Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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8 Nov 2025
Application deadline for the 2026 CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course: March 27! meetings.cshl.edu/courses.as…
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Apr 6
A gentle reminder that the new application deadline for the CSHL Neurobiology of Drosophila course is April 13th! Note the updated list of invited speakers!
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8 Nov 2025
Excited to return as co-director of the CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology course 🪰 in 2026!
Deadline: March 27
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19 Jul 2025
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!
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14 Jul 2025
Caroline Palavicino-Maggio convinced us that Drosophila is also a powerful model to study the neuronal basis of aggression!
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14 Jul 2025
María de la Paz Fernández @mariadelapax gave a fascinating talk highlighting the power of the Drosophila model for the study of circadian rhythms!
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14 Jul 2025
Kausik Si presented amazing data on how a protein with prion-like properties plays a role in long-term memory!
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13 Jul 2025
Anita Devineni @BrainsExplained gave an excellent overview of the neuronal mechanisms that underlie taste and feeding behaviors!
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13 Jul 2025
Marco Gallio presented his lab's impressive studies of brain circuits that detect temperature changes and mediate temperature preferences!
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13 Jul 2025
Christa Baker @Christa_A_Baker taught us how sensory information is detected and integrated to inform social behaviors such as courtship!
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12 Jul 2025
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!
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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 🎊👏
10 Jul 2025
Nara Muraro @MuraroNara taught us how to perform patch-clamp recordings on tiny Drosophila neurons to gain insights into their electrical activity!
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11 Jul 2025
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!
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10 Jul 2025
Nara Muraro @MuraroNara taught us how to perform patch-clamp recordings on tiny Drosophila neurons to gain insights into their electrical activity!
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8 Jul 2025
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!
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8 Jul 2025
Matthieu Louis presented a cost-effective tracking system for Drosophila larval behavior and demonstrated how to use it to study sensorimotor integration!
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8 Jul 2025
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!
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7 Jul 2025
Beverly Piggott gave a fascinating neuronal cell biology lecture and discussed the role of ion channels in early nervous system development!
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7 Jul 2025
Sung Soo Kim taught us the theory behind the two-photon microscope and its applications in Drosophila brain research!
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6 Jul 2025
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!
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