Lisa Stowers is an American neuroscientist studying pheromone signaling and response. She is a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Scripps Research.[1]

Early life and education

Lisa was born Lisa Tanguay in Petaluma, California.

Stowers completed her PhD at Harvard University in Molecular and Cellular Biology in 1997.[1]

Career and research

Stowers became an associate professor at Scripps Research in 2002. She initially had a joint appointment in the Cell Biology and Neuroscience departments and later became a part of the Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience departments. She gained tenure and was promoted to full professor in 2016.[1]

Stowers' research focuses on how neurons sense and respond to pheromones, especially the molecular pathways in mouse neurons that lead to predictable behaviors.[2] She has made several discoveries connecting pheromone sensing and emotional and behavioral response in mice, including scent compounds that lead to fear, aggression, mating, or pup suckling.[3][4][5]

Awards and honors

  • 2004 Pew Biomedical Scholar[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lisa Stowers | Scripps Research". www.scripps.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ↑ "research". www.scripps.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Decoding Emotions and the Brain: A Profile of Lisa Stowers". www.scripps.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Lisa Stowers, Scripps Research Institute – Smell & Behavior". The Academic Minute. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ↑ Bhanoo, Sindya N. (2010-05-17). "When a Mouse Smells a Rat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Lisa T. Stowers, Ph.D." Pew Trusts. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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