Summary
Dennis w88 slot online joined the University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Biology on a tenure-track appointment in July 2014. He received tenure and was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2020. He has authored numerous research and review articles in scientific journals (PubMed Bibliography). His research on the neuroscience of olfaction has been supported by NIH, USDA, and DoD grants. In addition to his position in the Department of Biology, Dennis co-directs the University’s Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program; he directs an NIH-ENDURE training program for undergraduate researchers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Research interests
- w88 slot online
- Sensory w88 slot online
- Olfaction
- Neuromodulation
Courses taught
- BIOL 475/675 - Neurobiology
- BIOL 395 - Laboratory in Genetics and Cell Biology
- BIOL 479 - Neurotechniques Laboratory
- BIOL 601 - w88 slot online Journal Club
Education
- Postdoctoral research, w88 slot online, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2014
- Ph.D. (Molecular and Cellular Biology), w88 slot online of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2006
- M.Sc. (Biotechnology), M.S. w88 slot online, Vadodara, India, 1998
- B.Sc. (Microbiology and Biochemistry) SIES College, Mumbai, India, 1996
Selected publications
- Odell S, Zito N, Clark D, and w88 slot online D. “Stability of olfactory behavior syndromes in the Drosophila larva,” (2023) Scientific Reports 13: 2398.
- Odell SR, Clark D, Zito N, Jain R, Gong H, Warnock K, Carrion-Lopez R, Maixner C, Prieto-Godino L, w88 slot online D. “Internal state affects local neuron function in an early processing center to shape olfactory behavior in Drosophila larvae,” (2022) Scientific Reports 12 (1): 15767.
- w88 slot online D. Loss of smell in COVID-19 patients: Lessons and opportunities (2020) Frontiers in Human w88 slot online 14:598465
- Slankster E, Kollala S, Baria D, Dailey-Krempel B, Jain R, Odell SR and w88 slot online D. Mechanism underlying starvation-dependent modulation of olfactory behavior in Drosophila (2020) Scientific Reports 10(1):3119.
- Young BA, Escanlon J, and w88 slot online D. Odors: from w88 slot online structures to gaseous plumes. (2020) Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 111: 19-29
- Slankster E, Odell SR, w88 slot online D. Strength in diversity: functional diversity among olfactory neurons of the same type. Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes 51(1):65-75. (2019)
- Clark DA, Odell SR, Armstrong JM, Turcotte M, Kohler D, Mathis A, Schmidt DR, w88 slot online D. Behavior responses to w88 slot online and optogenetic stimuli in Drosophila Larvae. (2018) Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 12:324.