Investigate the effects of atmospheric pollutants on plant-pollinator interactions and the processing of floral scents

Determine the role of astrocytes in heat resilience, to better understand how the brain builds resilience to temperature challenges at the cell and molecular level

Investigate the neuronal and circuit principles that underlie functional resilience to temperature in the nematode C. elegans

Assess the ability of invertebrate species to maintain neuron development and function in response to temperature flux, to address a gap between known ecological impacts and physiological adaptation

Investigate how cephalopods cope with environmental changes, such as low oxygen availability (hypoxia), to advance studies in RNA editing and neural adaptation

Develop new tools to study biophysical perturbations in neuronal cell properties, to explore adaptability of neural systems

Investigate the influence of environmental context and valence on neural responses in the basolateral amygdala