Justin Kenney (gl4448)
University information
Contact information
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2117 Biological Sciences Bldg.
- Individual differences in behavior
- Zebrafish
- Neuroscience
- Light-sheet microscopy
- Network analysis
I am currently accepting Ph.D. students.
I am interested in understanding the molecular and neural basis of individual differences in behavior. Using zebrafish, we integrate careful behavioral analysis, molecular manipulations and whole-brain activity mapping to generate an integrated understanding of individuality.
- 2014-2018: Postdoctoral Fellow, Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
- 2010-2014: Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- 2005-2010: Ph.D. (Psychology/Neuroscience), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- 1999-2003: B.S. (Physics) & B.A. (Philosophy), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
- Rajput N, Parikh K, Kenney JW (2022) Beyond bold versus shy: Zebrafish exploratory behavior falls into several behavioral clusters and is influenced by strain and sex. Biology Open: bio059443
- Kenney JW, Steadman PE, Young O, Shi MT, Polanco M, Dubaishi S, Covert K, Mueller T, Frankland PW. A 3D adult zebrafish brain atlas (AZBA) for the digital age. Elife. 2021:e69988.
- Kenney, J. W., Scott, I. C., Josselyn, S. A., & Frankland, P. W. (2017). Contextual fear conditioning in zebrafish. Learning & Memory, 24(10), 516-523.
- Vetere, G*., Kenney, J. W*., Tran, L. M., Xia, F., Steadman, P. E., Parkinson, J., Josselyn, S. A. & Frankland, P. W. (2017). Chemogenetic interrogation of a brain-wide fear memory network in mice. Neuron, 94(2), 363-374. *Co-authors
Translational Neuroscience Program
Biological Sciences Building, 2117
Biological Sciences
2014 - 2018 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
2010 - 2014 - Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
2005 - 2010 - PhD (Psychology/Neuroscience), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1999 - 2003 - BS (Physics) & BA (Philosophy), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
313-577-5943
Individual differences in behavior
Zebrafish
Neuroscience
Light-sheet microscopy
Whole-brain imaging
Network analysis
Courses taught by Justin Kenney
Winter Term 2025 (current)
Fall Term 2024
Winter Term 2024
Fall Term 2023
- BIO4690 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
- BIO4990 - Introduction to Research Practice
- BIO6490 - Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
- BIO6890 - Introduction to Research Practice - Honors