Chelsea Sinclair

Barnard Neuroscience Alum. Animal, Artificial, and Human Behavior Enthusiast. Clinical Applications Analyst at BronxCare Health Systems.

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

This work was led by former lab tech Olivia Anastasio and coauthored by @BarnardCollege alum @NeuroSinclair. It’s also the *second* paper of my career where all the authors are women!

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

Males often invest more reproductive resources in matings with high- vs low-quality females. Our new paper, out today in ⁦@journal_evo⁩, shows that this increased investment comes at a cost to male sperm competitive success in future matings! https://t.co/tsIUXGTYRe

[Chelsea Sinclair @NeuroSinclair]

@AlisonPischedda 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

Woke up today to a manuscript accepted (pending minor revisions)! This project, led by former lab tech Olivia Anastasio (with support from @NeuroSinclair) was the first one we started when the lab reopened in 2021 post-COVID shutdown -- it'll be great to finally share it (soon!)

[WildlifeKate @katemacrae]

When deciding on your next property, it is always important to have a good look around.......

[Cesár Estien, PhD 🇵🇸 @EstienCesar]

pumped for my first in-person research talk at @AnimBehSociety! if you’re at #ABS2022, stop by the social competency symposium this Friday @ 4:30 pm to see my lightning talk!!

[Cesár Estien, PhD 🇵🇸 @EstienCesar]

me wearing my mask anywhere in Florida

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

I’m particularly proud of the fact that this is the very first paper of my career with only women authors. It won’t be the last. (7/7)

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

It was all beautifully compiled by @NeuroSinclair for her senior thesis. We somehow managed to get this submitted and published during a pandemic, which feels like a minor miracle. (6/7)

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

On a personal note, this paper is so many things: It is the first from my lab @BarnardCollege. It uses data collected: by students in the Anim Behav lab I taught, in my pre-COVID research lab, in my peak-lockdown living room with a 3-4yo at home + using iPhone recordings. (5/7)

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

It’s not clear why courtship prefs for female body size don’t show the same plasticity based on experience we see for other male preferences, but sexually inexperienced males in other insect spp also show prefs for larger fems, so this result may apply beyond Drosophila (4/7)

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

Spoiler alert: it’s not! Sexually inexperienced males had a robust courtship preference for large females + the strength of this preference was unchanged in males that had mated with or been rejected by large/small females. (3/7)

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

D. mel males modify their courtship preferences for mated/virgin and con-/heterospecific females after mating with or being rejected by one of those types of females. We asked whether the same was true for preferences based on female body size (2/7)

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

Thrilled to announce that our new paper, led by @NeuroSinclair, is out in @Ecol_Evol! In this paper, we investigate whether male mate choice for larger, higher-fecundity females in D. melanogaster is affected by the male’s sexual experience. (1/7)
https://t.co/1f6jUOTUYp

[maxi jonas @maxijonas]

Creo que hoy hice el mejor video con drone de ballenas de mi vida.

[Chelsea Sinclair @NeuroSinclair]

I can’t wait to share this work with the science community! Feeling accomplished and overwhelmed with gratitude.

[Alison Pischedda @AlisonPischedda]

Today, the first paper from my lab, Chelsea Sinclair's (@NeuroSinclair) senior thesis, was finally accepted! It took a lot longer than I hoped, but all I feel is happiness at what we accomplished (1/4)

[Chelsea Sinclair @NeuroSinclair]

@AlisonPischedda So proud to be alum of your lab and I will forever be grateful for your mentorship and this journey of ups and downs!