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EMBO Drosophila Genetics Course
Karla and Reza taught at the 2025 Drosophila Genetics and Genomics EMBO Practical course in Heidelberg August 4-8. Karla lectured about...

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Summer Research Symposium
The undergraduate students doing research in the lab this summer all presented their work at the Brown Summer Research Symposium on...

Kaun Lab
Aug 11 min read


2025 Lab Retreat
Kaun Lab Annual Retreat at Colt State Harbor, Bristol, RI

Kaun Lab
Jul 271 min read


Visit to the Scaplen Lab
Karla, Reza, Aryana and Lewis from the Kaun Lab visited lab alumnus Dr. Kristin Scaplen at her lab at Bryant University on Wednesday,...

Kaun Lab
Jul 101 min read


Welcome Summer Students!
A warm welcome to Sebastian Martinez Rivera and Legna Rivera, undergraduate students at the University of Puerto Rico who are conducting...

Kaun Lab
Jun 161 min read


Congrats Megan!
Congratulations to rising senior Megan Wang, who won a poster award at the Boston Area Drosophila meeting on June 6, 2025. There were a...

Kaun Lab
Jun 71 min read


Boston Area Drosophila Meeting
Karla, Lewis, Nandashree, Megan and Nicholas all attended the 2025 Boston Area Drosophila Meeting held at UMass Boston, along with...

Kaun Lab
Jun 71 min read


Tariq Graduates!
Dr. Tariq Brown officially received his PhD and was hooded on Sunday, May 25 at the Brown Commencement ceremony. The Kaun Lab got...

Kaun Lab
May 281 min read


The Kaun Lab at IBANGS
Kaun Lab members Karla Kaun, Reza Azanchi, John Hernandez and Lewis Sherer joined Kaun lab alumni and collaborators Emily Petruccelli and...

Kaun Lab
May 281 min read


Lab Blunders and Cascarones!
Spring always brings with it the feeling of a new and fresh start. The Lab celebrated Spring this year with a spring cleaning of our bad...

Kaun Lab
Apr 231 min read


Welcome Ari!
We wish a warm welcome to Ari Bouchie, our newest research assistant! Ari completed her BSc in Biology at Roger Williams University where...

Kaun Lab
Mar 311 min read


Welcome Nadine!
We are lucky to have PhD Candidate Nadine Nowag working with us from February through May, 2025. Nadine joins us from the Universitat...

Kaun Lab
Mar 311 min read


Dr. Rebecca Oramas presents at Fly Meeting
The Kaun Lab at the 66th Annual Drosophila Research Conference

Kaun Lab
Mar 261 min read


Optogenetics at the 2025 Brain Fair
Members of the Kaun Lab including MSc student Sam Stea and postdoctoral associate Dr. Nandashree Kasturacharya participated in the 2025...

Kaun Lab
Mar 191 min read


Congratulations Tariq!
Congratulations to Dr. Tariq Brown who successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Alcohol-Induced Plasticity within Dopaminergic...

Kaun Lab
Mar 191 min read


Tariq highlighted in News from Brown
Neuroscience graduate student Tariq Brown and Dr. Karla Kaun were highlighted in News from Brown today! Alcohol, a laser light show,...

Kaun Lab
Jan 311 min read


A Case for Science Advocacy
A Case for Science Advocacy

Kaun Lab
Jan 311 min read


Communicating that science brings hope
Science brings hope

Kaun Lab
Jan 211 min read


Lab Holiday Cookie Swap
We enjoyed many different types of sweets and cookies this year during our Annual Cookie/Sweet Swap while we discussed our Book Club book...

Kaun Lab
Dec 19, 20241 min read


Welcome Nandashree!
Welcome to the lab new Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Nandashree Kasturacharya! Nandashree recently completed her Ph.D. working with Dr....

Kaun Lab
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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