Kristen Severi

Kristen Severi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary neuroscience, bridging neural circuits, locomotion, and evolutionary biology through zebrafish and cavefish models.

• Email: SEVERI@njit.edu

Research Interests: Severi investigates neural network resilience, locomotor behavior, and evolutionary adaptations in vertebrate models. Her work spans Neuroscience, Physics, and Evolutionary Biology, with emphasis on zebrafish locomotion and optogenetics.

Scientific Trends: Recent articles highlight collective behavior in confined spaces, feedforward motor circuits, and neural circuit organization using expansion microscopy. These studies integrate active matter physics with genetic animal models.

Press Coverage: Severi's research has been featured in media discussions on zebrafish locomotion patterns, including "Panic wave mosh pits" for social distancing analysis and comparative motor control studies to Icelandic horses.