Friday Lecture Series
(open to the Rockefeller and Tri-Institutional communities)
Friday, October 23, 2026
Gerald Rubin, Ph.D.
Head of Biology, Senior Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Discovering Molecular Machines within Neurons
The Richard M. Furlaud Distinguished Lecture
Recommended Readings:
Berg, Stuart, et al. “Sexual dimorphism in the complete Drosophila male central nervous system connectome.” Cell 189.18 (2026): 5504-5526.
Rubin, Gerald M., et al. “Networks of sexually dimorphic neurons that regulate social behaviors in Drosophila.” Current Biology (2026).
Chiu, Hui, et al. “Cell type-specific contributions to a persistent aggressive internal state in female Drosophila.” Elife 12 (2025): RP88598.
Nern, Aljoscha, et al. “Connectome-driven neural inventory of a complete visual system.” Nature 641.8065 (2025): 1225-1237.
Garner, Dustin, et al. “Connectomic reconstruction predicts visual features used for navigation.” Nature 634.8032 (2024): 181-190.
