Janis Weeks
Co-Founder of InVivo Biosystems
- Role
- Co-founder and Senior Research Fellow at Invivo Biosystems
- Location
- Eugene, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Janis Weeks
Co-Founder and currently a Senior Research Fellow at InVivo Biosystems (formerly NemaMetrix), a University of Oregon spin-off company. Extensive accomplishments in research and academia, applying neurophysiology and other techniques to the understanding of neural circuits and as a tool for drug development. Recent work includes parasitic diseases of humans and animals, pre-clinical models of human disease (including genetic avatars of individual patients), and technology development. Leadership experience in diverse academic, federal and nonprofit organizations and almost 30 years\' experience in hands-on neuroscience education and research capacity building in Africa.
Experience
Co-founder and Senior Research Fellow
Apr 2025 — Present · Eugene, OR, US
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., Applied Life Science
UC San Diego
Ph.D., Biology/Neuroscience
Skills
- Neurophysiology
- Anthelmintic Drug Development
- Non-Profit Management
- Education & Research Capacity Building in Africa
- Neuroscience
- Electrophysiology
- Non-Profits
- Science
- Research
- Physiology
- Cell Biology
- Lifesciences
- Molecular Biology
- Nonprofits
- Microscopy
- Biology
- Genetics
- Biochemistry
- Cell Culture
- Genomics
- Grant Writing
- Life Sciences
- Public Speaking
- Scientific Writing
- Statistics
- Teaching
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