New NIH Grant: CSHL Course on Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior — $201K at Unknown Institution

WHY IT MATTERS

This grant funds educational training in fruit fly neurobiology research methods, which are foundational to understanding brain development and neurological disease mechanisms that may eventually benefit patients with neurological and psychiatric conditions.

The National Institutes of Health is funding a three-week training course at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory that teaches scientists how to study the fruit fly brain. The course will cover how genes control brain development, how brain cells connect to each other, and how these connections affect behavior. This training helps researchers learn cutting-edge techniques that could eventually lead to better understanding of human brain diseases.

Project: CSHL Course on Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior PI: STEWART, DAVID J. Institution: Unknown Institution Funding: $201K Start Date: 2026-05-06 Abstract: Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior (2026‐2030) ABSTRACT The primary objective of the proposed three‐week course is to provide training in state‐ of‐the‐art and emerging experimental approaches to study the nervous system in one of the most successful invertebrate model organisms, Drosophila melanogaster. The course, titled “Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior”, is designed to introduce students at all career levels to a wide variety of research topics and techniques, including the latest approaches to study nervous system development, connectivity, and behavio