I 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...

The main rule in science writing is to ensure your prose is clear and concise so your audience understands the points you are trying to...

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...

The purpose of an detailed outline (something akin to an annotated bibliography) is to provide the reader with a summary and evaluation...

To 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...

The beauty of science writing is that the format is very predictable. When writing a manuscript here are the sections: Title Authors and...

In order to write an effective scientific paper, it really helps if you've had some practice reading and reviewing scientific papers....

Writing is a process, and all science manuscripts go through many, many, many versions before they are published. Sometimes it's so many...

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...

The lab spent their annual retreat at Colt State Park. Everyone gave enlightening chalk talks about their projects and we celebrated...

Congratulations to Neuroscience Graduate Student Tariq Brown for being selected to receive a Carney Institute Graduate Award in Brain...

July 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...

Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Dr. John Hernandez for being awarded a NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for...

In collaboration with the groups of Dr. Gilad Barnea at Brown University and Dr. Yoshi Aso at Janelia Research Campus, Dr. Kristin...

During her time as an exchange student completing her Master's from University of Cologne, Anne Oepen investigated how natural variation...

A new project spearheaded by postdoc Dr. Natalie D'Silva and grad student Katie McCullar was recently posted to bioRxiv. "Neuromolecular...

Congrats to undergraduate student Eve Glenn and graduate student Katie McCullar for being awarded Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Trainee...

Congratulations to Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology graduate student Jamie Catalano for being awarded a Carney Institute for Brain...

Dr. John Hernandez gave a great summary of his new behavioral paradigm to measure escalation of ethanol self-administration in Drosophila...

A multi-lab collaboration came to fruition this morning as Kristin Scaplen's manuscript "Transsynaptic mapping of mushroom body output...