We are happy to announce our new manuscript in bioRxiv that explores the diverse origins of visual projection neurons in Drosophila! #DesplanLab #FlyLab biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Very happy to be receiving the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship. On an unrelated note, our lab is always looking for motivated postdocs. And we recently raised our salaries to $72k; yes, in Kansas City.

Although it is a bit late, I am very happy to share with you that I am a Postdoctoral Associate since two months ago at the Özel Lab Neset Ozel. I am also very happy to have participated in the Drosophila Neurobiology Course #2024cshldros, where I met many wonderful people.

#WhyStowers? Investigator positions are fully funded and full of possibility. Hear our scientists explain why doing science at Stowers is different. #NewPIs #wearehiring #hiring #sciencejobs Apply now to join our team of investigators: bit.ly/4ft6ceY

Congratulations Neşet Özel, Ph.D., recipient of a Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship in Neuroscience for the project "Developmental reprogramming of innate behavior.” Simons Foundation Neset Ozel

And we're hiring at all levels: labs.stowers.org/ozel/positions

Big news! The fly connectome is featured on the cover of a special edition of Nature. This is all possible thanks to the collaboration of 292 members of The FlyWire Consortium! nature.com/immersive/d428… Check out the thread for an overview of the 9 #flywire papers published today

Thank you to Claude Desplan (New York University) for joining us for a fantastic #WednesdayLectureSeries hosted by Neset Ozel Lab! A. Sánchez Alvarado #Biology

It was great hosting my mentor Desplan Lab at Stowers last week!

Thank you to Yishi Jin, UC San Diego, for joining us for a fantastic #WednesdayLectureSeries! Hosted by Neset Ozel. 👏 #neuroscience

Commentary on transcriptomes and cell types, by myself and Desplan Lab rdcu.be/d9BL6

Another Desplan Lab & alumni reunion and at #DROS25

Like regulatory genomics? Then don’t miss this very fun meeting. The deadline for early registration and abstract submission is May 7: asbmb.org/meetings-event…

If you're interested in development and gene regulation, you do not want to miss this meeting organized by Julia Zeitlinger (@[email protected]) Tatjana Sauka-Spengler and myself in April 2026! stowers.org/events/stowers…

NOW WE ATAC! The first preprint from my lab is a massive single-cell multiome atlas of the fly visual system, with some really cool insights into transcriptional regulation of neuronal diversity. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Thank you to Josie Clowney (University of Michigan) for joining us for a fantastic #StowersSeminarSeries this week! 🧠 Hosted by the Neset Ozel Lab. #biology #neuroscience

This week's #MicroscopyMonday shows the early pupal optic lobe in the fruit fly. 🪰 Some newborn #neurons had key developmental signals altered to understand the effect on the type of neurons they become. 🧠 (Neset Ozel)

Registration is now open! Join us in April 2026 for our SRC on how genomics and AI are revolutionizing our understanding of gene regulation and development with an amazing line-up of speakers. stowers.org/events/stowers…

Registration is OPEN for #SRCKC26: Development, Regulatory Genomics & AI! Organized by Neset Ozel, Julia Zeitlinger (@[email protected]), & Tatjana Sauka-Spengler. Join us April 22–24 in #KansasCity to explore cis-regulatory logic, genomics & #AI. 📅 Register now: bit.ly/4rMvVoI

We’re pleased to announce Bing Ren (NY Genome Center, Columbia University) as the keynote speaker for #SRCKC26! Ren's groundbreaking work in #epigenomics and gene regulation continues to transform our understanding of #genome function. Don’t miss his keynote in #KansasCity. Meeting organized by