Owen North

Owen earned his B.S. in Biology at Texas A&M University, where he studied the evolution of sleep in the Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus). After graduating from A&M, he joined Dr. Craig Montell's group at UCSB to pursue his PhD in Dynamical Neuroscience. He currently studies the sensory systems of fruit flies and mosquitoes, investigating how these systems drive essential behaviors such as mating and locating food, and identifying the receptors and circuits that underlie these behaviors.

 

Owen is currently working with Dr. Craig Montell on a novel insect repellent, where he is focused on characterizing and optimizing the formulation, as well as elucidating the mechanism by which it acts upon.