Carlotta Martelli

Olfactory projection neuron rewiring in the brain of an ecological specialist Dürr et al. develop advanced genetic tools in the host specialist D. sechellia to study its olfactory system neuroanatomy. They show via single-cell labeling, tracing, and quantitative comparison of o...

Happy to see this out now:
Olfactory projection neuron rewiring in the brain of an ecological specialist: Cell Reports www.cell.com/cell-reports...

In a team effort with @bentonlab.bsky.social 's lab we establish new genetic tools in #drosophila sechellia and compare single central brain neurons.

28.04.2025 07:08 — 👍 41    🔁 19    💬 2    📌 1

Very happy to announce a workshop I'm co-organising with Marion Silies and @crltt.bsky.social, taking place 2-4 Sept in Ingelheim, Germany!

'Flexibility and robustness of nervous system function', hosted by the Gutenberg Workshops @unimainz.bsky.social & with a fantastic line-up!

Details below 🔻

24.04.2025 17:24 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

Developmental timing across species: From mechanisms to evolutionary insights Like choreography, development consists of a highly ordered suite of steps and transitions. Modifying developmental tempo can affect final size and composition of tissues, as well as their plasticity…

Registration deadline is soon! Don’t miss this wonderful meeting 👇🏽
meetings.embo.org/event/25-dev...

25.03.2025 07:55 — 👍 3    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

‼️🔬 I am looking for a PhD student to investigate the molecular signatures of memory engrams in Drosophila.

🎓 Fully funded 4-year PhD position (BBSRC NEEDL)
📍 Durham University, UK

More details and instructions to apply: tinyurl.com/durhamPhD

#Drosophila #Neuroskyence #Neuroscience #Memory

27.02.2025 23:53 — 👍 33    🔁 24    💬 0    📌 0

3-Year PhD position @Uni Mainz (Germany) with @crltt.bsky.social, S. Foitzik, and me

#Neurobiology #genomics #transcriptomics to investigate the olfactory system of ants from genes to neurons

Information: seafile.rlp.net/f/5df9298781...

We still have a postdoc position available for this project.

12.02.2025 09:53 — 👍 0    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Impressions of the IQCB General Assembly & Networking Event on 29 January 2025.

Terrific start to 2025! Last Wednesday, IQCB members had a great time sharing their research and finding potential cooperation partners. #UniMainz Vice President Prof. Dr. Stefan Müller-Stach gave an exciting keynote on how new tools in #Mathematics can be applied in #DataScience.

04.02.2025 17:29 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Impact of developmental temperature on neural growth, connectivity, and function Developmental temperature tunes brain wiring with consequences for circuit function and animal behavior.

Our paper is out!
www.science.org/doi/full/10....

16.01.2025 16:31 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1

2-Year Postdoc @Uni Mainz (Germany) with @crltt.bsky.social, S. Foitzik, and me

#Neurobiology #genomics #transcriptomics to investigate the olfactory system of ants from genes to neurons

Information: seafile.rlp.net/f/53a92045be...

15.01.2025 14:12 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

We are hiring! - mrtlllab We are hiring! Are you passionate about neuroscience and eager to understand how the brain processes negative experiences? The mrtllab is looking for a driven PhD candidate to study the neural mechani...

There is an open PhD position in our Lab! In collaboration with the lab of @manuperisse.bsky.social we will study how flies evaluate negative experiences based on context. More info here: mrtlllab.uni-mainz.de/we-are-hiring/

05.12.2024 15:54 — 👍 16    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 3