Flies demonstrate negative geotaxis, an innate escape response during which flies ascend the walls of whatever chamber they are in. In...

Flies have more complex social lives than have really been appreciated by a lot of the field of fly behavioral neurogenetics. I wrote a...

My PhD advisor, Dr. Marla Sokolowski, at the University of Toronto always told us that she felt Drosophila adult or larval behavior was...

As you probably know, carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most popular anesthesia for fly pushing. It immobilizes flies quickly and flies wake up...

We use lots of specialty items in building Drosophila behavior arenas and tracking systems, but sometimes it’s difficult to know where to...

What are the best dimensions for a Drosophila behavior arena?

Drosophila melanogster are diurnal, meaning they are awake during the day and sleep at night (Dubowy and Seghal, 2017). Although, they do...

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...