This year the biology department welcomes two new faculty members, Ronald Bassar and David Loehlin. Ron starts in the Fall 2017 semester as Assistant Professor. Ron is an evolutionary ecologist and comes to us following post-doctoral research at the University of Oxford with Tim Coulson studying the ecological and… Continue reading »
Luo R, Chen PW, Wagenbach M, Jian X, Jenkins L, Wordeman L, Randazzo PA. J Biol Chem (2016). Direct functional interaction of the kinesin-13 family member kinesin-like protein 2A (Kif2A) and Arf GAP with GTP-binding protein-like, ankyrin repeats and PH domains 1 (AGAP1). doi:10.1074/jbc.A116.732479 Vitali T, Girald-Berlingeri S,… Continue reading »
Abstract Fireflies in the genus Photinus are well regarded for their luminescent nocturnal courtship displays. Here we report on a new firefly species, Photinus interdius, which is remarkable for its fully diurnal and luminescent courtship protocol. Continue reading »
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Vicent, M.A., Borre, E.D. & Swoap, S.J. J Comp Physiol B (2017). Central activation of the A1 adenosine receptor in fed mice recapitulates only some of the attributes of daily torpo. doi:10.1007/s00360-017-1084-7… Continue reading »
Kim, S.*, Tellez, K.*, Buchan, G.* and T. Lebestky. 2016. Fly stampede 2.0: A next generation optomotor assay for walking behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Frontiers in Neuroscience, doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2016.00148… Continue reading »
Jiang,Y.*, Pitmon, E.*, Berry, J.*, Wolf, F.W., McKenzie, Z.* and T.J. Lebestky. 2016. A genetic screen to assess dopamine receptor (DopR1) dependent sleep regulation in Drosophila. Genes, Genomics Genetics: 6: 4217-4226. Continue reading »
Here you can find information on the labs taking thesis students. Deadline to apply is February 10th!!! Continue reading »
The deadline to apply to the honors program and/or the summer research program is February 10th. Information and applications can be found here. There will be an open house and information session for those students interested in doing a thesis as well as students considering summer… Continue reading »
Erica Chang and Katie Swoap won honorable mention in the best undergraduate poster competition at the 100th Western Society of Naturalists meeting in Monterey, CA, November 10-13, 2016. Their poster was titled “Fluctuating temperatures and thermal stress in mussels: time-dependent responses in respiration, gene expression and growth. ” by Erica… Continue reading »
A Genetic Screen to Assess Dopamine Receptor (DopR1) Dependent Sleep Regulation in Drosophila Yiqin Jiang1, Elise Pitmon1, Jack Berry1, Fred W. Wolf2, Zach McKenzie1 and Tim J. Lebestky1 Abstract Sleep is an essential behavioral state of rest that is regulated by homeostatic drives to ensure a balance of… Continue reading »
Assistant professor of biology Matt Carter talks about summer science research opportunities at Williams involving undergraduate students learning to use optogenetics. Produced for the Office of Communications by Ariana Ross '17 Continue reading »
Obese mice on a high-fat alternate-day fasting regimen lose weight and improve glucose tolerance P. M. N. Joslin, R. K. Bell, and S. J. Swoap Alternate-day fasting (ADF) causes body weight (BW) loss in humans and rodents. However, it is not clear that ADF while maintaining a high-fat (HF) diet results in… Continue reading »
The gene cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths NADEAU N.J., PARDO-DIAZ C., WHIBLEY A., SUPPLE M.A., SAENKO S.V., WALLBANK R.W.R., WU G.C., MAROJA L.S. FERGUSON L., HANLYJ.J., HINES H., SALAZAR C., MERRILL R.M., DOWLING A.J., FFRENCH-CONSTANT R.H., LLAURENS V., JORONM, MCMILLAN W.O. & JIGGINS C.D. (2016). Nature… Continue reading »
Elise Pitmon ’16, Gabe Stephens ’15, Sarah Parkhurst, Fred Wolf, Greg Kehne’16, Michael Taylor and Tim Lebestky The D1 Family Dopamine Receptor, DopR, potentiates hindleg grooming behavior in Drosophila. Drosophila groom away debris and pathogens from the body using their legs in a stereotyped sequence of innate motor behaviors. Here, we investigated… Continue reading »
My lab investigates molecular mechanisms underlying sleep, arousal, startle, and grooming behaviors. Recent work includes molecular and genetic characterization of the role of Dopamine Receptor in grooming and sleep in Drosophila melanogaster. Continue reading »
Genetic and Epigenetic Variation, but Not Diet, Shape the Sperm Methylome. Shea JM1, Serra RW1, Carone BR1, Shulha HP2, Kucukural A2, Ziller MJ3, Vallaster MP1, Gu H3, Tapper AR4, Gardner PD4, Meissner A3, Garber M2, Rando OJ5. Abstract: Paternal diet can impact metabolic phenotypes in offspring, but… Continue reading »
Biogenesis and function of tRNA fragments during sperm maturation and fertilization in mammals. Sharma U1, Conine CC1, Shea JM1, Boskovic A1, Derr AG2, Bing XY1, Belleannee C3, Kucukural A2, Serra RW1, Sun F1, Song L1, Carone BR1, Ricci EP4, Li XZ5, Fauquier L1, Moore MJ6, Sullivan R3, … Continue reading »
The wavy mutation maps to the Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase 2 (IP3K2) gene of Drosophila and interacts with IP3R to affect wing development Derek M. Dean*1, Luana S. Maroja*, Sarah Cottrill*, Brent E. Bomkamp*, Kathleen A. Westervelt*, and David L. Deitcher ABSTRACT Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) regulates a host of… Continue reading »
Genes with Restricted Introgression in a Field Cricket (Gryllus firmus/Gryllus pennsylvanicus) Hybrid Zone Are Concentrated on the X Chromosome and a Single Autosome Luana S. Maroja,*,1 Erica L. Larson,† Steven M. Bogdanowicz,‡ and Richard G. Harrison‡ Abstract Characterizing the extent of… Continue reading »
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