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Investigating nervous system integration of sensory information in an insect model for resilience

Clare Rittschof

Explore how honey bees integrate day length and temperature cues in the nervous system to adapt their behavior

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2025-2028
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • University of Kentucky
Collaborators
  • U.S. National Science Foundation

Neural control of larval settlement in a genetically-tractable jellyfish

Brandon Weissbourd

Uncover the neural basis of how Clytia larvae sense and use environmental cues to explore their environment and decide upon a settlement location

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2025-2028
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Collaborators
  • U.S. National Science Foundation

The intersection of pollutants and temperature on the neurobiology of reproduction

Judith Eisen, John Postlethwait, Philip Washbourne

Examine how rising temperatures and low-level pollutants like dioxin interact in the brain to influence reproductive behavior and success in zebrafish

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2025-2028
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • University of Oregon
Collaborators
  • U.S. National Science Foundation

Auditory resilience and susceptibility to anthropogenic noise

Cynthia Moss, Kishore Kuchibhotla, Amanda Lauer

Implement comparative approaches to investigate how auditory neural specializations in species like bats and mice confer resilience to anthropogenic noise

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2025-2028
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • Johns Hopkins University
Collaborators
  • U.S. National Science Foundation

Olfaction in the Anthropocene

Jeffrey Riffell, Joel Thorton

Investigate the effects of atmospheric pollutants on plant-pollinator interactions and the processing of floral scents

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2024-2027
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • University of Washington
Collaborators
  • U.S. National Science Foundation

Mechanisms of Brain Resilience and Adaptation to Heat

Florence Kermen

Determine the role of astrocytes in heat resilience, to better understand how the brain builds resilience to temperature challenges at the cell and molecular level

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2024-2028
Program
  • Kavli Exploration Award
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • University of Copenhagen

Temperature Resilience of a Feeding Oscillator

Piali Sengupta, Eve Marder

Investigate the neuronal and circuit principles that underlie functional resilience to temperature in the nematode C. elegans

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2024-2027
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • Brandeis University
Collaborators
  • U.S. National Science Foundation

A Lifecycle Perspective on Mechanisms of Neural Resilience

Wolfgang Stein, Steffan Harzsch

Assess the ability of invertebrate species to maintain neuron development and function in response to temperature flux, to address a gap between known ecological impacts and physiological adaptation

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2023-2025
Program
  • Kavli Exploration Award
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • Illinois State University
  • University of Greifswald

The Effects of Hypoxia on Neural RNA Editing in Squid

Joshua Rosenthal, Eli Eisenberg

Investigate how cephalopods cope with environmental changes, such as low oxygen availability (hypoxia), to advance studies in RNA editing and neural adaptation

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2023-2028
Program
  • Kavli Exploration Award
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • Marine Biological Laboratory
  • Tel Aviv University

Data-driven Control of Neural Dynamics as a Tool for Understanding Resilience to Environmental Temperature Change

Tim O'Leary

Develop new tools to study biophysical perturbations in neuronal cell properties, to explore adaptability of neural systems

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2022-2025
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • University of Cambridge

The BLA Represents and Remembers Ethological Events

John O'Keefe, Cristina Mazuski

Investigate the influence of environmental context and valence on neural responses in the basolateral amygdala

Field
  • Neuroscience
Funding Period
  • 2022-2023
Program
  • Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Institution
  • University College London