A comprehensive 3D map of part of the fruit fly brain is the largest of its kind to date. This could help reveal how neural connections produce behaviours, and brings us a step closer to understanding the brains of larger animals elifesciences.org/articles/62451…

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Interested in what ways flies can help advance our understanding of alcohol-associated receptors and channels? Check out our latest review in Neuroscience Insights (SAGE Publishing) @SageLifeScience with @emiFlyPhD! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26…

Celebrating #FlyDay to commemorate the isolation of w1118 mutant by Prof Robert Lewis while in Rubin lab. The 1st white (W) eyed mutant was isolated in Morgan lab (see inset for 1st sentence of his paper) which contributed significantly to the chromosomal theory of inheritance.

Thanks everyone! I'm truly honored and excited to be IBANGS President-elect. Let me tell you why... 🧵

Grades are in, sun is out, my 2nd quarter at UW is officially done! 😎 In winter qtr, being w the students in my Racism in Neuroscience class brought me so much light and energy and hope. Check out our reading list here: zywanglab.com/2023/02/27/rac…

Excited to be part of the lab and fill some gaps in addiction research!

Our review on involvement of brain RNA splicing in substance use disorder is out! Check it out: rdcu.be/dztDa This is an emerging topic, and hopefully, we’ll have much more knowledge of its contribution to addiction soon! 🧠🧬#RNAsplicing

Hear from Dr. Gabor Egervari Gabor Egervari share his research on substance use disorder. The Egervari lab studies how abused substances affect the brain, and particularly how they influence the epigenome and gene expression. Learn more about the lab:sites.wustl.edu/egervarilab/

Celebrating Erica Periandri @eperiandri.bsky.social first year in the lab! 🥳

You know what would be far more impactful and inclusive nature? Not charging people around the world to read scientific articles on your site.

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The lab is super excited to host Joanna Gongora for her second rotation in @BBSBwustl. Let’s find out what alcohol does to the brain! 🧠 🥃 🐁

Out this week in Neuropharmacology.  The first publication featuring an Egervari Lab member Erica Periandri @eperiandri.bsky.social!  sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This month, SAMHSA is celebrating the first national Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month to highlight resources that connect people to the support, treatment and care they deserve. Find help here: Samhsa.gov/observances/tr… #SUDTreatmentMonth

Violinists on the Titanic:

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. So far, they have attracted more than 100 volunteers from some 30 states who are hoping to rally support for research as a public good. scim.ag/41jRwd1

NIH's ability to fund new grants is frozen indefinitely 👇 Sabotaging NIH funding makes no sense. Nearly every medicine or treatment you've ever received has roots in NIH-funded research, and every dollar of NIH spending generates $2.46 in returns. nytimes.com/2025/02/21/sci…

Popping in to spread the word about tomorrow's nationwide rally to defend science. I'll be there – will you? Find your local rally site, info about the SUFS policy goals, and protest safety tips here: standupforscience2025.org 🧬🔬🧪🧫 #StandUpForScience #ScienceIsForEveryone

In unprecedented move, NIH purges four institute directors amid mass layoffs. “This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm. Read the full story in nature: nature.com/articles/d4158…