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Michael Nitabach

Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Genetics and of Neuroscience

Yale University

Affiliations

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Cellular & Molecular Physiology

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Department of Genetics

Genetics

Neuroscience

Michael Nitabach is currently serving as a Biological & Biomedical Sciences Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Genetics and of Neuroscience at Yale University.

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Michael Nitabach

Yale University

Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Genetics and of Neuroscience

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neuroscience genetics physiology developmental biology chronobiology mammalian biology insect molecular biology insect science neurophysiology systems neuroscience membrane biology electrophysiology neuroanatomy avian biology behavioral neuroscience animal behavior sleep animal cognition neurogenetics cryptochromes neurochemistry cellular physiology protein science neural science neuropeptides g protein-coupled receptor membrane-tethered ligands animal physiology genome biology peptides animal science cellular biology brain science foraging electrical silencing circadian clock drosophila mushroom body sensory conflict biomedical informatics cell metabolism plant physiology plant science neurodynamics computational genomics omics datasets high throughput sequencing next-generation sequencing neuronal networks genome sequencing biochronology transcriptomics technology plant biology plant genetics gene evolution cell regulation molecular regulation cellular regulatory mechanism developmental genetics breeding behavior multisensory integration neurotransmitters cellular neurobiology molecular neurobiology neurotransmission host-guest chemistry memory-based action selection drosophila pacemaker neurons free-running circadian clock fly circadian circuit electrical hyperexcitation peptide neuromodulation invertebrate model systems optical electrophysiology intact neural circuits genome-scale analysis biological rhythms

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Inefficacy of a Novel Osmotic Associative Learning Assay in C. Elegans. BMC Research Notes (2026)

systems biologydevelopmental systembiosystemscell fate determination

Metabolic State Modulates Risky Foraging Behavior via Multiple Branches of the Insulin/Igf-1-Like Pathway in C. Elegans. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (2026)

energy homeostasismetabolismmetabolic controlmetabolic pathwaysbiologyanimal behavior

An Incentive Circuit for Memory Dynamics in the Mushroom Body of Drosophila Melanogaster. eLife (2022)

Evripidis GkaniasLi Yan McCurdyMichael N NitabachBarbara Webb

animal scienceinsect molecular biologydrosophila melanogastermushroom bodyincentive circuitneuroscienceinsect sciencememory dynamicsevolutionary biologyentomology

A Neuronal Ensemble Encoding Adaptive Choice During Sensory Conflict in Drosophila. Nature Communications (2021)

Preeti F. SareenLi Yan McCurdyMichael N. Nitabach

behavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceinsect sciencesensory conflictanimal behaviorevolutionary biologyadaptive choice

Dopaminergic Mechanism Underlying Reward-Encoding of Punishment Omission During Reversal Learning in Drosophila. Nature Communications (2021)

Li Yan McCurdyPreeti SareenPasha A. DavoudianMichael N. Nitabach

dopaminergic mechanismanimal cognitioncognitive neurosciencebehavioral neuroscienceneurosciencepharmacologybehavioral sciencespunishment omission

Food Odors Decrease Longevity via a Brain–Gut Axis. Nature Aging (2021)

Kaiden H. PriceMichael N. Nitabach

food odorspublic healthbrain-gut axishuman exposurebiogerontologyageingneuroscienceexperimental gerontologygeriatricslongevityhealth sciences

C. Elegans Discriminates Colors to Guide Foraging. Science (2021)

D. Dipon GhoshDongyeop LeeXin JinH. Robert HorvitzMichael N. Nitabach

animal scienceforagingavian biologyanimal behaviormovement ecologyentomologygenetics

A Neural Signature of Choice Under Sensory Conflict in Drosophila. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Preeti SareenLi Yan McCurdyMichael N. Nitabach

insect molecular biologyphage biologybehavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceinsect scienceneural signaturesensory conflictgenetics

Cholinergic Relay From Punishment- to Reward-Encoding Dopamine Neurons Signals Punishment Withdrawal as Reward in Drosophila. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Li Yan McCurdyPreeti SareenPasha A. DavoudianMichael N. Nitabach

insect molecular biologypunishmentneuropharmacologyanimal cognitiondopaminebehavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceinsect sciencephage biologycholinergic relaypharmacology

