Stéphane Dissel
@sdissel.bsky.social
Associate Professor at UMKC. I study sleep, memory and decision-making using the Drosophila model. Also, Pink Floyd is the best band in the history of music, period.
https://research.umkc.edu/dissel/research
https://research.umkc.edu/dissel/research
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Why do we feel an irresistible drive to sleep after being awake for too long? A recent study led by Prof. Anissa Kempf has revealed that, in fruit flies, a small set of neurons can sense when the fly needs rest. Learn more 👉
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch #sleep
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch #sleep
The mystery of sleep: How does the brain know when it’s time to sleep?
Why do we feel an irresistible drive to sleep after being awake for too long? A recent study led by Prof. Anissa Kempf at the Biozentrum has revealed that in fruit flies, a small set of neurons can se...
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Why do we feel an irresistible drive to sleep after being awake for too long? A recent study led by Prof. Anissa Kempf has revealed that, in fruit flies, a small set of neurons can sense when the fly needs rest. Learn more 👉
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch #sleep
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/... @erc.europa.eu @snsf.ch #sleep
Congratulations to my friend Anissa Kempf for this paper emphasizing the need to use the proper genetic tools when linking sleep effects to specific neurons. This was needed. Well done
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A Hyperkinetic-dependent redox-sensing mechanism operates specifically in dorsal fan-shaped body neurons to promote sleep
Sleep is a universal and tightly regulated process that is controlled by both circadian and homeostatic mechanisms1. Work in Drosophila melanogaster h…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Congratulations to my friend Anissa Kempf for this paper emphasizing the need to use the proper genetic tools when linking sleep effects to specific neurons. This was needed. Well done
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This list is full of truth. As a recently tenured faculty I agree 100% with all of these advices.
I guess I should re-post from the Bird Site "The Rules For Academic Success here":
I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses...
This list gets longer all the time
I always get asked for advice about starting/surviving the tenure track. Here are the rules I've found useful. Thought I'd put it out there for the masses...
This list gets longer all the time
January 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
This list is full of truth. As a recently tenured faculty I agree 100% with all of these advices.
Unbelievably nice weather for this time of year. Merry Xmas to all
December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Unbelievably nice weather for this time of year. Merry Xmas to all
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📢 Join us, the Haberkern lab, @uni-wuerzburg.de for a postdoc studying neural circuit mechanisms of navigation. You’ll spearheading neurophysiology experiments on our brand new 2P!
⏳ Apply by 28th February 2026
Details: www.haberkernlab.de/docs/ENPostd...
#neuroscience #academicjobs #postdoc
⏳ Apply by 28th February 2026
Details: www.haberkernlab.de/docs/ENPostd...
#neuroscience #academicjobs #postdoc
December 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📢 Join us, the Haberkern lab, @uni-wuerzburg.de for a postdoc studying neural circuit mechanisms of navigation. You’ll spearheading neurophysiology experiments on our brand new 2P!
⏳ Apply by 28th February 2026
Details: www.haberkernlab.de/docs/ENPostd...
#neuroscience #academicjobs #postdoc
⏳ Apply by 28th February 2026
Details: www.haberkernlab.de/docs/ENPostd...
#neuroscience #academicjobs #postdoc
My 22 yo daughter is back for the holiday and playing her music. Live from KC it’s whole lotta love. And I love her so much.
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My 22 yo daughter is back for the holiday and playing her music. Live from KC it’s whole lotta love. And I love her so much.
Reposted by Stéphane Dissel
Want to carry a PhD in London, in one of the best Universities in the world?
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
Available Jobs – gilestro laboratory
lab.gilest.ro
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Want to carry a PhD in London, in one of the best Universities in the world?
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
We have two calls for PhD students to join our lab at Imperial College. Deadline January 12th. More details for applications in the link below. Feel free to keep in touch!
That’s timely. We recently got a review that was « interesting »….
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer. This stand first says it all…
A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro
🧪 #academicSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A timely World View Colin in our pages by Giorgio Gilestro
🧪 #academicSky
@nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
AI reviewers are here — we are not ready
Artificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer.
www.nature.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
That’s timely. We recently got a review that was « interesting »….
