2017 Photo Gallery
Awesome talks and posters by all lab members at the 2017 SICB meeting in New Orleans!
Topics ranging from chemosensory communication & pheromone-detecting cells, to social
defeat, to effects of noise on fish behavior, to localization of neuropeptides & brain
activation patterns relevant to social behaviors!

Maruska & Forlano Labs joint dinner at the SICB meeting.
Some pre-meeting fun at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans - yes, they have penguins!
Shark attacks and pocket sharks on Bourbon Street

Some of the cool scientists at the SICB meeting in NOLA!

Photos of outreach activities: Sharing hands-on demonstrations of electrical circuits, neuron recordings, and other neuroscience topics with Louisiana elementary and middle school students (& their parents)

Julie presenting in the regional 3 min thesis competition in Maryland (& making it to the finals!)
Karen M. discussing some of the fish science in "Finding Dory" for the CxC Movie Night


Sarah and Daniel presenting their work at the 2017 LSU Discover Day undergraduate research symposium



Julie and David presenting some of their research at the 2017 LSU BioGrads symposium - great job!
Spring Lab Party 2017
Visitors to the Lab in 2017
Nicole Baran visits the lab to give a seminar & talk cichlid research!
Peter Sorensen visits the lab to explore cichlid pheromones. Alex Nikonov, Peter, and John Caprio join Karen for dinner.
Colleagues Al Mensinger and Earl Weidner join us for a football game in Tiger Stadium.
Some Lab Hallway Decor from 2017


Thanksgiving Maruska Lab hand turkeys and "what are you thankful" wall!
Happy Holidays festivus of hallway lights.
Lab Holiday Party 2017



