We are a neurobiology lab in the Department of Biology at Indiana University Bloomington. Our research focuses on understanding how the brain generates behavior, using Drosophila melanogaster as a genetically tractable model system. Our work combines neurogenetics, behavioral analysis, and advanced imaging techniques to study fundamental mechanisms of brain function.
Scholz-Carlson E., Iyer A.R., Nern A., Ewer J. and Fernandez MP* (2025). Synaptic Targets of Circadian Clock Neurons Influence Core Clock Parameters. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.635801v1 * Corresponding author
Iyer AR, Scholz-Carlson E, Bell EV, Biondi G, Ricchariya, S., and Fernandez MP* (2025). Circadian rhythms are more resilient to pacemaker neuron disruption in female Drosophila. PLoS Biology 23(5): e3003146. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003146. *Corresponding author
