Eliza Bliss-Moreau facts for kids
Eliza Bliss-Moreau is a top scientist who studies the brain and how it affects our feelings. She works at the California National Primate Research Center and is also a professor at the University of California, Davis. Her main work is about understanding emotions in people and animals. Since the Zika virus outbreak, she has also been looking at how this virus can affect a baby's brain as it grows.
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Eliza's Journey in Science
Early Studies and Mentors
Eliza Bliss-Moreau went to Boston College. She earned two degrees there in 2002: one in biology and another in psychology. In 2008, she got her Ph.D. in psychology from the same college. While at Boston College, she worked with a famous scientist named Lisa Feldman Barrett. Eliza even helped run Dr. Barrett's lab when she was still an undergraduate student.
Researching Brains at UC Davis
After finishing her studies in Boston, Eliza moved to the University of California, Davis. There, she worked with another important scientist, David Amaral. She learned a lot about the brain and even trained in some special techniques related to brain surgery.
Today, Eliza Bliss-Moreau leads her own research group, called the Bliss-Moreau Lab. Her lab studies how humans and animals experience emotions. They use different methods to understand social and emotional behaviors.
Awards and Recognitions
Eliza Bliss-Moreau has received many important awards for her scientific work:
- American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Awards for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (for animal learning and behavior), 2018.
- Murray B. Gardner Junior Faculty Research Fellowship in Infectious Disease, 2017 -2018.
- Kavli Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, 2016.
- Visiting Research Fellowship, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2014.
- “Rising Star” Award, Association for Psychological Science, 2013.
- Excellence in Postdoctoral Research Award, University of California Davis, 2013.
- Commitment to Community Award, Boston College Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, 2008.
- Boston College Graduate Student Award for Service and Leadership, 2006.
