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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Making Figures

    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...
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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Style and Grammar Tips

    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...
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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    How 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...
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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    How To Write A Detailed Outline

    The purpose of an detailed outline (something akin to an annotated bibliography) is to provide the reader with a summary and evaluation...
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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Staring At A Blank Page

    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...
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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Component Parts of Manuscripts

    The beauty of science writing is that the format is very predictable. When writing a manuscript here are the sections: Title Authors and...
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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    How To Read And Understand Scientific Papers

    In order to write an effective scientific paper, it really helps if you've had some practice reading and reviewing scientific papers....
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    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Receiving And Giving Feedback

    Writing is a process, and all science manuscripts go through many, many, many versions before they are published. Sometimes it's so many...
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    Apple Picking Fall 2021!
    Kaun Lab
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Apple 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...
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    2021 Summer Lab Retreat
    Kaun Lab
    • Aug 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    2021 Summer Lab Retreat

    The lab spent their annual retreat at Colt State Park. Everyone gave enlightening chalk talks about their projects and we celebrated...
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    Congrats on your Graduate Award in Brain Science Tariq!
    Kaun Lab
    • Aug 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Congrats 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...
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    Lab Kayaking 2021
    Kaun Lab
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Lab Kayaking 2021

    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...
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    Congratulations on your F32 fellowship John!
    Kaun Lab
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Congratulations 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...
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    New collaborative work with the Barnea lab, led by Dr. Kristin Scaplen published!
    Kaun Lab
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    New 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...
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    New work from the lab by Anne Oepen et al
    Kaun Lab
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    New work from the lab by Anne Oepen et al

    During her time as an exchange student completing her Master's from University of Cologne, Anne Oepen investigated how natural variation...
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    New work by Dr. D'Silva and Katie is available on bioRxiv!
    Kaun Lab
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    New 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...
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    Congrats to Eve and Katie for their SfN Trainee Professional Development Awards!
    Kaun Lab
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Congrats 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...
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    Congrats on your Graduate Award Jamie!
    Kaun Lab
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Congrats on your Graduate Award Jamie!

    Congratulations to Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology graduate student Jamie Catalano for being awarded a Carney Institute for Brain...
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    Dr. Hernandez speaks at the IBANGS Trainee symposium
    Kaun Lab
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Dr. Hernandez speaks at the IBANGS Trainee symposium

    Dr. John Hernandez gave a great summary of his new behavioral paradigm to measure escalation of ethanol self-administration in Drosophila...
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    New pre-print from Dr. Scaplen et al.
    Kaun Lab
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    New 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...
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