogeneticist and the Robert and Nancy Carney Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Brown University.[2][3] She studies addiction using fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), as a model.[4] Kaun is currently president of the International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS).[5]
Karla Kaun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Awards | IBANGS Early Career Achievement (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Behavioral Neurogenetics |
| Institutions | Brown University |
| Thesis | Neurogenetic and plastic components of food-related behaviors due to the foraging gene in Drosophila melanogaster (2007) |
| Doctoral advisor | Marla Sokolowski |
| Other academic advisors | Ulrike Heberlein |
| Website | www |
Education and career edit
Kaun obtained her PhD in 2007 at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Marla Sokolowski.[1][6] She followed up with postdoctoral training with Ulrike Heberlein (2007-2011: University of California, San Francisco; 2011-2013: Janelia Research Campus).[6] In 2013 she was recruited as an assistant professor at Brown University; she was promoted to associate professor in 2020. As of 2013[update], Kaun has published over 40 articles that have been cited over 2300 times, giving her an h-index of 21.[7] In 2018 she was an International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society Early Career Achievement awardee.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Neurogenetic and plastic components of food-related behaviors due to the foraging gene in Drosophila melanogaster". Aurora. WorldCat. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaun, Karla". Researchers@Brown. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "ABOUT US". kaunlab. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaun Lab | Behavioral Neurogenetics of Addiction". kaunlab. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Executive Committee". www.ibangs.org. International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ a b "CV Karla R. Kaun" (PDF). Kaunlab. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Karla R. Kaun". Google Scholar. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "IBANGS Awards". www.ibangs.org. International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society. Retrieved 14 August 2023.