• No Nose, No Mouth, No Problem: the Silkmoth Story
    Education
    Hi all! I’m Jess. I’m a senior neuroscience major from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, UT. It’s a small, private liberal arts school you’ve probably never heard of, but I promise you it’s the best small, private liberal arts school you’ve probably never heard of (with an awesome neuroscience program). Prior to my academic […]
  • Smells like teen spirit-Moth antenna pheromone receptors
    Internship
    • August 4, 2015
    • by Greg
    Greetings, this is Trevor coming live from Ann Arbor in a basement…             We have one week left in the internship and things are finally starting to come together. Last time I made a post, I was without a doubt on the struggle bus in terms of getting data worthy […]
  • Mothman Spotted in Ann Arbor
    Internship
    • July 6, 2015
    • by Greg
    Hey! What’s up? My name is Trevor Smith, currently a senior at the fabulous Michigan State University, and I am lucky enough to be participating in an internship at Backyard Brains this summer. I am currently working on pheromone detection in moth antennae, specifically how sensitive male moths antennae are to the female pheromone used […]