I dealt with these last weekend. Looks like I did nothing. Not a fan….
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I dealt with these last weekend. Looks like I did nothing. Not a fan….
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🚨 Postdoc openings!
We’re looking for postdocs excited about sleep, synapses & cellular neurophysiology (fly or mouse).
Yes, we also have mouse projects!
See details: www.flysleeplab.com/positions
We’re looking for postdocs excited about sleep, synapses & cellular neurophysiology (fly or mouse).
Yes, we also have mouse projects!
See details: www.flysleeplab.com/positions
Positions | flysleeplab
www.flysleeplab.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨 Postdoc openings!
We’re looking for postdocs excited about sleep, synapses & cellular neurophysiology (fly or mouse).
Yes, we also have mouse projects!
See details: www.flysleeplab.com/positions
We’re looking for postdocs excited about sleep, synapses & cellular neurophysiology (fly or mouse).
Yes, we also have mouse projects!
See details: www.flysleeplab.com/positions
So I found this guy at the game today. What a great unplanned meeting.
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So I found this guy at the game today. What a great unplanned meeting.
I swear it was cheaper when the other dude was president. What’s up with that?
September 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I swear it was cheaper when the other dude was president. What’s up with that?
They take it very seriously
September 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
They take it very seriously
Meanwhile, in Columbia….#MIZ
September 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Meanwhile, in Columbia….#MIZ
I’m pleased to report that I am no longer an Assistant Professor. It took a long time but just heard I was tenured. Thank you to lab members, colleagues, funding providers, reviewers, editors, and anonymous letter writers for all the support through the years.
June 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I’m pleased to report that I am no longer an Assistant Professor. It took a long time but just heard I was tenured. Thank you to lab members, colleagues, funding providers, reviewers, editors, and anonymous letter writers for all the support through the years.
Coming back to the lab after 4 weeks away and finding that AC failed over the weekend in one of my rooms….significant loss of stocks. Great way to restart.
June 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Coming back to the lab after 4 weeks away and finding that AC failed over the weekend in one of my rooms….significant loss of stocks. Great way to restart.
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Why do some neurons say “sleep” while others shout “stay awake!” — inside the same brain?
In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought.
buff.ly/nA9M8EM
In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought.
buff.ly/nA9M8EM
April 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Why do some neurons say “sleep” while others shout “stay awake!” — inside the same brain?
In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought.
buff.ly/nA9M8EM
In fruit flies, researchers just mapped the molecular chaos behind this nightly tug-of-war. And it’s wilder than we thought.
buff.ly/nA9M8EM
Thanks for coming. Great to see you again
Many thanks to @sdissel.bsky.social for the opportunity to speak @umkc.bsky.social! Love catching up with my sleep fam. 😴
April 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Thanks for coming. Great to see you again
We wrote an insight on a recently published paper @elife.bsky.social from groups at Janelia and California State University. The paper describes novel cell-specific tools to manipulate central complex neurons in Drosophila.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
Neuronal Signaling: Cell-specific tools for understanding behavior
Novel tools that allow neuron-specific investigations of the structure controlling sleep regulation in fruit flies reveal the extent of neuronal heterogeneity.
elifesciences.org
April 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We wrote an insight on a recently published paper @elife.bsky.social from groups at Janelia and California State University. The paper describes novel cell-specific tools to manipulate central complex neurons in Drosophila.
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
I must be doing something right.
April 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I must be doing something right.
Declan Rice…unbelievable. Two of the best free kicks I have ever seen.
April 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Declan Rice…unbelievable. Two of the best free kicks I have ever seen.
Thank you @giorgio.gilest.ro for writing a primer for @plosbiology.org on our recent dFB paper. The fly is a great model but the tools we use need to be specific.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Refining the sleep circuits one neuron at a time
The neural basis of sleep regulation remains elusive. A new study in PLOS Biology�refines the key neuronal circuits involved in the regulation of sleep in fruit flies, confirming Drosophila melanogast...
journals.plos.org
April 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thank you @giorgio.gilest.ro for writing a primer for @plosbiology.org on our recent dFB paper. The fly is a great model but the tools we use need to be specific.
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...