# CSHL 2021 Neurobiology of Drosophila Conference

> **NIH NIH R13** · COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY · 2021 · $10,000

## Abstract

This proposal requests support for a unique international meeting, the biennial Neurobiology of Drosophila
conference at Cold Spring Harbor to be held in 2021, the 19th meeting in this series. For the 2021 edition, the
organizers have focused the meeting on topics of direct bearing on the central goals of the NIH Neuroscience
Blueprint and BRAIN initiative, in particular the mission of NINDS, but also those of NICHD, NIDA, NIAAA, NIA,
NIMH and NIAID. The meeting will explore the latest advances being made in the highly successful model
system the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster through the combined power of genetics, molecular biology, cell
biology, electrophysiology, imaging, and behavioral analysis to address fundamental issues in neurobiology
with direct relevance to human health and disease. The meeting will have eight oral sessions: 1) Circuit
Formation and Function; 2) (Re)Generation of Neurons and Glia; 3) Sensory Integration and Behavior; 4)
Technological Innovations; 5) Neuroscience and Evolution in Non-melanogaster Insects; 6) Neurological
Disease and Injury; 7) Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity; and 8) Neur-omics. There will be three poster
sessions presenting work drawn from each of these areas. Finally, there will also be two special plenary
presentations: the keynote Benzer Memorial Lecture and the Elkins Memorial Lecture, which is an honor
awarded to the student who has written the best Ph.D. thesis since the previous meeting. The 2021 Benzer
Memorial Lecture will be given by Dr. Leslie Vosshall (Robert Chemers Neustein Professor and Howard
Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at Rockefeller University, NYC), whose pioneering work has shed light on
the control of complex behaviors by environmental cues and their modulation by internal physiological states.
By vote of the previous participants, the meeting will remain of moderate size (~450 participants) in order to
facilitate discussion, exchange of ideas and techniques, and to promote new collaborations in rapidly-evolving
fields. Roughly half the attendees have previously attended the meeting, highlighting its importance and
relevance, and the new attendees bring fresh ideas and extend the meeting's reach. All applicants will be
encouraged to submit an abstract and the majority of participants, typically over 75%, will present a talk or
poster. Speakers will be chosen by session leaders and meeting organizers from the most timely and
interesting abstracts submitted a few months in advance of the conference: this will ensure that late-breaking
science is covered in all of the talks. In the event that the conference is oversubscribed, participants will be
chosen to include at least one representative from each participating laboratory. This meeting has always
attracted investigators across many career stages and has a historically excellent record of promoting the
scientific development of young investigators and women. To encourage participation by junior investigators, a
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10223031
- **Project number:** 1R13NS122126-01
- **Recipient organization:** COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID J. STEWART
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $10,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-15 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10223031

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10223031, CSHL 2021 Neurobiology of Drosophila Conference (1R13NS122126-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10223031. Licensed CC0.

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