PhD defended! 🎓 Eva Vigato explored how neural circuits shape olfactory attraction in #Drosophila—linking brain wiring to ecological interactions like yeast-derived odor cues. Congrats, Eva! PI: Sophie Caron www.thecaronlab.com #PhDLife26 #MCEB @uofu-science.bsky.social @Utah.edu

Congrats to Andrew Butts in the @thecaronlab.bsky.social lab for both defending his PhD and for fully taking advantage of #mayfourth! #starwars 🧠 🧪

Genome of the Abominable Snowfly uncovers the mysteries of cold tolerance in a winter active insect! New cool (literally) paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social from Marco Gallio, @matthewcapek.bsky.social, @tuthill.bsky.social, myself, and fine colleagues! ⛄ 🦟 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Register for “Behavioral & Evolutionary Adaptations to Changing Environments" here: neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r... #KavliNeuro

Behavioral and Evolutionary Adaptations to Changing Environments

<p>In this webinar, the speaker will cover data visualization in MATLAB for new users and brush up on topics for those who are familiar with MATLAB coding. </p>

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Have you ever wondered what you would find if you could keep your eyes on a bee for more than a few meters? Us, too! preprint (with videos!) + thread 🧵 Precise, individualized foraging flights in honey #bees 🐝 revealed by multicopter drone-based tracking www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/9

Reminder for neuro postdocs on the market - apply for this soon! Emory Biology is a fantastic place to start a lab

Anita Devineni@anitadevineni.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My department at Emory is a hiring a tenure-track neuroscientist! Anyone who's talked to me in the last 4 years knows I cannot say enough good things about my dept and the neuroscience community here. My colleagues are so wonderfully supportive. Postdocs, please apply! apply.interfolio.com/174371

Thrilled to finally share the magnum opus of my PhD that focuses on the genetic basis of evolutionary change! Specifically, we know we can map the genetic basis of a trait, but can we tell which genes will underlie the trait shift when it evolves? doi.org/10.1101/2025...

High-resolution mapping of a rapidly evolving complex trait reveals genotype-phenotype stability and an unpredictable genetic architecture of adaptation

The extent to which adaptation can be predicted, particularly for traits with complex genetic bases, is unknown. Here, we leveraged a model complex trait, model species, and high-powered longitudinal ...

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Excited to share my most recent postdoctoral work in the Jeanne lab @yaleneuro.bsky.social ! “Sensory processing reformats odor coding around valence and dynamics” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We ask: how is a sensory code transformed across multiple stages of processing to inform behavior?

Sensory processing reformats odor coding around valence and dynamics

Extracting relevant features of a complex sensory signal typically involves sequential processing through multiple brain regions. However, identifying the logic and mechanisms of these transformations...

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1/ Hello Drosophila-philists and braino-maniacs! 👋🪰🧠🧪 The Caron lab has a new preprint, and it is about 🥁🥁🥁 democracy! Neuro-democracy, to be precise. So: drop EVERYTHING and listen up — a 🧶! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📢 Fresh off the press! Our article on Arc is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social: www.cell.com/current-biol... 🧶 Full thread on our discoveries here: bsky.app/profile/thec...

dArc1 controls sugar reward valuation in Drosophila melanogaster

Bervoets et al. show that the retrotransposon-derived gene dArc1 is expressed in serotonergic neurons of the Drosophila brain. They found that loss of dArc leads to sugar reward overvaluation during l...

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Sophie Caron@thecaronlab.bsky.social · 2y ago

1/ I cannot think of a better first post in the fresh blue sky to introduce the Caron lab than a thread about 👾Arc👾 and our newest preprint. So, buckle up science butterflies!🦋🧞‍♂️ #neuroscience #Drosophila #ArcGenes #WomenInSTEM

This paper with @thecaronlab.bsky.social now ACCEPTED at @currentbiology.bsky.social! Congrats Sven! (He’s on the job market now folks). Stay tuned for the final version. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... dArc1 controls sugar reward valuation in Drosophila melanogaster | bioRxiv

dArc1 controls sugar reward valuation in Drosophila melanogaster

The Arc genes — which include Drosophila Arc1 and Arc2 ( dArc ) — evolved from Ty3 retrotransposons and encode proteins that form virus-like capsids. These capsids enable a novel form of intercellular...

