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Kayser Lab

Kayser Lab

sleep, brain development, & behavior

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DR. LEELA 4 EVA

Matt Kayser · September 19, 2019

What a few weeks - Congratulations to Leela who defended her thesis today! Absolutely amazing job!

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Samy defends his thesis!

Matt Kayser · September 9, 2019

What an amazing day - the first thesis defense in the Kayser Lab! Congratulations to DOCTOR Samy Belfer on an incredible job.

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Say it isn't so. Goodbye to Charlette...

Matt Kayser · June 3, 2019

After 3 spectacular years, we bid farewell to Charlette, who is off to medical school (congrats etc etc). We will miss you….

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Lab photo shoot. Which do you like best?

Matt Kayser · May 10, 2019

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National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader

Matt Kayser · April 23, 2019

Matt was named a National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine! Not totally sure what it is yet so don’t ask.

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Paper accepted at Nature Protocols!

Matt Kayser · April 4, 2019

Congrats to Matt Churgin (Fang-Yen lab), Milan, and Kristin (Raizen lab). Now the whole entire world can use motels and lodges to study little critters sleeping. See for yourself

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41596-019-0146-6

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Fly on a ball up and running! Awesome work Christine!

Matt Kayser · March 20, 2019

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Jucli headed to Janelia!

Matt Kayser · February 27, 2019

Julci was selected for the 2019 Janelia Undergraduate Scholars Program, and will be working with Marta Zlatic for the summer. Amazing Julci!!

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Happy birthday to Leela (oh and Matt)!

Matt Kayser · February 15, 2019

(age is summed fyi)

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Welcome to the lab Jackie!

Matt Kayser · February 12, 2019

Jaclyn Durkin joins us for a postdoc, after completing her PhD with Sara Aton (studying sleep and development!) at Michigan. Hard at work right away…

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Samy's paper is accepted at Molecular Psychiatry!

Matt Kayser · February 11, 2019

This work establishes a fly model for the essential component of CBT-I, which is the first-line treatment for insomnia. Fantastic collaboration with Michael Perlis, Director of Penn Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Check it:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-019-0376-6

We celebrated in style…

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Starvation resistance and sleep

Matt Kayser · February 1, 2019

Great fun working on this project with the Keene Lab at FAU. Congrats to all and thanks for involving us!

http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=30606795

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Fly room cleaning=Fun

Matt Kayser · January 25, 2019

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Happy festivus v3.0!

Matt Kayser · December 18, 2018

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Welcome to the lab Amy!

Matt Kayser · December 3, 2018

Amy Poe joins us for a postdoc following her PhD with Chun Han at Cornell. Amy will be studying sleep in the larval system. Welcome to Philly!

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I don't even know. Monday?

Matt Kayser · October 15, 2018

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Buckets and Beers, because, well, it's a Friday.

Matt Kayser · October 12, 2018

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Matt receives an NIH New Innovator Award

Matt Kayser · October 2, 2018

And in unrelated news, the lab stays open for awhile longer!

https://commonfund.nih.gov/newinnovator/

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Julci rocked her summer research poster presentation. awesome work!

Matt Kayser · September 5, 2018

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Lab pool day!

Matt Kayser · August 27, 2018

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Matthew S. Kayser, MD, PhD

Penn Medicine

Department of Psychiatry