Ivana Jaric | “Ovarian cycle disruption and its impact on brain plasticity and behavior in mice”

Young PI talk \ Manfred Eigen lecture theatre For decades, female subjects have been systematically excluded from preclinical neuroscience research, largely due to the assumption that ovarian hormone fluctuations would introduce unwanted variability. Although ovarian hormone status is now recognized as shaping brain physiology and contributing to psychiatric disorder risk, it remains largely overlooked in preclinical settings. Dr. Jaric will…

Frederic Römschied | “Modulation of neural function following experience in alternate social realities”

Young PI talk \ Manfred Eigen lecture theatre Learning from social feedback is fundamental for flexible behavior across species, and deficits in such flexibility can impair social well-being. To investigate the neural basis of social flexibility, we studied male Drosophila melanogaster, a genetically accessible model of social behavior. Building on work showing that past social experience influences male courtship behavior,…