Jenny Merritt
@jennymerritt.bsky.social
Postdoc at the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University. Evolution. Behavior. Neuroendocrinology. Good trouble. She/they 🏳️🌈
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Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion.
Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit
shorturl.at/gGYm7
Reposted by Jenny Merritt
🧬 New study out: we report a chromosome-level assembly of the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus! A launching pad for chemosensory-evolution research. Read more 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Functional and Genetic Architecture of Olfaction in Deer Mice
Mammals have well-developed olfactory systems, but the molecular logic driving the extraction of biological information, how this logic evolves and contributes to differences in behavior remain unclea...
www.biorxiv.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🧬 New study out: we report a chromosome-level assembly of the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus! A launching pad for chemosensory-evolution research. Read more 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Humans and other animals take turns during conversations. In our new paper we study the aggressive visual conversations of betta fish. We discover how fish know when is their turn and how the telencephalon is not needed! 🧪
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
More details in 🧵 ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/bend...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
More details in 🧵 ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/bend...
January 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Humans and other animals take turns during conversations. In our new paper we study the aggressive visual conversations of betta fish. We discover how fish know when is their turn and how the telencephalon is not needed! 🧪
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
More details in 🧵 ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/bend...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
More details in 🧵 ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/bend...
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I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.
January 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.
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Introducing PowerLMM.js!
A new tool for power analysis of longitudinal linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) – with support for missing data, plus non-inferiority and equivalence tests.
powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com
Would really appreciate your feedback as I refine this app! Details below 🧵👇
A new tool for power analysis of longitudinal linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) – with support for missing data, plus non-inferiority and equivalence tests.
powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com
Would really appreciate your feedback as I refine this app! Details below 🧵👇
December 11, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Introducing PowerLMM.js!
A new tool for power analysis of longitudinal linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) – with support for missing data, plus non-inferiority and equivalence tests.
powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com
Would really appreciate your feedback as I refine this app! Details below 🧵👇
A new tool for power analysis of longitudinal linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) – with support for missing data, plus non-inferiority and equivalence tests.
powerlmmjs.rpsychologist.com
Would really appreciate your feedback as I refine this app! Details below 🧵👇
Reposted by Jenny Merritt
Clonal raider ants leaving twitter to join blue sky
November 20, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Clonal raider ants leaving twitter to join blue sky
New cell type just dropped 🫳 🎤
Check out our latest paper on the behavioral consequences of adrenal evolution. A really fun project with a great team!
Check out our latest paper on the behavioral consequences of adrenal evolution. A really fun project with a great team!
Excited to share our newest paper, in which we report our discovery that monogamous oldfield mice have very recently evolved a novel cell type in their adrenal glands that promotes parental care
Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵
rdcu.be/dH1Kn
Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵
rdcu.be/dH1Kn
May 16, 2024 at 5:42 PM
New cell type just dropped 🫳 🎤
Check out our latest paper on the behavioral consequences of adrenal evolution. A really fun project with a great team!
Check out our latest paper on the behavioral consequences of adrenal evolution. A really fun project with a great team!
Reposted by Jenny Merritt
A really nice News and Views about our paper by @tollkuhn.bsky.social 🙏🏽
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
May 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM
A really nice News and Views about our paper by @tollkuhn.bsky.social 🙏🏽
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Jenny Merritt
Excited to share our newest paper, in which we report our discovery that monogamous oldfield mice have very recently evolved a novel cell type in their adrenal glands that promotes parental care
Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵
rdcu.be/dH1Kn
Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵
rdcu.be/dH1Kn
May 15, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Excited to share our newest paper, in which we report our discovery that monogamous oldfield mice have very recently evolved a novel cell type in their adrenal glands that promotes parental care
Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵
rdcu.be/dH1Kn
Work led by the fabulous Natalie Niepoth and @jennymerritt.bsky.social 🧵
rdcu.be/dH1Kn
Reposted by Jenny Merritt
Come join us in the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia on May 17th for the 2024 New York Area Population Genetics Meeting.
Keynotes by Lindy McBraide and Cedric Feschotte
Register here zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/new-york-are...
Keynotes by Lindy McBraide and Cedric Feschotte
Register here zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/new-york-are...
NYAPG24
Join us on Friday, May 17, 2024 for an all-day conference hosted at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute showcasing research in evolutionary genetics. Alongside formal presentations, the conference will enc...
zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu
February 9, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Come join us in the Zuckerman Institute at Columbia on May 17th for the 2024 New York Area Population Genetics Meeting.
Keynotes by Lindy McBraide and Cedric Feschotte
Register here zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/new-york-are...
Keynotes by Lindy McBraide and Cedric Feschotte
Register here zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/new-york-are...
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So much of sex difference research ends up being “Males are from Mars, Females are from Venus” with extra steps and bad statistics
August 21, 2023 at 4:14 PM
So much of sex difference research ends up being “Males are from Mars, Females are from Venus” with extra steps and bad statistics