Kay Tye

Kay Tye
Bornc. 1981 (age 44–45)
United States
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California, San Francisco
Known forOptogenetics
AwardsDonald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience,
Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
Institutions
Doctoral advisorPatricia Janak

Kay M. Tye (born c. 1981) is an American neuroscientist and professor and Wylie Vale Chair in the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences. Her research has focused on using optogenetics to identify connections in the brain that are involved in innate emotion, motivation and social behaviors.

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