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 (in press, Science Advances). biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.30.635801v2
Pranevicius A, Biondi G, Iyer AR, Seiffe A, Depino AM, and Fernandez MP (2025). Sexually dimorphic and clock gene specific effects of artificial light at night on Drosophila behavioural rhythms. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 292:20251170
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.
