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Welcome Rebecca!
A huge Kaun Lab welcome to new postdoctoral fellow Dr. Rebecca Oramas Graves. Rebecca recently completed her PhD work on the cellular and...

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Aug 5, 20241 min read


New grant on co-transmission
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a new grant to the Kaun Lab and NSF collaborator Dr. Sarah Certel (University of...

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Aug 5, 20241 min read


Megan at the summer research symposium!
Neuroscience undergraduate student Megan Wang, who received a 2024 Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award to perform full-time...

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Aug 1, 20241 min read


Farewell (for now) Amanda!
On Thursday July 25 we bid lab technician Amanda Waterman and her family a fond farewell during an evening barbeque at Karla's place. We...

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Jul 31, 20241 min read


Recruiting Undergraduate Researchers!
The Kaun Lab is seeking new Brown University undergraduate students interested in being part of our team! Projects involve learning about...

Kaun Lab
Jul 22, 20241 min read


Scientific Sense Podcast with Karla
Listen to a conversation with Prof. Karla Kaun and Gill Eapen on Scientific Sense , a daily podcast focused on Science and Economics...

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Jul 19, 20241 min read


Carney ARC program features John
Learn more about Dr. John Hernandez's participation in the Brown University Carney Institute for Brain Science Advancing Research Careers...

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Jul 18, 20241 min read


Future MB Research Perspective by John!
Congratulations to Dr. John Hernandez who just published a fascinating perspective on "Future avenues in Drosophila mushroom body...

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Jun 12, 20241 min read


Fiala & Kaun Editorial on the Mushroom Body
Dr. Andre Fiala and Dr. Karla Kaun collaborated to act as Special Guest Editors for the journal Learning & Memory on a special issue on...

Kaun Lab
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Karla @ CAJAL
Karla travelled to Lisbon, Portugal to teach in the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Quantitative Approaches to Behavior and Virtual...

Kaun Lab
Jun 11, 20241 min read


The Kaun Lab at IBANGS
Dr. Karla Kaun, the 2023-24 President of the International Behaviour and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS), and postdocs Dr. John...

Kaun Lab
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Congratulations Imaad!
A hearty congratulations to graduating senior Imaad Said for receiving the Brown University Neuroscience Department's James T. McIlwain...

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Jun 11, 20241 min read


We are hiring!
We are looking for a molecular biologist to join our team! This position will have five major duties: 1) performing and assisting lab...

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May 3, 20241 min read


Neuroscience Senior Send-Off
The lab celebrated Imaad's successful honors thesis and acceptance into medical school at the Neuroscience Senior Send-Off party...

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May 1, 20241 min read


Congratulations Miauaxochitl!
Congratulations to Biology Honors Student Miauaxochitl Haskie who presented her Honors Thesis work entitled "Drosophila as a Model System...

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Apr 19, 20241 min read


Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work
Mapping neurons in the fruit fly brain

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Apr 15, 20241 min read


Brain Waves RI 2024
Dr. John Hernandez and Tariq Brown had a great time participating in Brain Waves RI 2024, the big annual Neuroscience outreach...

Kaun Lab
Mar 17, 20241 min read


Dr. John Hernandez wins poster award at Alcohol GRC!
Invertebrate research at the 2024 Alcohol GRC.

Kaun Lab
Feb 21, 20241 min read


Can we train our brains to avoid addiction?
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects

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Jan 24, 20241 min read


Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work

Kaun Lab
Jan 22, 20241 min read
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