CSHLflyneurocourse

Application deadline for the 2026 CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course: March 27! meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx?c… @cshlcourses @CSHL

Excited to return as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course 🪰 in 2026! Deadline: March 27 meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx?c… @CSHL @cshlcourses #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

This year's edition, the 40th anniversary(!), of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course is in the books! We wish our exceptionally talented students all the best for their careers! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @drosophilosophy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Caroline Palavicino-Maggio convinced us that Drosophila is also a powerful model to study the neuronal basis of aggression! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

María de la Paz Fernández @mariadelapax gave a fascinating talk highlighting the power of the Drosophila model for the study of circadian rhythms! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Kausik Si presented amazing data on how a protein with prion-like properties plays a role in long-term memory! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Anita Devineni @BrainsExplained gave an excellent overview of the neuronal mechanisms that underlie taste and feeding behaviors! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Marco Gallio presented his lab's impressive studies of brain circuits that detect temperature changes and mediate temperature preferences! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Christa Baker @Christa_A_Baker taught us how sensory information is detected and integrated to inform social behaviors such as courtship! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Heather Broihier presented inspiring findings on novel roles of glia in the brain and gave valuable insights into how the discoveries were made and how tricky (German) mutant names are pronounced! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Nara Muraro @MuraroNara ya está haciendo de las suyas, enseñando todo lo que sabe sobre electrofisiología en pequeñas neuronas de Drosophila 🪰 en el curso 'Neurobiología de Drosophila: Genes, circuitos y comportamiento', de Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @CSHLflycourse 🎊👏

Another year, another patching lab at @CSHLflycourse. Had so much fun getting everybody to patch, together with the “Patching queen 👑” @MuraroNara. Thanks all the students for the hard work and Nara and course instructors @NufoTheFlyGuy @JensRister @reis_lab for the invitation!

Nara Muraro @MuraroNara taught us how to perform patch-clamp recordings on tiny Drosophila neurons to gain insights into their electrical activity! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Course Director Tânia Reis showed how well-designed Drosophila screens can lead to deep insights into the genetic basis of obesity and neuronal control of energy balance! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Matthieu Louis presented a cost-effective tracking system for Drosophila larval behavior and demonstrated how to use it to study sensorimotor integration! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Course alumnus Claude Desplan gave a special lecture on neuronal diversity in the fly visual system and olfactory receptor expression in ants; he emphasized the advantages of different model organisms! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Beverly Piggott gave a fascinating neuronal cell biology lecture and discussed the role of ion channels in early nervous system development! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Sung Soo Kim taught us the theory behind the two-photon microscope and its applications in Drosophila brain research! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Vil Fernandes gave an impressive and interactive lecture on her lab's analysis of the glial cell atlas and the development of glia in the visual system! @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Tingting Wang presented her exciting research on the mechanisms that underlie the homeostatic regulation that stabilizes the nervous system. @JensRister @reis_lab @NufoTheFlyGuy @CSHL #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila