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Justus Kebschull is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on understanding the structure and function of the brain through comparative approaches that utilize molecular, viral, and sequencing technologies to measure neuronal connectivity and gene expression across a wide range of vertebrates. Kebschull has developed barcode sequencing-based methods for mapping neuronal connectivity, significantly increasing the throughput of single-neuron mapping by orders of magnitude. This innovative work opens the door for single-cell comparative connectomics and connects with situ sequencing techniques to examine the spatial expression of genes. His interdisciplinary approach bridges molecular engineering, neuroscience, synthetic evolutionary biology, genomics, virology, and computational biology, addressing fundamental questions about brain evolution, connectivity in new brain regions, and the effects of neurodevelopmental disorders. Kebschull's research has received notable accolades, including a Packard Fellowship for his trailblazing work in brain mapping and a recent grant through the BRAIN CONNECTS program to support projects aimed at comprehensively mapping neural connections in humans and laboratory animals.
Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD
Joined the faculty in Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Conducted research in Neuroscience.
Department of Pathology - PhD in Pathobiology. GRE is not required.