Behavioral Genetics, ScB
Advisor: Karla Kaun
Thesis: Exploring the locomotive effects of Stat92E knockdown in Drosophila
Thesis Advisors: Karla Kaun, Kate O'Connor-Giles, Tariq Brown
Behavioral Genetics is a concentration that strives to understand why and how humans behave the way they do from personality to mental illness by studying how genetic and environmental factors interact to drive behavior.
I explored the gene Stat92E influenced locomotion in response to alcohol exposure in Drosophila melanogaster by knocking down expression of the gene in various parts of Drosophila brain. I found that knockdown of Stat92E impaired hyperactivity locomotion which was evident by significantly lower velocity and angular velocity of experimental flies compared to heterozygous controls.
Acknowledgments:
I thank Drs. Karla Kaun and Kate O'Connor-Giles, as well as my graduate student mentor Tariq Brown for helping me through my research project during this unique year. An additional thank you to the members of the Kaun lab for their help in my research.
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Congratulations on a fantastic research project Raffee! Wishing you all the best in your next steps! Kate O'Connor-Giles
Raffee, It was such a pleasure working with you. Congrats on your fantastic thesis and I look forward to seeing your future career in science evolve! Karla Kaun
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