Emily Behrman
@emilylbehrman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Dartmouth College | she/her | Eco Evo Neuro Genetics | Also dogs, rowing, pottery, baking
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What a summer it’s been! We built our Drosophila experimental evolution mesocosms and are running our first experiment! I’m ecstatic to be able to pair our study genetic and neural mechanisms of behavior evolution in the lab with how behaviors evolve in nature!
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We are in Bluesky and we are happy to share our two last consortium publications: the DrosEU expanded DEST dataset and a Continent-wide study of phenotypic differentiation among European #Drosophila melanogaster populations (1/7)
October 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We are in Bluesky and we are happy to share our two last consortium publications: the DrosEU expanded DEST dataset and a Continent-wide study of phenotypic differentiation among European #Drosophila melanogaster populations (1/7)
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The Hopkins Lab (hopkins-lab.com) at the University of Florida is looking to recruit a postdoc to work on the genetics of organ function and evolution across Drosophila and beyond. Please visit tinyurl.com/vcsjpmzz or email me for more info. And please RT or send to anyone who might be interested!
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Hopkins Lab (hopkins-lab.com) at the University of Florida is looking to recruit a postdoc to work on the genetics of organ function and evolution across Drosophila and beyond. Please visit tinyurl.com/vcsjpmzz or email me for more info. And please RT or send to anyone who might be interested!
Lab meeting field trip this morning! The undergrads explored the field site. I’m thrilled to work with a great team of ‘28s who will be on campus for sophomore summer next year and can expand their lab research to the mesocosms! @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social #fieldworkfun
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Lab meeting field trip this morning! The undergrads explored the field site. I’m thrilled to work with a great team of ‘28s who will be on campus for sophomore summer next year and can expand their lab research to the mesocosms! @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social #fieldworkfun
What a summer it’s been! We built our Drosophila experimental evolution mesocosms and are running our first experiment! I’m ecstatic to be able to pair our study genetic and neural mechanisms of behavior evolution in the lab with how behaviors evolve in nature!
September 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
What a summer it’s been! We built our Drosophila experimental evolution mesocosms and are running our first experiment! I’m ecstatic to be able to pair our study genetic and neural mechanisms of behavior evolution in the lab with how behaviors evolve in nature!
Reposted by Emily Behrman
Excited / nervous to share the “magnum opus” of my postdoc in Andreas Wagner’s lab!
"De-novo promoters emerge more readily from random DNA than from genomic DNA"
This project is the accumulation of 4 years of work, and lays the foundation for my future group. In short, we… (1/4)
"De-novo promoters emerge more readily from random DNA than from genomic DNA"
This project is the accumulation of 4 years of work, and lays the foundation for my future group. In short, we… (1/4)
De-novo promoters emerge more readily from random DNA than from genomic DNA
Promoters are DNA sequences that help to initiate transcription. Point mutations can create de-novo promoters, which can consequently transcribe inactive genes or create novel transcripts. We know lit...
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August 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Excited / nervous to share the “magnum opus” of my postdoc in Andreas Wagner’s lab!
"De-novo promoters emerge more readily from random DNA than from genomic DNA"
This project is the accumulation of 4 years of work, and lays the foundation for my future group. In short, we… (1/4)
"De-novo promoters emerge more readily from random DNA than from genomic DNA"
This project is the accumulation of 4 years of work, and lays the foundation for my future group. In short, we… (1/4)
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Learn more about Mike Hoppa's @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social Keck Foundation Grant to develop groundbreaking neural imaging technology! 🧠
“We think this tool and method are going to break open voltage imaging to the wider scientific community,” says Hoppa.
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/08...
“We think this tool and method are going to break open voltage imaging to the wider scientific community,” says Hoppa.
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/08...
New Imaging Technique Could Reveal Hidden Electrical Signals in the Brain | Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Biological sciences professor Michael Hoppa received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop groundbreaking neural imaging technology.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Learn more about Mike Hoppa's @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social Keck Foundation Grant to develop groundbreaking neural imaging technology! 🧠
“We think this tool and method are going to break open voltage imaging to the wider scientific community,” says Hoppa.
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/08...
“We think this tool and method are going to break open voltage imaging to the wider scientific community,” says Hoppa.
fas.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/08...
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#ESEB2025 @emilylbehrman.bsky.social on a great cuticular hydrocarbon-based mate preference system in Drosophila: a single molecule secreted by melanogaster females is sufficient to induce melanogaster males to mate simulans females, and to put simulans males off simulans females. Cool.
August 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
#ESEB2025 @emilylbehrman.bsky.social on a great cuticular hydrocarbon-based mate preference system in Drosophila: a single molecule secreted by melanogaster females is sufficient to induce melanogaster males to mate simulans females, and to put simulans males off simulans females. Cool.
Thank you for organizing such a fascinating and fun symposium! It was an honor to share my research!
Now @emilylbehrman.bsky.social exploring the genetic basis of neural circuit evolution for Drosophila mate preferences, including what their interested song & their disinterested song sounds like #ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Thank you for organizing such a fascinating and fun symposium! It was an honor to share my research!
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Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Congratulations to technician Emily who gave her first talk today ever at our Quantitative Ecology and Evolution seminar. She did a great job and answered lots of questions throughout her presentation. I’m really proud of her for sharing research in progress and getting feedback!
June 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Congratulations to technician Emily who gave her first talk today ever at our Quantitative Ecology and Evolution seminar. She did a great job and answered lots of questions throughout her presentation. I’m really proud of her for sharing research in progress and getting feedback!
#proudPI: freshmen Emily, Paul, Elise, Evan, & Tobias presented 2 posters at the Wetterhahn Symposium. Earlier this spring technician Emily presented at Neuroscience Day and Guirani Poster Symposium. I’m impressed at what we’ve achieved >1 year & excited to keep working with such an amazing team!
May 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
#proudPI: freshmen Emily, Paul, Elise, Evan, & Tobias presented 2 posters at the Wetterhahn Symposium. Earlier this spring technician Emily presented at Neuroscience Day and Guirani Poster Symposium. I’m impressed at what we’ve achieved >1 year & excited to keep working with such an amazing team!
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Fantastic Neuroscience Day at Dartmouth! Thrilled to share the stage with these brilliant new faculty. Especially on Int’l Women's Day! (@laurenwalker.bsky.social , @emilylbehrman.bsky.social & Pia O’Niell)
March 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fantastic Neuroscience Day at Dartmouth! Thrilled to share the stage with these brilliant new faculty. Especially on Int’l Women's Day! (@laurenwalker.bsky.social , @emilylbehrman.bsky.social & Pia O’Niell)
#NewPI now hiring for a Laboratory Technician to join our exciting research program studying behavior evolution! Please RT searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/75084
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August 2, 2024 at 6:12 PM
#NewPI now hiring for a Laboratory Technician to join our exciting research program studying behavior evolution! Please RT searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/75084
I am thrilled to start an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College in July 2024. We will study genetic & neural basis of behavior evolution & how behavior affects evolution. Recruiting talented & enthusiastic scientists to join the lab!
March 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
I am thrilled to start an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College in July 2024. We will study genetic & neural basis of behavior evolution & how behavior affects evolution. Recruiting talented & enthusiastic scientists to join the lab!