Daily Oscillations in Expression and Responsiveness of Toll-Like Receptors in Splenic Immune Cells. Heliyon (2018)

Adam C. SilverSara M. BuckleyMichael E. HughesAndrew K. HastingsMichael N. NitabachErol Fikrig

toll-like receptorsimmunologydaily oscillationsmammalian biologyimmune responsessplenic immune cellsgene expression

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Michael Nitabach

Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Genetics and of Neuroscience

Yale University

Affiliations

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Cellular & Molecular Physiology

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Department of Genetics

Genetics

Neuroscience

Michael Nitabach is currently serving as a Biological & Biomedical Sciences Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Genetics and of Neuroscience at Yale University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Michael Nitabach

Yale University

Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology of Genetics and of Neuroscience

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Inefficacy of a Novel Osmotic Associative Learning Assay in C. Elegans. BMC Research Notes (2026)

systems biologydevelopmental systembiosystemscell fate determination

Metabolic State Modulates Risky Foraging Behavior via Multiple Branches of the Insulin/Igf-1-Like Pathway in C. Elegans. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (2026)

energy homeostasismetabolismmetabolic controlmetabolic pathwaysbiologyanimal behavior

An Incentive Circuit for Memory Dynamics in the Mushroom Body of Drosophila Melanogaster. eLife (2022)

Evripidis GkaniasLi Yan McCurdyMichael N NitabachBarbara Webb

animal scienceinsect molecular biologydrosophila melanogastermushroom bodyincentive circuitneuroscienceinsect sciencememory dynamicsevolutionary biologyentomology

A Neuronal Ensemble Encoding Adaptive Choice During Sensory Conflict in Drosophila. Nature Communications (2021)

Preeti F. SareenLi Yan McCurdyMichael N. Nitabach

behavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceinsect sciencesensory conflictanimal behaviorevolutionary biologyadaptive choice

Dopaminergic Mechanism Underlying Reward-Encoding of Punishment Omission During Reversal Learning in Drosophila. Nature Communications (2021)

Li Yan McCurdyPreeti SareenPasha A. DavoudianMichael N. Nitabach

dopaminergic mechanismanimal cognitioncognitive neurosciencebehavioral neuroscienceneurosciencepharmacologybehavioral sciencespunishment omission

Food Odors Decrease Longevity via a Brain–Gut Axis. Nature Aging (2021)

Kaiden H. PriceMichael N. Nitabach

food odorspublic healthbrain-gut axishuman exposurebiogerontologyageingneuroscienceexperimental gerontologygeriatricslongevityhealth sciences

C. Elegans Discriminates Colors to Guide Foraging. Science (2021)

D. Dipon GhoshDongyeop LeeXin JinH. Robert HorvitzMichael N. Nitabach

animal scienceforagingavian biologyanimal behaviormovement ecologyentomologygenetics

A Neural Signature of Choice Under Sensory Conflict in Drosophila. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Preeti SareenLi Yan McCurdyMichael N. Nitabach

insect molecular biologyphage biologybehavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceinsect scienceneural signaturesensory conflictgenetics

Cholinergic Relay From Punishment- to Reward-Encoding Dopamine Neurons Signals Punishment Withdrawal as Reward in Drosophila. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2020)

Li Yan McCurdyPreeti SareenPasha A. DavoudianMichael N. Nitabach

insect molecular biologypunishmentneuropharmacologyanimal cognitiondopaminebehavioral neuroscienceneuroscienceinsect sciencephage biologycholinergic relaypharmacology

Daily Oscillations in Expression and Responsiveness of Toll-Like Receptors in Splenic Immune Cells. Heliyon (2018)

Adam C. SilverSara M. BuckleyMichael E. HughesAndrew K. HastingsMichael N. NitabachErol Fikrig

toll-like receptorsimmunologydaily oscillationsmammalian biologyimmune responsessplenic immune cellsgene expression

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