Gabrielle Barsh, MD, PhD

EDUCATION

• Child Neurology Residency: Stanford
• Medical school: University of Washington MSTP 2019
• Undergraduate: Stanford 2011

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Developmental neurobiology
• Enteric neuron identity and connectivity
• Central nervous system innervation of visceral organs

PUBLICATIONS

Jones VG, Mills M, Suarez D, Hogan CA, Yeh D, Segal JB, Nguyen EL, Barsh GR, Maskatia S, Mathew R. COVID-19 and Kawasaki Disease: Novel Virus and Novel Case. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 Jun;10(6):537-540. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-0123. Epub 2020 Apr 7. PMID: 32265235.

Isabella AJ, Barsh GR, Stonick JA, Dubrulle J, Moens CB. Retinoic Acid Organizes the Zebrafish Vagus Motor Topographic Map via Spatiotemporal Coordination of Hgf/Met Signaling. Dev Cell. 2020 May 4;53(3):344-357.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.03.017. Epub 2020 Apr 16. PMID: 32302545; PMCID: PMC7237105.

Barsh GR, Isabella AJ, Moens CB. Vagus Motor Neuron Topographic Map Determined by Parallel Mechanisms of hox5 Expression and Time of Axon Initiation. Curr Biol. 2017 Dec 18;27(24):3812-3825.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.022. Epub 2017 Dec 7. PMID: 29225029; PMCID: PMC5755714.

Hong W, Zhu H, Potter CJ, Barsh G, Kurusu M, Zinn K, Luo L. Leucine-rich repeat transmembrane proteins instruct discrete dendrite targeting in an olfactory map. Nat Neurosci. 2009 Dec;12(12):1542-50. doi: 10.1038/nn.2442. Epub 2009 Nov 15. PMID: 19915565; PMCID: PMC2826190.

PRESENTATIONS

Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting – Friday Harbor, WA 2017

• Poster: Gabrielle R. Barsh and Cecilia B. Moens. “Vagus motor neuron topographic map development determined by parallel mechanisms of hox5 expression and time of axon formation.”

Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting – Friday Harbor, WA  2016

• Talk: Gabrielle R. Barsh and Cecilia B. Moens. “Topographic mapping of vagus motor neurons correlates with timing of axogenesis.”

Gordon Research Conference & Seminar, Neural Development – Newport, RI 2016

• Poster: Gabrielle R. Barsh and Cecilia B. Moens. “Topographic mapping of vagus motor neurons correlates with time of axogenesis and Hox gene expression.”

Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting – Friday Harbor, WA 2015

• Poster: Gabrielle R. Barsh and Cecilia B. Moens. “The vagus motor nucleus in the zebrafish hindbrain is divided into multiple neuron subtypes.”

AWARDS AND HONORS

Outstanding Student in Child Neurology, UWSOM  2019

F30 NRSA Award, NINDS 2015-2019

Alexander Grinstein Endowed Fellowship 2017-2018

UWSOM Service Learning Award 2016-2017

UW 3 Minute Thesis competition, 2^nd place

Best Poster Award, Graduate Student, Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting 2017

• “Vagus motor neuron topographic map development determined by parallel mechanisms of hox5 expression and time of axon formation”
   

Talk Award, Graduate Student, 2^nd place, Northwest Developmental Biology Meeting 2017

• “Topographic mapping of vagus motor neurons correlates with timing of axogenesis”
   

Developmental Biology Training Grant Award (declined) 2015

ARCS Foundation Fellow, University of Washington Chapter 2013-2016

UWSOM Service Learning Award 2014-2015

Firestone Medal for Excellence in Research, Stanford University 2011

Excellence in Teaching Award, Stanford University 2011

Award for Excellence in Honors Thesis Presentation, Stanford University  2011

HOBBIES

• Music, singing, & karaoke
• Puzzles, board games
• Cooking, particularly Italian and anything from Smitten Kitchen
• Political and pop culture podcasts
• Reading novels
• Yoga
• Exploring San Francisco with my dog