The Chalasani Lab

Shrek Chalasani lab at the @SalkInstitute . Genes, circuits, behavior in #celegans, mice, & other critters. #sonogenetics tool dev. Education & outreach.

[The Chalasani Lab @shreklab]

🚨🚨🪱ALERT ALERT ALERT🪱🚨🚨
Sensory integration in #celegans : Intrepid post-doc Molly Matty ( @ooomollypop ) and colleagues define a mechanism by which gut <-> brain signaling influences behavior. Out NOW in @PLOSGenetics !
➡️➡️🔗: https://t.co/sKPlvx3mGy

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

👏Congrats to Professors Sreekanth Chalasani @shreklab and Ye Zheng, and Associate Professors Sung Han @iamhans, @GrahamMcVicker, and @DmitryLyumkis, who were all promoted for their leadership and innovations in scientific research 🔬🧪
Read more:
https://t.co/dL6WFEIXEF

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

@shreklab @WenMaiWong @DamonRunyon Congratulations @WenMaiWong!!

[Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation @DamonRunyon]

Meet the new Damon Runyon Fellows - 16 remarkable postdoctoral scientists investigating cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. Learn more about the new Fellows and their research here: https://t.co/E7GbjBOzPD

[The Chalasani Lab @shreklab]

So proud of new postdoc @WenMaiWong for being named a new Damon Runyon Fellow! @DamonRunyon @salkinstitute

[WenMai @WenMaiWong]

Extremely honored to have been selected as a Damon Runyon Fellow! I could not have done it without my mentor and amazing lab members, thanks everyone! @salkinstitute @shreklab

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

@shreklab @ooomollypop @UPortland Congrats @ooomollypop Molly! Fantastic!🎇🎆

[Molly A. Matty @ooomollypop]

I am excited to announce that I will be starting as an assistant professor in the department of biology at @UPortland, where I will teach and mentor undergraduates with empathy and enthusiasm. The Matty Lab will use C. elegans to explore the effects of microbes on animal behavior

[The Chalasani Lab @shreklab]

Congrats and much excitement for Dr. Molly Matty @ooomollypop who is moving on to a faculty position at @UPortland ! Mentor par excellence, her lab will continue to explore the effects of microbes on behavior. Good luck Molly!
📷: C. Keeny, @salkinstitute

[The Chalasani Lab @shreklab]

Flashback Friday to @AdityaVasan of @MADLabUCSD
fame receiving a @ucsd_mae Outstanding PhD Student Award this month!

The way #Sonogenetics team is just really out here running things!

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

Congrats to Salk Assistant Professor @ChristieTowers!!🎉🎉🎉 for being named a 2022 Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research. Towers studies the metabolic processes that allow cancer cells to thrive in nutrient-poor environments, like tumors. @pewtrusts

https://t.co/pTRKtxVUpP

[The Chalasani Lab @shreklab]

Last week we bid farewell to our #Sonogenetics team superstar Janki Patel ( @janki_50 ). She's heading off to @harvardmed to research even more neuroscience in @PiN_Harvard . Congrats to all your successes. Come back and visit sometime ok?✈️✈️🥺🥰

[KPBS @KPBS]

The La Jolla-based @salkinstitute is raising money for a new building. It will be the second expansion of its campus since its founding in the early 1960s with two buildings that have become an icon of modern architecture.

https://t.co/Ur6GBetpnh

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

LISTEN👂to Sreekanth Chalasani @shreklab and Greg Lemke @GoyoLemke talk about Salk's plan to expand its campus, and how the original Institute buildings have continued to keep pace with the changing science @KPBS

https://t.co/RjuY8Piyjo

[The Chalasani Lab @shreklab]

@alaynick Yes we are definitely celebrating this achievement, 100 followers is a Twitter milestone!

[The Chalasani Lab @shreklab]

Thx so much >100 followers 😭😳🥺👉👈

[New Scientist @newscientist]

Hungry worms will risk being hurt if it helps them reach a meal https://t.co/R1bZAEIK9K

[Molly A. Matty @ooomollypop]

So happy that this story is finally out! A huge thank you to everyone who started, worked on, and finished this project. Excited to share our findings with y'all!

[Salk Institute @salkinstitute]

Salk scientists @shreklab @ooomollypop define molecular movements that drive risky food-seeking behavior in worms. Findings provide insights into how other animals, such as humans, prioritize basic needs over comfort. @PLOSGenetics

https://t.co/NlcaiG4Oyp

[UCSD Engineering @UCSDJacobs]

Lightsabers aren't the only thing lasers are good for. Engineers at @UCSanDiego use lasers and photonics for some pretty amazing purposes, like understanding how ultrasound opens up ion channels in brain cells. More from @MADLabUCSD: https://t.co/VJfMdSs8FN

#MayThe4thBeWithYou