Dr. Nicole Leitner receives a postdoctoral fellowship
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Nicole Leitner receives a one-year postdoctoral fellowship from the McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology.
New Publication: The neurogenetics of sexually dimorphic behaviors from a post-developmental perspective
Nicole and Yehuda publish a new review article about the role of post-developmental molecular processes in regulating male vs. female behavior in a special issue of Genes, Brain, and Behavior. Leitner N and Ben-Shahar Y (2020) The neurogenetics of sexually dimorphic behaviors from a post-developmental perspective. Genes Brain and Behavior 19:e12623 (invited review)
New Publication: The Drosophila ERG channel seizure plays a role in the neuronal homeostatic stress response
Alexis’s paper, “The Drosophila ERG channel seizure plays a role in the neuronal homeostatic stress response”, has been published in PLOS Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008288
In the news: Rethinking seizures associated with cardiac disease
Fly study suggests neuronal gene malfunction, not oxygen deprivation, is behind long QT seizures. -by Talia Ogliore, full story here
Cassie Vernier defends her PhD thesis
PhD student Cassie Vernier successfully defended her thesis. Congratulations Dr. Vernier!