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I've had the privilege & luck of having NSF funding for >25 yrs. #WithoutNSF we would not have discovered new mechanisms of chemosensation, described how gut bacteria influence neuronal function, trained many who are now scientists & educators, & appreciated the joys & rewards of science outreach.

Evidence trumps ignorance — join us as we March for Science! 🧪🥼🔬👣

🧪 Stand Up for Science. Science is for everyone. 🫶 Join us as we #marchforscience — for truth, discovery, and a future where research is valued and people matter. Science uplifts everyone, empowers communities, and drives real change. Stand up, Utah! 📍 Utah State Capitol 📅 March 7th 2025 at noon

This was supposed to be a post about my lab's first funding of the year, a diversity supplement to fund our amazing research technician. The award never arrived. Now it's a post about the value of diversity and trying to persevere in these dark times. devinenilab.org/news/diversi...

Diversity is core to science — Devineni Lab

This was supposed to be a post about how we received our first grant of the year. It never arrived.

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Ok scientists & those who love science 🧪: here is another exhortation. Call Congress TODAY about the freeze on NIH Council Meetings and Study Sections. Emphasize that this means NO new grants are being funded & labs will soon start to shut down and fire employees. Phone numbers are at: 5calls.org

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Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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Scientists and lovers of 🧪: @sfn.org has a great tool to help you engage with your local representatives and make your voice heard on *questionable* decisions in DC. 🇺🇸✉️ It is quick, impactful (we hope), and customizable — edit the text, make it your own! #floodthemailbox www.sfn.org/Advocacy/Adv...

Federal restrictions & funding freezes threaten vital research and halts scientific progress that benefits all Americans. Join fellow #NeuroAdvocates in urging Congress to protect congressionally approved funding & ensure uninterrupted support for the scientific workforce. 👇 #NeuroSky

Every state relies on federal 💰 to sustain research operations, with each dollar in funding generating $2.50 in economic growth — now that is efficiency!🚀 Frustrated by the freeze? 🥶 Here is a guide on how to push back against policies that could stand between you and your groundbreaking research. 🧪

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Want to see the numbers for how NIH funding impacts your state? Remind your Representatives, Senators, and fellow citizens how federally-funded biomedical research advances health, created jobs, and fosters innovation and economic growth. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research

Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

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I had a blast💥visiting @unil.bsky.social! I loved sharing our work on species interactions and evolution of learning, and having lively discussions with everyone. Thank you @bentonlab.bsky.social and @nvastenhouw.bsky.social for the warm welcome — voir des amis qui cartonnent is always ❤️warming!😘

Fruit fly or vinegar By any name, they still roar — It's #Drosophila day!!! 🥳🪰🧪w1118

Thank you @senguptalab.bsky.social for an awe-inspiring talk on how a single thermosensory neuron encodes experience through intricate molecular signaling — a much-needed reminder, today, that curiosity-driven science can unlock the secrets of the natural world and the 🧩🧩🧩 that is the 🧠. #Onward 🧪🪱

They say drosophilists always speak last at #entsoc2024 — a rite of passage for those sort of entomologists… 🤷‍♀️ They also say save the best for last!! 🤭 Calling on all bug lovers: don’t miss InFormers: Computational Insights from the Insect Nervous System led by @tedpavlic.bsky.social TODAY in 126B!

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We're 'Current' Biology, but we love studies of history through the lens of modern science. Often such studies challenge the archaeological or historical narrative. Like the story of the plaster casts of #Pompeii as told by #DNA 🌋🏚️🧬🧪👇👇👇👇 cell.com/current-biol...

Every year we invite a late-stage #PhD student working in circuit #neuroscience or neurogenetics to present their research at our lab meeting at Durham University (UK). Are you interested? Then do get in touch! Dates are flexible between January-March 2024. #neuroskyence

#STEMJobs

Piali Sengupta@senguptalab.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧪 Opening for a lab manager/Res Asst! This is a great position if you want more research experience (& perhaps co-author a paper or two!) before heading to grad school. We are a sociable, supportive, inclusive, and dynamic group - come join us. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Bra...

1/ I cannot think of a better first post in the fresh blue sky to introduce the Caron lab than a thread about 👾Arc👾 and our newest preprint. So, buckle up science butterflies!🦋🧞‍♂️ #neuroscience #Drosophila #ArcGenes #WomenInSTEM

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