Neset Ozel
@Ozel_MN
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The Özel Lab at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Drosophila, neurodevelopment, single-cell genomics, machine learning.
Kansas City, MO
Joined September 2023
This week's #MicroscopyMonday shows the early pupal optic lobe in the fruit fly. 🪰 Some newborn #neurons had key developmental signals altered to understand the effect on the type of neurons they become. 🧠 (@Ozel_MN)
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Thank you to @JosieClowney (@UMich) for joining us for a fantastic #StowersSeminarSeries this week! 🧠 Hosted by the @Ozel_MN Lab. #biology #neuroscience
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NOW WE ATAC! The first preprint from my lab is a massive single-cell multiome atlas of the fly visual system, with some really cool insights into transcriptional regulation of neuronal diversity.
biorxiv.org
During neurogenesis, signaling molecules and transcription factors (TFs) pattern neural progenitors across space and time to generate the numerous cell types that constitute neural circuits. In...
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If you're interested in development and gene regulation, you do not want to miss this meeting organized by @JuliaZeitlinger @saukaspengler and myself in April 2026!
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Organized by Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., Neşet Özel, Ph.D., and Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D.
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Like regulatory genomics? Then don’t miss this very fun meeting. The deadline for early registration and abstract submission is May 7:
asbmb.org
June 26–29, 2025 | Kansas City, Mo.
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Commentary on transcriptomes and cell types, by myself and @DesplanLab
https://t.co/gwSFFVtB7Y
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Thank you to Yishi Jin, @UCSanDiego, for joining us for a fantastic #WednesdayLectureSeries! Hosted by @Ozel_MN. 👏 #neuroscience
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Thank you to Claude Desplan (@nyuniversity) for joining us for a fantastic #WednesdayLectureSeries hosted by @Ozel_MN Lab! @Planaria1 #Biology
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Big news! The fly connectome is featured on the cover of a special edition of Nature. This is all possible thanks to the collaboration of 292 members of The FlyWire Consortium! https://t.co/Mrz7Yrx1eU Check out the thread for an overview of the 9 #flywire papers published today
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And we're hiring at all levels:
labs.stowers.org
How do you build a brain? Meet Investigator @Ozel_MN who studies how the #brain develops as an organ. His unique approach could uncover new knowledge and insights. #WhyStowers (3/5) Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/WXqKa2FA89
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Congratulations Neşet Özel, Ph.D., recipient of a Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship in Neuroscience for the project "Developmental reprogramming of innate behavior.” @SimonsFdn @Ozel_MN
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#WhyStowers? Investigator positions are fully funded and full of possibility. Hear our scientists explain why doing science at Stowers is different. #NewPIs #wearehiring #hiring #sciencejobs Apply now to join our team of investigators: https://t.co/BkPpIHJQLP
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Although it is a bit late, I am very happy to share with you that I am a Postdoctoral Associate since two months ago at the Özel Lab @Ozel_MN. I am also very happy to have participated in the Drosophila Neurobiology Course #2024cshldros, where I met many wonderful people.
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Very happy to be receiving the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship. On an unrelated note, our lab is always looking for motivated postdocs. And we recently raised our salaries to $72k; yes, in Kansas City.
Investigator @Ozel_MN has been awarded the prestigious #neuroscience fellowship from @klingensteinorg. This achievement highlights his #research contributions & future potential in advancing our understanding of the #brain. Congratulations! 🧠👏 More: https://t.co/di8GwiKhrn
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We are happy to announce our new manuscript in @biorxivpreprint that explores the diverse origins of visual projection neurons in Drosophila! #DesplanLab #FlyLab
https://t.co/703j4KObFX
biorxiv.org
The Drosophila visual system is a powerful model to study the development of neural circuits. Projection neurons that relay visual information from the lobula part of the optic lobe to the central...
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Thank you to Gerry Rubin (@HHMIJanelia) for joining us for a fantastic #WednesdayLectureSeries hosted by @Ozel_MN Lab. 👏
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Welcome to the Institute, @Ozel_MN! Thanks for hosting a #lab open house for members. 🔬🧬 Learn more about the Özel's Lab #research focus: https://t.co/8DAVNz0VNR
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It's time for #TechTalk! 🔬 Learn about the new Confocal Fluorescence #microscope in the @Ozel_MN Lab at the Institute in this Q&A with #Microscopy Technology Center member, Tom Kleist: https://t.co/HXc4wblWSZ
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