Edwin Rubel is an American academic and Developmental Neurobiologist holding the position of emeritus professor at the University of Washington.
[1] He received his PhD in Psychology in 1969 for his thesis entitled "A comparison of somatotopic organization in sensory neocortex of newborn kittens and adult cats",[2] published in the Journal of Comparative Neurology in 1971.
Rubel's research is on methods and preparations to better understand the development, plasticity, pathology and potential repair of the inner ear and auditory pathways of the brain,[5] and has published over 300 papers.
Studies included descriptions of the tonotopic organization of brainstem nuclei in chick,[8][9] leading to identification of neural circuitry underlying interaural time differences.
[19][20] Studies identified mutations that altered susceptibility to ototoxic agents, and small molecule screens for compounds that prevent hair cell damage.