Spring 2025:
Spring 2025:
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FlyGuy got the Elizabeth Hay SDB Young Investigator Award https://www.sdbonline.org/resource?ResourceID=4459
Gonzalo's cell cycle timer paper is up on bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.16.629716
Rahail Ashraf joined Neural Diversity Lab as a postdoctoral fellow
FlyGuy is a National Academy Kavli Fellow https://www.nasonline.org/news/national-academy-of-sciences-selects-the-2025-kavli-fellows/
We are co-organizing the Annual Southwest Developmental Biology Meeting https://www.swsdb2025.org/
Fall 2024:
Fall 2024:
Adil's paper is accepted in Current Biology! And Adil is also a father now! Congrats
UNM News Room https://news.unm.edu/news/neuroscience-lab-research-looks-into-factors-in-sleep-behavior
First PhD from the lab Dr. Aisha Hamid graduated with distinction! Aisha is now a postdoc at Janelia Research Campus
Nicholas Redhouse spent a semester in the Senator's office in D.C, learning and advocating for science and education policy in New Mexico
There new undergraduates, Selena Redhouse, Zoe Mariner, Jesicka Villagrana, and Victor Chavarria, joined the lab
Spring 2024:
Spring 2024:
Current Biology QA with the FlyGuy https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822%2824%2900297-5
Lab got funds from the Department of Defense https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3711356/dod-announces-defense-established-program-to-stimulate-competitive-research-awa/
https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-team-receives-600-000-dod-grant-designed-to-strengthen-basic-research-infrastructure
Alexa Gonzalez got into graduate school at OHSU!
Renae Simonson is starting graduate school at North Campus, University of New Mexico!
Ethan Wilson will start graduate school at UNM!
The lab got the NIH ReWARD R01! This grant, which will be used in collaboration with Kathy, will focus on investigating the mechanisms regulating neural diversity of the CX olfactory navigation circuit. It will also support our ongoing efforts to build diversity in neuroscience. Thanks to the lab and all the people, mentors, and collaborators who have been part of Pueblo Brain Science.
Aisha's paper is accepted in Current Biology!
Tulaib spends a week at Janelia Research Campus to learn EASI-FISH (Thanks to Janelia for transferring knowledge and training our students.
Fall 2023:
Fall 2023:
Sean got into the MD program! Congratulations, Sean : From Fly Doctor to Medical Doctor
Adil's manuscript is online at BioRxiv! This was a great collaboration on linking stem cells, hormones, and sleep. Thanks to Adil and all collaborators and funding agencies. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.29.560022
A new graduate student Tulaib Azam, is joining the Neural Diversity Lab
The FlyGuy got the NARSAD Young Investigator Award! Thanks to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation for supporting our research on understanding the basic principles of brain development.
Nicholas Redhouse joined as an undergrad researcher. Nick is a transfer student from San Juan College in Farmington
The leaders in the field joined us at UNM for a one-day neuroscience symposium on " Specification of Complex Behaviors" Read more here http://news.unm.edu/news/student-researchers-engage-with-national-neuroscience-experts-at-unm-hosted-conference
Summer 2023:
Summer 2023:
Aisha's first manuscript is online at BioRxiv! Thanks to Aisha and all the others who contributed to this story!
Aisha's first manuscript is online at BioRxiv! Thanks to Aisha and all the others who contributed to this story!
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.26.542522
Aisha is heading to Janelia to start working on the collaborative Janelia Visiting Scientist Program with Vivek!
Ethan got into the PREP program at UNM and is continuing to work in the lab. Congrats Ethan!
Alexa is doing a summer internship in Prof. Catherine Dulac's lab at Harvard Medical School- nicely done!
Gonzalo decided to join the University of Oregon Neuroscience Graduate program! Congrats Gonzalo! - Chris Doe is waiting.
Spring 2023: Feb 15 FlyGuy is the Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience!
Spring 2023: Feb 15 FlyGuy is the Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience!
Alexa presented a poster at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Chicago!
Andrew got an NSF GRFP fellowship
Fall 2022: Two new graduate students, Andrew Gutierrez and Fernando Figueroa Santiago joined the lab!!
