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Christine Beattie

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Christine Beattie
Born(1965-01-02)January 2, 1965
DiedMay 28, 2018(2018-05-28) (aged 53)
Scientific career
FieldsNeurobiology

Christine Beattie (2 January 1965 - 28 May 2018[1]) was an American developmental neurobiologist.

Christine obtained a bachelor in chemistry and did her PhD in neuropharmacology at Case Western Reserve University.[1] She continued as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oregon in the laboratory of Judith Eisen, where she began working on motoneuron development using the model organism zebrafish.[1][2]

She became a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at The Ohio State University.[1] During her 20 years of tenure she made important contributions to the fundamental biology of neuromuscular junctions using the model organism zebrafish.[1]

Since 2019, the International Zebrafish Society has awarded the Christine Beattie Award in her honor to outstanding presenters at the International Zebrafish Conference.

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Christine Beattie (1965 - 2018) - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. ^ "Christine Beattie Award | IZFS - International Zebrafish Society". www.izfs.org. Retrieved 2020-10-27.