Jun 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Current Biology publishes Ainsworth and Zhao et al., showing that the dynamics of spineless transcription set the ratio of R7 photoreceptor subtypes in the Drosophila retina. Co-first authors Julia Ainsworth and Tim Zhao are PhD students in the lab. Read the...
Jan 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
PNAS publishes Gao et al., “Deep conservation complemented by novelty and innovation in the insect eye ground plan.” Read the paper.
Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
An NIH NHGRI award through the EDGE program (R01HG013634) begins, supporting the lab’s comparative retina work.
Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Mike receives an NSF CAREER award (IOS-2339031) for work on neural cell type and circuit evolution in the insect visual system.
Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Mike joins eLife as a Reviewing Editor, and undergraduate Zoie Andre is named a URS Summer Scholar.
Jul 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
The lab hosted two ENLACE summer researchers and, with the UCSD CREATE center, science teachers from Canyon Crest High School to begin a classroom module on genome editing and butterfly development.
