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