My new paper with Michael Shahandeh and Tom Turner at UCSB has been published in G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. In this paper, we map a male preference for female pheromones that differs between Drosophila species and find that a 1.35 Mb region on the X chromosome has a major effect on this preference.

The lab went out for lunch to celebrating the end of SRI: 10 weeks that have been filled with successes, failures, so much science, and so many flies!

Abby, Ana-Maria and Chelsea presented their summer research today at Barnard's Summer Research Institute (SRI) Poster Session!

Congratulations to Ana-Maria for being awarded the Con Edison Summer Internship to conduct her SRI research!

Congrats to Lisa, Nushrat and Taylor on their graduation as part of the Barnard Class of 2019!
Lisa earned her BA in Neuroscience & Biology, Nushrat earned her BA in Biology, and Taylor earned her BA in Biology. They are the first graduating members of the Pischedda Lab!

Congratulations to Lisa who presented her senior thesis work today at the Neuroscience & Behavior Symposium!

A new preprint of my work with Michael Shahandeh and Tom Turner at UCSB is now available on bioRxiv! In this paper we identify two genes associated with behavioral differences between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans. 

I was featured in the First-Gen Faculty Spotlight on Barnard's Student Success Blog. Fun fact: I was the first in my family to go to college! 

Happy Halloween from the Biology Department at Barnard!

I was featured on Barnard's From the Faculty Lounger, discussing "Biology and the Sexes" with Rebecca Jordan-Young from the Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. You can watch the video here.

Today Abby presented her and Nushrat's SRI poster at the Global Physicians Network Foundation Scientific Poster Session! 

Today Abby was honored by Con Edison for receiving a grant from the Con Edison Summer Internship Program to conduct her SRI research. 

Lisa, Stacy, Nushrat and Abby presented their summer research at Barnard's Summer Research Institute (SRI) Poster Session today!

I was interviewed by Ed Yong for an article in The Atlantic on PLoS Biology's new policy to publish papers that have been "scooped" in the last 6 months. My thoughts: it's great for researchers at smaller schools like Barnard.