Callaerts Lab - Lab of Behavioral and Developmental Genetics
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Patrick Callaerts research group, Laboratory of Behavioral and Developmental Genetics
The main research aim of the Patrick Callaerts lab is to elucidate the genetic, neurobiological and developmental basis of aggressive behavior in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster and to understand what causes aberrant aggressive behavior. The long-term goal is to use these insights to identify genes and mechanisms involved in human psychiatric disorders and novel therapeutic avenues for use in the psychiatric clinic.
05/05/2022
Check out this video from one of our collaborators, Victoria, about her behavioral experiments in mice!
Animal Models & Behavior with Victoria. Episode 1: Pilot. The Top 4 Most viewed videos in the FENS Video Contest will be announced on June 10. View and Share to Vote for your favourite!Description of the video:In th...
11/02/2020
Mirna, one of our previous Master students, made a short video showcasing some of the best Drosophila boxing, lunging and tussling!
29/05/2019
Last week the Callaerts Lab went to Namur for our lab retreat. Two days of visiting the city, eating delicious food topped with a healthy sprinkle of scientific discussion.
We all had a blast and will definitely be repeated in the future!
18/05/2019
On Friday we said goodbye to Valeria who joined us for a 2.5 month internship. As a goodbye, she brought some delicious Italian cheese! We hope to see you again Valeria!
18/02/2019
Tom recently graduated after doing his Master thesis with us and has started working as a technician in our lab! To celebrate he brought donuts!
Congrats Tom!
En voor de Nederlandstaligen, hoe geluid agressie bij de fruitvlieg beïnvloedt: http://nieuws.kuleuven.be/node/17488
De strijd boven de fruitschaal: geluid beïnvloedt agressie bij fruitvlieg | Nieuws KU Leuven
Marijke's paper describing the important role that hearing plays in aggression is now out in PNAS
dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1605946114
Hearing regulates Drosophila aggression National Academy of Sciences
09/12/2016
It's great to have such awesome and enthusiastic rotation students like Max and Inge running around the lab again!
Liesbeth & Tim's paper describing the complex role of Semaphorin-1a signaling in mushroom body development is out:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2016.00210
Axon Branch-Specific Semaphorin-1a Signaling in Drosophila Mushroom Body Development Correct wiring of the mushroom body neuropil in the Drosophila brain involves appropriate positioning of different axonal lobes, as well as the sister branches that develop from individual axons. This positioning requires the integration of various guidance cues provided by different cell types, whi...
28/07/2016
Elke just dropped by to let us know that there are Pokémons in our lab.
27/07/2016
"Current thinking on how we develop, our behaviour, ageing and evolution are all built on the foundation of fruit fly research. The more we study them the more similar we discover we are: 75% of human disease genes have a recognisable match in the common fruit fly."
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160613-how-the-humble-fruit-fly-is-answering-lifes-big-questions?ocid=ww.social.link.twitter
How the humble fruit fly is answering life’s big questions This tiny insect, which most of us brush aside from the fruit bowl, has been responsible for some of the greatest discoveries in modern science
28/06/2016
Congratulations to Kiliana, who successfully defended her PhD thesis yesterday evening. Next stop - post-doc in New Zealand. Good luck, Dr. Bekelaar!
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