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Welcome Ari!
We wish a warm welcome to Ari Bouchie, our newest research assistant! Ari completed her BSc in Biology at Roger Williams University where...
2 days ago


Welcome Nadine!
We are lucky to have PhD Candidate Nadine Nowag working with us from February through May, 2025. Nadine joins us from the Universitat...
2 days ago


Dr. Rebecca Oramas presents at Fly Meeting
The Kaun Lab at the 66th Annual Drosophila Research Conference
7 days ago


Optogenetics at the 2025 Brain Fair
Members of the Kaun Lab including MSc student Sam Stea and postdoctoral associate Dr. Nandashree Kasturacharya participated in the 2025...
Mar 19


Congratulations Tariq!
Congratulations to Dr. Tariq Brown who successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Alcohol-Induced Plasticity within Dopaminergic...
Mar 19


Tariq highlighted in News from Brown
Neuroscience graduate student Tariq Brown and Dr. Karla Kaun were highlighted in News from Brown today! Alcohol, a laser light show,...
Jan 31

A Case for Science Advocacy
A Case for Science Advocacy
Jan 31

Communicating that science brings hope
Science brings hope
Jan 21


Lab Holiday Cookie Swap
We enjoyed many different types of sweets and cookies this year during our Annual Cookie/Sweet Swap while we discussed our Book Club book...
Dec 19, 2024


Welcome Nandashree!
Welcome to the lab new Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Nandashree Kasturacharya! Nandashree recently completed her Ph.D. working with Dr....
Dec 19, 2024


Microscopy Highlighted
Microscopy completed by graduate student Tariq Brown was highlighted in Brown News today in the article " How a shared super-resolution...
Dec 17, 2024

Rebecca highlighted by the Dean
Dr. Rebecca Oramas was recently highlighted in the "From the Desk of the Dean: News and information from Mukesh K. Jain, MD Senior Vice...
Dec 4, 2024

Kaun Lab Collaborations Featured
In a recent article about Innovation Awards offered by the Carney Institute for Brain Science entitled " Return on a decade of innovation...
Nov 3, 2024

The Kaun Lab @ SfN 2024
Members of the Kaun Lab attended and had a wonderful time at the Society for Neuroscience Conference in Chicago, October 5-9, 2024 ....
Oct 11, 2024


Welcome Daniela!
Welcome to rotation student Daniela Garrod! Daniela is a PhD student in the National Institute of Health (NIH) Graduate Partnership...
Oct 5, 2024


Welcome Undergrads!
We are delighted to welcome three new undergraduates to the Kaun Lab: Nicholas Olson, Vivian Chan and Amelia Wieland. They are joining...
Oct 5, 2024


Recruiting grad students
I train students who have been accepted into the the Neuroscience Grad program and MCB Grad program . If you are someone that enjoys...
Sep 25, 2024


Lab Retreat 2024
On September 19, members of the Kaun Lab spent the day at Colt State Park, where thy gave chalk talks about their work, had a lively...
Sep 21, 2024

Congratulations Dr. Kristin Scaplen!
A huge congratulations to collaborator (and lab alumni) Dr. Kristin Scaplen from Bryant University for being awarded a NIH Academic...
Sep 20, 2024


Welcome Amelia!
A belated welcome to Post-bacculearreate Research Education Program student Amelia Harman. Amelia joined Dr. Kate O'Connor-Giles lab to...
Sep 19, 2024

Welcome Sam!
Welcome new graduate student Sam Stea! Sam is conducting his Master's in Biotechnology at Brown University and joins us with expertise in...
Sep 19, 2024


Welcome Brenna!
Welcome to new Research Assistant Brenna Levesque! Brenna recently completed her Master's of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology at the...
Sep 19, 2024

We are hiring!
We are looking for a research assistant interested in the functional implications of co-transmission to join our team! This position...
Sep 17, 2024


Congrats Miauaxochitl!
A belated Congratulations to lab undergraduate researcher Miauxochitl Haskie who graduated with a B.Sc . in Biology, with a focus on...
Sep 13, 2024


The Kaun Lab at the Neuro and MCB Retreats
Members of the Kaun Lab spent time at the RI Audubon Nature Center for the 2024 Neuroscience Graduate Program retreat and 2024...
Sep 2, 2024


Congrats John!
Congratulations to Dr. John Hernandez who was selected to speak in the NYU Neuroscience Institute's Seminars from Postdocs in...
Aug 21, 2024


Congrats Lewis!
Congratulations to postdoctoral associate Dr. Lewis Sherer for being awarded a two-year fellow position on the Brown University Center...
Aug 12, 2024


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...
Aug 5, 2024

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...
Aug 5, 2024


Megan at the summer research symposium!
Neuroscience undergraduate student Megan Wang, who received a 2024 Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award to perform full-time...
Aug 1, 2024


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...
Jul 31, 2024

Recruiting Undergraduate Researchers!
The Kaun Lab is seeking new Brown University undergraduate students interested in being part of our team! Projects involve learning about...
Jul 22, 2024


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...
Jul 19, 2024


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...
Jul 18, 2024


Future MB Research Perspective by John!
Congratulations to Dr. John Hernandez who just published a fascinating perspective on "Future avenues in Drosophila mushroom body...
Jun 12, 2024

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...
Jun 11, 2024


Karla @ CAJAL
Karla travelled to Lisbon, Portugal to teach in the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Quantitative Approaches to Behavior and Virtual...
Jun 11, 2024


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...
Jun 11, 2024


Congratulations Imaad!
A hearty congratulations to graduating senior Imaad Said for receiving the Brown University Neuroscience Department's James T. McIlwain...
Jun 11, 2024


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...
May 3, 2024


Neuroscience Senior Send-Off
The lab celebrated Imaad's successful honors thesis and acceptance into medical school at the Neuroscience Senior Send-Off party...
May 1, 2024


Congratulations Miauaxochitl!
Congratulations to Biology Honors Student Miauaxochitl Haskie who presented her Honors Thesis work entitled "Drosophila as a Model System...
Apr 19, 2024

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
Apr 15, 2024


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...
Mar 17, 2024


Dr. John Hernandez wins poster award at Alcohol GRC!
Invertebrate research at the 2024 Alcohol GRC.
Feb 21, 2024

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
Jan 24, 2024

Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work
Jan 22, 2024


Congratulations Amanda and family!
The entire lab is very excited to welcome the latest addition to Amanda and Marco's family! Elisa Anne Verzelles was born this past...
Dec 12, 2023


Lab Holiday Sweet Swap
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...
Dec 12, 2023

Dr. Kristin Scaplen on Addiction Talk
Dr. Kristin Scaplen spoke about her research in the Addiction Talk Podcast hosted by Joy Sutton on November 15, 2023. Addiction Talk is...
Nov 16, 2023
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