Oliver Cook

WVU Biology | PhD candidate in @Dacks_lab | Studying regulation of sensory networks

[Sven Dorkenwald @sdorkenw]

We are releasing a whole-brain connectome of the fruit fly, including ~130k annotated neurons and tens of millions of typed synapses!

Explore the connectome: https://t.co/EWcwRiO0Oz

Reconstruction paper: https://t.co/wCI3hASUfD
Annotation paper: https://t.co/3bPTNK9hRk
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[bioRxiv @biorxivpreprint]

Stimulus-Specific Modulation is Enabled by Differential Serotonin Receptor Expression https://t.co/rN5WTHsOM5 #bioRxiv

[Sridhar Jagannathan @i_am_shri_]

Studies have shown flies can sleep. But do they sleep in stages like humans? Do these stages show micro-behaviours: analogous to REM in humans? Here, we (@vanswinderenlab) show flies do sleep in stages, show specific micro-behaviours while sleeping https://t.co/CST6fbNxaR. [1/N]

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@n_williams304 Congratulations man! So well-deserved and I am excited to see the news on Fri

[Office of Research and Graduate Education @wvuresearchgrad]

Ever wondered what jobs you can get outside of academia? This symposium is for you! December 7 from 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM on Zoom/in G150 Erma Byrd. Swipe to learn more about each session. Panera Lunch is provided! RSVP Links are in the Bio

[Eric Frohnhoefer @EricFrohnhoefer]

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[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

If you are interested in serotonin, neuropeptides, or sleep then come check out my poster from 1-5pm today! Poster DD4, presentation 065.16 #SfN2022 @JuliusJonaitis @kcoat90 @Dacks_Lab

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@caffeinatedcee When thousand suns came out I thought it was one of the worst albums ever haha but over the years it is now one of my favs by them. Def Hybrid theory - Minutes is such a great album span! I really liked sharp edges on OML

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

What album or musical artist got you through grad school?

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@tsizzle_ I miss the adventure zone pre-covid days in the lab haha, I was expecting like a black keys album for some reason

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@SergioLCrespo @scarypoolparty Will have to check this out because I am always down for new suggestions while reading haha

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@caffeinatedcee My fav band! What's your fav album by them?

[Eric Horstick @Horstick1]

We are excited to share our new preprint. We found a visual critical period in larval zebrafish where brief asymmetric visual experience instructs neural and behavioral asymmetries
@WVUBiology @WvuNeuroscience @WVUVisualSci #zebrafish #Science
https://t.co/mV5DV38czN

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@bio_dio_ Congratulations Dio!

[Dennis Sun @Mezarque]

I designed another #LEGO set inspired by the "model" organisms of biological research!

This time, it's the tiny but mighty fruit fly #Drosophila melanogaster, which researchers have used to study all manner of biological processes.

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[Jacob Bumgarner @Bumgarner_JR]

What's something that every biological scientist must consider in their experimental design?

Time of day: it's a critical biological variable!🕐🕓🕦

In our new meta-analysis, we report a stunning lack of time of day reporting in biological research 🧵1/6
https://t.co/hIWXoAYyFk

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@tsizzle_ Thanks Tyler! First day down, not too terrible but not fun either 😂

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

PhD qualifying exams begin in less than 24 hrs 😱 Let's go!!

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@sphynxkennedy Thank you, I appreciate it!!

[Oliver Cook @Olive_Neuro]

@Hecmarie_MF Thank you, Hecmarie! And delayed congratulations for your NSP Fellow! 🔥