People
'None of us is as good as all of us'. Maestro Tabaréz
Carolina Rezaval- Group leader
Carolina was born in Patagonia, Argentina. She received a Masters and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Buenos Aires. During her Ph.D. in the lab of Fernanda Ceriani, she identified genes underlying neurodegeneration, ultimately affecting circadian behaviour in Drosophila. She did her post-doctoral research at the University of Oxford, where she studied the genetic and neural basis of innate sexual behaviours in Drosophila. As a BBSRC researcher co-investigator with Prof. Stephen Goodwin at Oxford, she studied how the brain differs between the sexes, and how these differences explain distinct behaviours shown by male and female flies. Carolina won a Birmingham Fellowship to start her independent research group in April 2018, and become a Lecturer in Neurobiology 2021. Watch a 3 minute video about Carolina's work here and here.
Carolina Rezaval- Group leader
Carolina was born in Patagonia, Argentina. She received a Masters and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Buenos Aires. During her Ph.D. in the lab of Fernanda Ceriani, she identified genes underlying neurodegeneration, ultimately affecting circadian behaviour in Drosophila. She did her post-doctoral research at the University of Oxford, where she studied the genetic and neural basis of innate sexual behaviours in Drosophila. As a BBSRC researcher co-investigator with Prof. Stephen Goodwin at Oxford, she studied how the brain differs between the sexes, and how these differences explain distinct behaviours shown by male and female flies. Carolina won a Birmingham Fellowship to start her independent research group in April 2018, and become a Lecturer in Neurobiology 2021. Watch a 3 minute video about Carolina's work here and here.
Laurie Cazale-Debat (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-doctoral Fellow)
Laurie obtained a Research Master in Neuroscience, Cognition and Behaviour from the University of Toulouse. Her scientific interests have focused on understanding how sensory and social experiences occurring during early developmental stages impact the expression of social behaviours in arthropods. For her PhD, Laurie joined the lab of Jean-François Ferveur, University of Burgundy, Dijon, where she addressed this question using Drosophila as a model organism. Taking advantage of sophisticated neurogenetic tools available in fruit flies, she studied changes in adult behaviour following exposure to pheromones during larval stages. As a post-doc in the lab of Carolina Rezaval, she is looking to deepen her understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying behavioural decisions. She recently won a prestigious Marie Curie fellowship to continue her work in the lab.
Laurie obtained a Research Master in Neuroscience, Cognition and Behaviour from the University of Toulouse. Her scientific interests have focused on understanding how sensory and social experiences occurring during early developmental stages impact the expression of social behaviours in arthropods. For her PhD, Laurie joined the lab of Jean-François Ferveur, University of Burgundy, Dijon, where she addressed this question using Drosophila as a model organism. Taking advantage of sophisticated neurogenetic tools available in fruit flies, she studied changes in adult behaviour following exposure to pheromones during larval stages. As a post-doc in the lab of Carolina Rezaval, she is looking to deepen her understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying behavioural decisions. She recently won a prestigious Marie Curie fellowship to continue her work in the lab.
Saloni Rose- Darwin PhD student
Saloni is from Kalpakkam, a small town in southern coast in India. She obtained her BS-MS degree from Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Mohali. For her master's thesis, she worked on transcription factor CRH-1/CREB-1 and its role in long term memory formation. More broadly, she wants to understand neural circuits underlying complex animal behaviour and decision making. Saloni was awarded a Darwin fellowship to do a PhD in the lab focused on understanding how bacterial infections affect mate choice decisions in fruit flies.
Saloni is from Kalpakkam, a small town in southern coast in India. She obtained her BS-MS degree from Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Mohali. For her master's thesis, she worked on transcription factor CRH-1/CREB-1 and its role in long term memory formation. More broadly, she wants to understand neural circuits underlying complex animal behaviour and decision making. Saloni was awarded a Darwin fellowship to do a PhD in the lab focused on understanding how bacterial infections affect mate choice decisions in fruit flies.
Megan Day- MIBTP PhD student
Megan completed her Msci project in the Rezaval lab, looking at how the brain makes decisions when faced with conflicting options. She was recently accepted into the prestigious BBSRC-MIBTP programme to do PhD in the lab.
Megan completed her Msci project in the Rezaval lab, looking at how the brain makes decisions when faced with conflicting options. She was recently accepted into the prestigious BBSRC-MIBTP programme to do PhD in the lab.
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Orla Cronin- MSci student
Orla is an undergraduate student working on completing her fourth year Msci Biochemistry degree. Previous written projects include a Literature Review of Predatory Bacteria, but wanting to enhance her laboratory skill set and focus on interests initially explored in Psychological and Neurocellular modules undertaken in previous years she was now drawn to the exciting research on behavioural choice prioritisation of Drosophila taking place at the Rezaval lab. . |
Lauren Blackburn- Research Technician
Lauren graduated from the University of Worcester with a BSc in Human Biology and from the University of York with an MSc by Research in Neuroscience, supervised by Sean Sweeney and William Brackenbury. During her MSc, Lauren investigated the function of tipE, a putative Drosophila orthologue of the mammalian voltage-gated sodium channel β1 subunit. This was achieved by evaluating Drosophila mutants in both behavioural and electrophysiological assays.
Lauren graduated from the University of Worcester with a BSc in Human Biology and from the University of York with an MSc by Research in Neuroscience, supervised by Sean Sweeney and William Brackenbury. During her MSc, Lauren investigated the function of tipE, a putative Drosophila orthologue of the mammalian voltage-gated sodium channel β1 subunit. This was achieved by evaluating Drosophila mutants in both behavioural and electrophysiological assays.
George Yerou- MRes student
George attained his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester. Here he developed a keen interest in behaviour and cognition, exploring this area from a multitude of both mechanistic and evolutionary perspectives. In the Rezaval lab he will be studying how sex and reproduction shape the brain and behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster.
George attained his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester. Here he developed a keen interest in behaviour and cognition, exploring this area from a multitude of both mechanistic and evolutionary perspectives. In the Rezaval lab he will be studying how sex and reproduction shape the brain and behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster.
Anna Dimtsi- Research Technician
- Anna graduated from Democritus University of Thrace in Greece with a BSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics and continued her studies in Newcastle University with an MRes in Neuroscience. During her master’s she explored the fields of Behaviour, Cognition, Psychiatric illness and Epilepsy. She also investigated the role of STXBP1 in human prenatal tissue and brain development using immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy and advanced image analysis.
