Our lab Brandeis (~Boston) now hiring a Research Tech. We study how flies/mosquitoes sense the world using molbio/genetics. Whether goal is PhD/MD program in ≥2 yrs (recent ex-techs in grad programs at UC Berkeley, UVM, BU, USF) or long-term, contact us. brandeis.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Jobs/job/Brand…

Please RT: We have a fully funded PhD project to understand the role of piRNAs in mosquito immunity. Come and do your PhD with us! 🦟🦟 findaphd.com/phds/project/f…

TIL: “Smell ... was long considered “a primitive sense that wasn’t worth studying by neurobiologists,” says xxx, a physicist at IBM Research. “ science.org/content/articl…

you can find me over at: paulgarrity.bsky.social

University Professor Eve Marder ’69 & Professor Emeritus Gregory Petsko have each received the National Medal of Science from President Biden, the highest recognition the nation bestows on scientists & engineers. brandeis.edu/stories/2023/o…

We are back to business! The very first in vivo voltage imaging in Huang lab. Look at how this neuron changes firing mode. This simplistic voltage scope only costs ~$50k, mostly Thorlabs parts. Let me know if you want a full part-list to build your own one.

My autobiography is now published on the The Nobel Prize website. It covers both my personal and professional life, highlighting the decisions and events that have had the biggest impact. I appreciate the opportunity to tell my story. Hope you enjoy reading it nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin…

Sad news: John DeModena, long-time tech w/@wormraiserand friend to so many of us, has passed. Demo’s generosity of spirit and enthusiasm for life were inspiring. There will be a celebration of Demo’s life 1/27 in the Morgan library

Friday's retreat of the Center for Molecular Investigation of Neurological Disorders brought together neuroscientists and related researchers from UP and Penn State Health with guests like keynote speaker Paul Garrity. See all the pics on our Flickr album: flic.kr/s/aHBqjBkHiL

Sugar detection in 3D: Structure of an insect gustatory receptor dlvr.it/T6K3Fs

Now out in final form: Structural basis of ligand specificity and channel activation in an insect gustatory receptor (w/ our collaborators in the Gaudet lab) cell.com/cell-reports/f…

Ava Towle '26 studies how fruit flies sense temperature through G-Protein Coupled Receptors in the Shapiro Science Center lab, highlighting some of the exciting research on campus this summer. #Research #Brandeis 📸 Gaelen Morse/Staff photographer

How do mosquitoes find people to bite & places to lay eggs? Turns out, sensing water vapor is key. In new work we (Tang et al.) ID mosquito receptors for dry/moist air. KO'ing them drops blood feeding and renders females unable to find water to lay eggs. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Attending ASCB|EMBO? Join us for a Special Interest Subgroup on Sensory Receptors, featuring Eric Gouaux Rachelle Gaudet Maude Baldwin MPI for Biological Intelligence Juan Du DuLuLabs Corey Allard and Eric Mulhall, co-organized with Paul Garrity Paul Garrity American Society for Cell Biology EMBO #cellbio2024

Congrats Julianne!