Fall 2022: Two new graduate students, Andrew Gutierrez and Fernando Figueroa Santiago joined the lab!!
Adil successfully passed the candidacy exam!
Adil successfully passed the candidacy exam!
Aisha Hamid presented a poster at the insect central complex meeting at Janelia
Aisha Hamid presented a poster at the insect central complex meeting at Janelia
Alexa Gonzalez attended the SACNAS conference in Porto Rico
Alexa Gonzalez attended the SACNAS conference in Porto Rico
Summer 2022: News Artilce: Undergraduate Researchers Search for Anwers in the Neural Diversity lab Read here
Summer 2022: News Artilce: Undergraduate Researchers Search for Anwers in the Neural Diversity lab Read here
Kriday (Clovis High School), Yasmin (Las Cruces High School), Lila (Albuquerque High School) started summer projects in the lab
Kriday (Clovis High School), Yasmin (Las Cruces High School), Lila (Albuquerque High School) started summer projects in the lab
Aisha Hamid, a graduate student got accepted into the "Neurophysics of locomotion" workshop at UCSB.
Aisha Hamid, a graduate student got accepted into the "Neurophysics of locomotion" workshop at UCSB.
Aisha Hamid "The Girl With The Microscope" and The FlyGuy attended 3 days of Zia and Jemez Pueblo's joint education retreat.
Aisha Hamid "The Girl With The Microscope" and The FlyGuy attended 3 days of Zia and Jemez Pueblo's joint education retreat.
Spring 2022: Lindsey and Brandi, two new undergrads joined the lab
Spring 2022: Lindsey and Brandi, two new undergrads joined the lab
Alexa and Brandi got into UNM U-RISE program!!
Alexa and Brandi got into UNM U-RISE program!!
Congratulations to Krishna for earning Suma Cum Lauda on his honors thesis and receiving the Robert B. Loftfield award
Congratulations to Krishna for earning Suma Cum Lauda on his honors thesis and receiving the Robert B. Loftfield award
Together with Matthew Clark, a 3 days Pueblo Brain Science: Building Diversity in Neuroscience was organized, more here
Together with Matthew Clark, a 3 days Pueblo Brain Science: Building Diversity in Neuroscience was organized, more here
Congratulations to Krishna, Gonzalo and Nora on their graduation
Congratulations to Krishna, Gonzalo and Nora on their graduation
Gonzalo M Chaya got the Victoria Finnerty travel award to attend and present at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference
Gonzalo M Chaya got the Victoria Finnerty travel award to attend and present at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference
Alexa Gonzales got an ASSURE scholarship for research
Alexa Gonzales got an ASSURE scholarship for research
Kamila and Naima students worked for their high school honors project
Kamila and Naima students worked for their high school honors project
Adil Wani gave an oral presentation at the "Neurobiology of Drosophila" conference at CSHL! Great achievement!
Adil Wani gave an oral presentation at the "Neurobiology of Drosophila" conference at CSHL! Great achievement!
Sean Maez got an ASSURE scholarship for research
Sean Maez got an ASSURE scholarship for research
Summer 2021: Sean Maez got a McNair fellowship
Summer 2021: Sean Maez got a McNair fellowship
Our lab is funded through NSF CAREER Award! thanks NSF!
Our lab is funded through NSF CAREER Award! thanks NSF!
Andrew Gutierrez joins the lab as a research assistant!
Andrew Gutierrez joins the lab as a research assistant!
Fall 2020: Aisha Hamid joined the neural diversity lab - Second grad student!!
Fall 2020: Aisha Hamid joined the neural diversity lab - Second grad student!!
Summer 2020: Nora got MARC fellowship, congrats Nora!!!
Summer 2020: Nora got MARC fellowship, congrats Nora!!!
Spring 2020: COVID +
Spring 2020: COVID +
Jacob, Nora and Krishna - three undergraduates join the lab!
Jacob, Nora and Krishna - three undergraduates join the lab!
Summer 2019: Adil Rashid joined the lab as graduate students !
Summer 2019: Adil Rashid joined the lab as graduate students !
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