Karla Kaun

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Karla Kaun
Born1979
Alma mater University of Toronto
AwardsIBANGS Early Career Achievement (2018) National Association of Biology Teachers Genetics Education Award (2023)
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.kaunlab.com

Karla R. Kaun (1979) is a Canadian/American behavioral neurogeneticist and an associate professor of neuroscience at Brown University, where she is principal investigator of a laboratory that studies the Behavioral Neurogenetics of Addiction. [1] [2] Kaun investigates the neural and molecular mechanisms of addiction and reward using fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), as a model. [3]

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Education and career

Kaun obtained her BSc in biopsychology at the University of British Columbia in 2003 and her the PhD in 2007 at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Marla Sokolowski. [4] [5] She followed up with postdoctoral training with Ulrike Heberlein (2007-2011: University of California, San Francisco; 2011-2013: Janelia Research Campus). [5] In 2013 she was recruited as an assistant professor at Brown University; she was promoted to associate professor in 2020. As of 2013, Kaun has published over 40 articles that have been cited over 2800 times, giving her an h-index of 25. [6]

Kaun is an advocate for science communication and mental health research. [7] [8] In 2015 she was named the Robert J and Nancy D Carney Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, and in 2018 she was an International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS) Early Career Achievement awardee. [9] In 2023 Kaun was awarded the Genetics Education Award by the National Association of Biology Teachers, [10] and in 2023-24 she was President of the International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society. [11] Kaun is currently an Associate Editor for the Neurogenetics and Behavior section of the Genetics Society of America flagship scientific publication Genetics.

References

  1. ↑ "Kaun, Karla". Researchers@Brown. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "ABOUT US". kaunlab. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kaun Lab | Behavioral Neurogenetics of Addiction". kaunlab. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Neurogenetic and plastic components of food-related behaviors due to the foraging gene in Drosophila melanogaster". Aurora. WorldCat. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 "CV Karla R. Kaun" (PDF). Kaunlab. Brown University. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Karla R. Kaun". Google Scholar . Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Neuroscientists need to do better at explaining basic mental health research". The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  8. ↑ Kaun, Karla (2024-01-22). "Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction's effects". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  9. ↑ "IBANGS Awards". www.ibangs.org. International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Awards: 2023 Award Winners". nabt.org. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  11. ↑ "Executive Committee". www.ibangs.org. International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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