Let’s say you are starting your lab, or perhaps you are the only person in your lab that wants to conduct fly behavior experiments. You...

Almost all people that use Drosophila (aka Fly Pushers) spend an inordinate amount of time sitting at a dissecting microscope and sorting...

Drosophila melanogaster are sensitive to humidity conditions, and they don’t like it when it’s too dry since desiccation is very...

Drosophila are poikilotherms, which means they rely on the external environment in order to control their body temperature (i.e. they are...

Which fly food recipe should I use to raise flies for behavior

I grew up in pretty remote areas and spent a lot of my youth out in nature watching animals (especially insects). That being said, I know...

Does the white gene affect Drosophila behavior?

Invertebrate research at the 2024 Alcohol GRC.

Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work – research is investigating how to counteract addiction’s effects

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

The entire lab is very excited to welcome the latest addition to Amanda and Marco's family! Elisa Anne Verzelles was born this past...

As Brown prepares for the cold New England winter, the Kaun Lab was baking cookies for our annual Sweet Swap. We all went home with a...

Dr. Kristin Scaplen spoke about her research in the Addiction Talk Podcast hosted by Joy Sutton on November 15, 2023. Addiction Talk is...

Neuroscience Graduate Program (NSGP) Student Tariq Brown and NSGP Rotation Student Hanna Hammedy attended the Annual Society for...

Congratulations to undergraduate student Miauaxochitl Haske who presented her Honor's thesis work on volatilized nicotine sensitivity in...

Celebratory lunch with members of the Kaun Lab

Dopamine determines how reward overrides risk

Congratulations to John Hernandez and Tariq Brown on their new open access Oxford Research Encyclopedia in Neuroscience entry on...

Our Annual Lab Retreat was held at Colt State Park in Bristol, RI again this year. We enjoyed listening to each other's chalk talks and...

Research Assistant Positions