Lateral line work, sleep evolution and brain atlas construction in cavefish! What an amazing thesis defense, @james_jaggard ! Congratulations Dr. Jaggard and thanks for the invite to both @james_jaggard @AlexCarlKeene
Exciting and sad day for me. Happy to see the work from @KayserLab come out. However, after 20 years of science, this very well could be my last scientific publication. Congrats to all the authors! @IshmailSaboor @AlexCarlKeene https://t.co/K173A1Nz29
I wrote a piece on how bringing vaccine disputes to court can create the idea the science is up for debate. Now anti-vaccine posters are flooding me with attacks. So I'm re-posting the article & saying again: Vaccines work & this is not up for debate. https://t.co/AyPiQBLw0l
At the beginning of this decade I was a 4th year PhD student at Penn going through the ups & downs of grad school. Could not have imagined then, that by the end of this decade I would have my own lab as a faculty member at Penn. So grateful to be living my dream.
Such a cool story. How can a genetic mutation allow people to sleep only 4hrs per day with no ill effects? Some early answers...
Mutant neuropeptide S receptor reduces sleep duration with preserved memory consolidation https://t.co/GDaEYteuol
Inspired by the real world research and then classroom application going on with the teachers of @pennstateCSATS! Lets continue to find ways to allow our students to become scientific thinkers and world changers!
How Do We Get Middle School Students Excited About Science? Make It Hands-On | MindShift | KQED News @DoctorDavePA @Sci_Rem @PSAYDN @IU13 @TeachPASci https://t.co/U6hIQ5GUZi
Want to monitor worm or fly larval behaviors over long time periods? Thought so. Check out our new paper in @NatureProtocols! With Raizen and Fang-Yen labs, and @MAChurgin. @PennMedicine @PennNGG @ForMahoney #sleep https://t.co/W9KZhZdLN2