Scott Owen

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurobiology

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor (By courtesy), Neurobiology
Member, Bio-X
Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)
Member, Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute

Honors & Awards

Stanley Fahn Junior Faculty Award, Parkinson's Foundation (2021-2024)
NARSAD Young Investigator Award, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (2019-2020)
K99 Pathway to Independence Award, NIMH (2016-2018)
Award for Scientific Excellence, Gladstone Institutes (2017)
F32 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), NINDS (2014-2016)
Above and Beyond Award, Gladstone Institutes (2012)
F31 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), NIMH (2008-2010)
NDSEG Graduate Fellowship, Department of Defense (2005-2008)
Bassett Physics Prize, Amherst College (1999)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Faculty Member, Society for Neuroscience NeurOnline Training Series (2018 - 2018)
Chair, Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Inhibition in the CNS (2015 - 2015)
Panelist, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Selection Committee (2015 - 2015)
Co-Chair, Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar on Interneuron Diversity (2013 - 2013)

Professional Education

Visiting Scientist, The Allen Institute, Neuroscience (2020)
Post-Doc, Gladstone Institutes, UCSF, Neuroscience (2019)
PhD, Stanford University, Molecular and Cellular Physiology (2012)
AB, Amherst College, Physics (2002)

2026-27 Courses

Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience Laboratory
NEPR 288 (Aut, Sum)

Independent Studies
- Advanced Honors Research in Bioengineering
  BIOE 191X (Win, Spr, Sum)
- Directed Reading in Neurosciences
  NEPR 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  NEPR 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  NBIO 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Undergraduate Research
  NSUR 199 (Aut, Sum)

Prior Year Courses

2025-26 Courses

Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience Laboratory
NEPR 288 (Sum)

2024-25 Courses

Cellular/Molecular Neuroscience Laboratory
NEPR 288 (Sum)

2023-24 Courses

Cellullar/Molecular Neuroscience Laboratory
NEPR 288 (Sum)

Stanford Advisees

Med Scholar Project Advisor
Aneysis Gonzalez
Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Lorna Jayne, Shreya Malhotra, Lavonna Mark, Allison Morningstar, Theo Ruffins, Blake Zhou
Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor
Fei Deng
Doctoral Dissertation Advisor (AC)
Deniz Bingul, Makenna Fluegel, Rennie Kendrick, Emmalyn Leonard

All Publications

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