Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minMaking FiguresI like clean looking figures that show all the raw data, are big enough that you can read without zooming in a million times, are aligned...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minStyle and Grammar TipsThe main rule in science writing is to ensure your prose is clear and concise so your audience understands the points you are trying to...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minHow Do I Know If I'm Plagiarizing?Plagiarism is taking someone's else's words or work and representing it as your own. It is way more common that you think and sometimes...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minHow To Write A Detailed OutlineThe purpose of an detailed outline (something akin to an annotated bibliography) is to provide the reader with a summary and evaluation...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minStaring At A Blank PageTo me, the hardest part of writing a manuscript is staring at the blank page on my computer. Here are a few tips for how to avoid staring...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minComponent Parts of ManuscriptsThe beauty of science writing is that the format is very predictable. When writing a manuscript here are the sections: Title Authors and...
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minHow To Read And Understand Scientific PapersIn order to write an effective scientific paper, it really helps if you've had some practice reading and reviewing scientific papers....
Kaun LabOct 23, 20211 minReceiving And Giving FeedbackWriting is a process, and all science manuscripts go through many, many, many versions before they are published. Sometimes it's so many...
Kaun LabOct 21, 20211 minApple Picking Fall 2021!The Kaun Lab enjoys a morning picking apples at Barden Family Orchard in November 2021! The best place to get great pictures of flies on...
Kaun LabAug 6, 20211 min2021 Summer Lab RetreatThe lab spent their annual retreat at Colt State Park. Everyone gave enlightening chalk talks about their projects and we celebrated...
Kaun LabAug 2, 20211 minCongrats on your Graduate Award in Brain Science Tariq!Congratulations to Neuroscience Graduate Student Tariq Brown for being selected to receive a Carney Institute Graduate Award in Brain...
Kaun LabJul 30, 20211 minLab Kayaking 2021July 2021 the Kaun Lab and their families enjoyed a day kayaking at Lincoln Woods, RI. It was so much fun we're thinking about making...
Kaun LabJun 14, 20211 minCongratulations on your F32 fellowship John!Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Dr. John Hernandez for being awarded a NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for...
Kaun LabFeb 13, 20211 minNew collaborative work with the Barnea lab, led by Dr. Kristin Scaplen published!In collaboration with the groups of Dr. Gilad Barnea at Brown University and Dr. Yoshi Aso at Janelia Research Campus, Dr. Kristin...
Kaun LabFeb 13, 20211 minNew work from the lab by Anne Oepen et alDuring her time as an exchange student completing her Master's from University of Cologne, Anne Oepen investigated how natural variation...
Kaun LabJan 6, 20211 minNew work by Dr. D'Silva and Katie is available on bioRxiv!A new project spearheaded by postdoc Dr. Natalie D'Silva and grad student Katie McCullar was recently posted to bioRxiv. "Neuromolecular...
Kaun LabJan 6, 20211 minCongrats to Eve and Katie for their SfN Trainee Professional Development Awards!Congrats to undergraduate student Eve Glenn and graduate student Katie McCullar for being awarded Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Trainee...
Kaun LabSep 24, 20201 minCongrats on your Graduate Award Jamie!Congratulations to Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology graduate student Jamie Catalano for being awarded a Carney Institute for Brain...
Kaun LabSep 23, 20201 minDr. Hernandez speaks at the IBANGS Trainee symposiumDr. John Hernandez gave a great summary of his new behavioral paradigm to measure escalation of ethanol self-administration in Drosophila...
Kaun LabSep 23, 20201 minNew pre-print from Dr. Scaplen et al.A multi-lab collaboration came to fruition this morning as Kristin Scaplen's manuscript "Transsynaptic mapping of mushroom body output...