Scientist - neuro, sensory, innate. All opinions are my own
Morgantown, WV
Joined February 2016
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Great video of the lab and a bit of why science is important
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@WVUBiology @WVUhealth @InfoIzfs
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Understanding brain asymmetry | Wellcome youtu.be/DR6yoFLc2tY?si=UT2y… via @YouTube
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Grad student spotlight: John Hageter is a PhD candidate in the @Horstick1 lab who uses zebrafish to study how environmental stimuli alter visual processing and behavior. Here, John can see how neurons (yellow) respond to stimuli in a whole-brain GCaMP!
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Great story highlighting the recent collaborative NSF EPSCoR grant we are a part of and the exciting work we plan to do @wvutoday @WVUBiology @WVUEberly @EberlyResearch
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WVU tapped to transform neuroscience research in the Mountain State dlvr.it/Snjhds
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This week’s #FluorescenceFriday user is Eric Horstick! #HCRimaging enabled @Horstick1 to test for gene expression and neural activity changes in vivo. View his beautiful HCR RNA-FISH images of larval zebrafish below, and check out his lab page for more info here: horsticklab.org.
Latest preprint. Using a cross species approach (6 in total) we find behavioral lateralization is conserved in evolution with distinct forms that have an overlapping neural basis - and more. Thanks to great collaborations @eduboue & Jeff Mumm biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… @WVUBiology
We are excited to share our new preprint. We found a visual critical period in larval zebrafish where brief asymmetric visual experience instructs neural and behavioral asymmetries
@WVUBiology @WvuNeuroscience @WVUVisualSci #zebrafish #Science
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First paper finally in press. We developed zebrafish as a model of individuality. Come see how molecular dose-dependency and the environment generate unique motor behavior across genetically similar individuals
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@WVUBiology @FrontNeurosci #zebrafish
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Despite a year and counting with many roadblocks, we submitted our first paper - individuality in zebrafish and factors modulating inter-individual differences. Congrats to the lab and our great collaborators. @WVUBiology @NeuroscienceWVU
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Here's some food for thought to get you through the weekend: What "ideas" 💡are hatching in the @Horstick1 lab? @WVUEberly #science #lablife
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Reviewers: if you are assigned a manuscript that is well written and data are clear, can we agree to say no changes needed? It seems many suggest unnecessary changes just to feel they are a good reviewer. This is damaging to students, postdocs and PIs 😡 @AcademicChatter
NICHD former fellow interview and some of my thoughts on the exciting journal as an assistant professor @WVUBiology @NICHD_NIH #zebrafish
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fish room alarms in the middle of the night during a pandemic. But I saved the day (night) #winning #science #sciencelife #biology #zebrafish
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And sure enough normal looking mosaic eyes hets had only weak motor bias! Nice example of how heterozygous mutations can cause subtle behavioral phenotypes like 'handedness'.
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Congrats @Horstick1 on publication of his cool story about 'handedness' in #zebrafish with literally a twist at the end of the tale! Here's how we worked it out...
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At long last, my paper on motor asymmetry is out. Take a look at what we learned by finding "fish handedness" @WVUBiology
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