Eva Naumann

Eva Naumann is an Assistant Professor of Neurobiology, Psychology and Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Cell Biology at Duke University's School of Medicine. She investigates neural circuits across the zebrafish brain, focusing on how individuality emerges in brain architecture and behavior.

• Harvard University/Ludwig Maximillian University, Ph.D., Neurobiology
• University of Konstanz, MSc, Biology

Her research spans whole-brain imaging, gut-brain axis communication, motivational states, and computational modeling. Using translucent zebrafish, she combines imaging, behavioral analysis, and machine learning to map brain-scale circuit models.

Recent publications highlight work on visuomotor transformations, gigapixel microscopy, and neural decoding tools. Key trends include cross-scale imaging, behavioral idiosyncrasy, and brain-body interactions.

• 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship

She advises graduate students and postdocs in her lab, which receives NIH and foundation funding for projects like brain-scale neural circuit development and adaptive imaging technologies.