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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: 8-10
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: EBBrown@bio.fsu.edu
  fsu_college: 'Arts and Sciences'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Biological Sciences'
  headshot_optional_: '27131'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: ''
  mentoring_philosophy: 'I am deeply invested in mentoring trainees and believe communication and common goals are key features of successful mentorship. While I initially plan to provide hand-on guidance and support to incoming students, they will be encouraged to become more independent and develop their own research questions over time. I will also encourage student(s) to learn from other members of the lab, as I believe peer-to-peer learning increases engagement and promotes collaboration. I am committed to creating a safe and inclusive research environment and encourage students typically underrepresented in STEM to apply.'
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '3'
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  overall_research_project_description: 'Deficits in smell and taste are associated with healthy aging, as well as numerous neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). However, how these changes occur, particularly with respect to taste, remains largely unexplored. We use the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model. We previously found that aging impairs taste response to sugars, but not fatty acids, revealing modality-specific deficits in taste. This decline in sugar taste response is associated with changes in gene expression within the neurons that are activated by sugars. Students joining this project will confirm these findings using quantification of gene expression, behavioral assays, and statistical analysis, with the ultimate goal of characterizing novel candidate gene(s) that function in these sensory neurons during aging. '
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  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2WBYd1oAAAAJ&hl=en'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: In-person
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'During Business Hours'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Elizabeth Brown'
  project_keywords: 'Behavior, Aging, Taste, Chemosensory, Drosophila'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, related STEM fields'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: She/Her
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: ''
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: 'Students will begin by learning care and maintenance of fly lines, executing behavioral experiments, and running statistical analysis. Advanced techniques include performing dissections, immunohistochemistry, and quantification of gene expression.'
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: |-
    Wednesday September 6 from 2:30 to 3:00 PM (https://fsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArc-yrpj0rEtS2siVIUO9_rhnYmzUllymu)
    Thursday September 7 from 2:30 to 3:00 PM (https://fsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctde-rrD0rHtKXHzZzXpx0tID9okcaVQ13)
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: 'A broad understanding of the fundamental concepts in genetics and molecular biology is recommended. Students must be reliable and be detail-oriented. Training in Drosophila husbandry and techniques will be provided.'
  title_of_the_project: 'Aging-dependent regulation of taste preference'
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  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
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  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Dr.
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2023'