Brandeis neuroscientist Eve Marder '69 receives honorary degree from Tel Aviv University

Eve Marder receives honorary degree from Tel Aviv University

Eve Marder '69, the Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Neuroscience, was awarded an honorary degree by Tel Aviv University May 18.

While in Tel Aviv, Marder met with scientists, post doctoral researchers and graduate students, and gave two talks, one on scientific publishing titled "Owning your Mistakes," and a scientific talk titled "Variability, Robustness and Neuromodulation in Oscillatory Neurons and Networks."

Marder’s research on small neural circuits found in lobsters and crabs has revolutionized the understanding of the fundamental nature of neuronal circuit operation, including how neuromodulators control behavioral outputs and how the stability of circuits is maintained over time. In 2016, she was awarded the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, along with Carla Shatz and Mike Merzenich, for her groundbreaking research.

She was among a group of nine researchers and leaders from around the world to receive honorary degrees from Tel Aviv University this year.

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