Lab announcement: Chin wins Quatrano Prize
Chin’s research identifying the genetic networks that regulate complex social decision-making behaviors in insects stood out among this year’s nominees, evaluators said, in part because it yielded unexpected results. Her thesis was titled “The contribution of Williams Syndrome-related genes to Drosophila social behaviors uncovers an evolutionarily conserved genetic toolkit underlying animal sociality.” -by Talia Ogliore, full […]
Ross McKinney defends his PhD thesis
PhD student Ross McKinney successfully defended his thesis. Congratulations Dr. McKinney!
Ben-Shahar Lab receives NSF grant
Yehuda Ben-Shahar has been awarded $770,000 by the National Science Foundation to investigate how insects produce and perceive mating pheromones as species diversify.
Zhen Peng defends his PhD thesis
PhD student Zhen Peng successfully defended his thesis. Congratulations Dr. Peng!
In the news: Earning a bee’s wings
“It was always assumed that the way that honey bees acquire nestmate recognition cues, their cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles, is through these mechanisms where they rub up against each other, or transfer compounds between each other,” said Cassondra L. Vernier, a graduate student at Washington University and first author of the new study. “You would […]