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Jens Rister

@jensrister

Associate Professor @UMassBoston. K99/R00 fellow @NatEyeInstitute. We study photoreceptor development and the effects of vitamin A deficiency on the eye. 👁

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The application deadline for the Cold Spring Harbor Labs "Drosophila Neurobiology: Genes, Circuits & Behavior" course (June 26-July 17 2025) has been extended to April 2 2025. Course and registration information can be found here meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx?c… Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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the deadline is extended! submit your app by april 2nd! seriously, apply for the CSHL Drosophila summer course. it is the most wonderful experience, with the most wonderful labs, at the most wonderful institute, and with the most wonderful students! meetings.cshl.edu/courses.aspx...

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Save the date: Claude Desplan (New York University) discusses neural diversity using the Drosophila visual system as the recipient of the 2025 Joram Piatigorsky Basic Science Lecture and Award. Wednesday, April 23, 3 p.m. ET, NIH campus brnw.ch/21wRDOA

Save the date: Claude Desplan (<a href="/nyuniversity/">New York University</a>) discusses neural diversity using the Drosophila visual system as the recipient of the 2025 Joram Piatigorsky Basic Science Lecture and Award. 

Wednesday, April 23, 3 p.m. ET, NIH campus 

brnw.ch/21wRDOA
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Great start of the 2025 CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology Course: Oguz Kanca and Cale Whitworth (BDSC) updated us on the powerful genetic tools and valuable resources in Drosophila! Jens Rister Reis Lab Robert Carrillo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Great start of the 2025 CSHL Drosophila Neurobiology Course: <a href="/KancaOguz/">Oguz Kanca</a> and Cale Whitworth (BDSC) updated us on the powerful genetic tools and valuable resources in Drosophila!
<a href="/JensRister/">Jens Rister</a> 
<a href="/reis_lab/">Reis Lab</a>
<a href="/NufoTheFlyGuy/">Robert Carrillo</a> 
<a href="/CSHL/">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory</a> 
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Martha Bhattacharya and Megan Corty showed us elegant and efficient approaches for using Drosophila as a model for nerve degeneration and injury! Jens Rister Reis Lab Robert Carrillo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Martha Bhattacharya and Megan Corty showed us elegant and efficient approaches for using Drosophila as a model for nerve degeneration and injury!
<a href="/JensRister/">Jens Rister</a>
<a href="/reis_lab/">Reis Lab</a>
<a href="/NufoTheFlyGuy/">Robert Carrillo</a>
<a href="/CSHL/">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory</a>
#cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila
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Arnaldo Carreira-Rosario explained us how a systems-level neurodevelopmental approach uses the Drosophila embryo as a model for how the nervous system of an animal becomes active! Jens Rister Reis Lab Robert Carrillo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Arnaldo Carreira-Rosario explained us how a systems-level neurodevelopmental approach uses the Drosophila embryo as a model for how the nervous system of an animal becomes active!
<a href="/JensRister/">Jens Rister</a>
<a href="/reis_lab/">Reis Lab</a>
<a href="/NufoTheFlyGuy/">Robert Carrillo</a>
<a href="/CSHL/">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory</a>
#cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila
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Chris Vecsey explained how Drosophila is used to dissect the mechanisms that control sleep and wakefulness. In addition, he gave valuable insights into research at a Liberal Arts institution! Jens Rister Reis Lab Robert Carrillo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Chris Vecsey explained how Drosophila is used to dissect the mechanisms that control sleep and wakefulness. In addition, he gave valuable insights into research at a Liberal Arts institution! 
<a href="/JensRister/">Jens Rister</a>
<a href="/reis_lab/">Reis Lab</a>
<a href="/NufoTheFlyGuy/">Robert Carrillo</a>
<a href="/CSHL/">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory</a>
#cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila
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Tingting Wang presented her exciting research on the mechanisms that underlie the homeostatic regulation that stabilizes the nervous system. Jens Rister Reis Lab Robert Carrillo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Tingting Wang presented her exciting research on the mechanisms that underlie the homeostatic regulation that stabilizes the nervous system.
<a href="/JensRister/">Jens Rister</a>
<a href="/reis_lab/">Reis Lab</a>
<a href="/NufoTheFlyGuy/">Robert Carrillo</a>
<a href="/CSHL/">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory</a>
#cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila
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Vil Fernandes gave an impressive and interactive lecture on her lab's analysis of the glial cell atlas and the development of glia in the visual system! Jens Rister Reis Lab Robert Carrillo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Vil Fernandes gave an impressive and interactive lecture on her lab's analysis of the glial cell atlas and the development of glia in the visual system!
<a href="/JensRister/">Jens Rister</a> <a href="/reis_lab/">Reis Lab</a> <a href="/NufoTheFlyGuy/">Robert Carrillo</a> <a href="/CSHL/">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory</a> #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila
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Beverly Piggott gave a fascinating neuronal cell biology lecture and discussed the role of ion channels in early nervous system development! Jens Rister Reis Lab Robert Carrillo Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila

Beverly Piggott gave a fascinating neuronal cell biology lecture and discussed the role of ion channels in early nervous system development!
<a href="/JensRister/">Jens Rister</a> <a href="/reis_lab/">Reis Lab</a> <a href="/NufoTheFlyGuy/">Robert Carrillo</a> <a href="/CSHL/">Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory</a> #cshlflycourse #scicomm #drosophila