i hope to be involved for years to come (i still know some things)! the fly community needs this course and others like it to train the future. as i depart leadership, i remind the funding agencies that, pound for pound, this is how to support the future! #cshldros24
it has truly been my privilege to be a director for the last 3 years. it has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life and it is something i will take with me always. for a community that has given so much to me, it is my honor to give back. #cshldros24
at the risk of braggadocio, the #cshldros24 students had one extra capstone up their sleeves. my 3 year term as course director for @cshlflycourse ends this year, so they posed a question. who is tim? the kindness and humor they showed me was heartwarming (i'm a fun dad!).
but the time comes to end the evening and say a fond farewell to each other. #cshldros24 ends with amazing science learned, lifelong friends made, and a marvelous addition to the storied history of this course that has changed the face of the fly community. @CSHLflycourse
the post-banquet rain storms conspired to keep us from our traditional last night courtyard party, so we just took it inside! merriment was had, pizza was ordered, and kamakshi made origami cranes! #cshldros24
(i'm still catching up on my #cshldros24 tweets)
as the 2024 CSHL drosophila neurobiology course comes to an end, let me proudly introduce you to the cohort of 2024, who successfully completed the course yesterday and joined the ranks of storied alums! #cshldros24
after some amazing presentations and a couple hours of lab packing, this wonderful #cshldros24 crowd is ready to celebrate! thanks to CSHL for our traditional lobster banquet! many crustaceans were harmed, but honoring these incredible students make it worthwhile. @CSHLflycourse
the last jewel in our crown, narmin shows tantalizing data on how postsynaptic potential amplitude is altered by high sugar diets and not changed in high fat. fascinating probative data to round out the #cshldros24 capstones!!
our penultimate #cshldros24 speaker lydia takes us back to the NMJ! asking the key question of how type Ib and type Is terminal containing muscles differ in their physiological properties. evoked and spontaneous ephys! @CSHLflycourse
sebastian walks us through his fascinating #cshldros24 data on how high fat and sugar diets influence larval locomotion and odorant responsiveness. interesting fits and similarity leading to questions of sensitization and odorant receptors! @CSHLflycourse
bringing us back after lunch, aastha kicks off the final four talking about how we deal with multiple simultaneous external stimuli. looking at larval photo avoidance with and without olfactory co-stimulation. it all keeps coming back to sensory integration at #cshldros24
as our last speaker before lunch, ruibao takes us to hardcore behavior data! does olfactory acuity change under control editions of stress? it does for certain conditions! #cshldros24 @CSHLflycourse
next up, neelima takes usnto dendritic arbors! combining her work on robo with new dissection and staining protocols learned at #cshldros24, she demonstrates potential expression in sensory neurons! @CSHLflycourse
prashant brings us to the halfway point with a battery of new behavioral tests for understanding mild stress and how flies respond. anhedonia in flies? might be a sex specific difference! #cshldros24 @CSHLflycourse
