Selected Presentations & Appearances
Constructing and Deconstucting the nervous system though time: Lessons from the Drosophila olfactory system
- Genetics Department
· October 6, 2015
Invited Talk
Columbia University Medical School,
Chromatin modulatory proteins and olfactory receptor signaling in establishment and maintenance of fruitless expression
- Neurobiology of Drosophila
· September 29, 2015
- October 3, 2015
Other
Cold Spring Harbor meeting,
Mechanisms of development and evolution of the olfactory system in Drosophilids
- Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology
· August 5, 2015
- August 9, 2015
Other
A molecular network module governing sensory neuron diversification
- Society of Developmental Biology Meeting
· July 9, 2015
- July 13, 2015
Invited Talk
Snowbird UTAH
A molecular network module governing sensory neuron diversification
- Developmental Biology
· June 21, 2015
- June 26, 2015
Other
Gordon Research Conferences,
Constructing and Deconstucting the nervous system though time: Lessons from the Drosophila olfactory system
- Genetics Department
· October 6, 2015
Invited Talk
Columbia University Medical School,
Chromatin modulatory proteins and olfactory receptor signaling in establishment and maintenance of fruitless expression
- Neurobiology of Drosophila
· September 29, 2015
- October 3, 2015
Other
Cold Spring Harbor meeting,
Mechanisms of development and evolution of the olfactory system in Drosophilids
- Pan-American Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology
· August 5, 2015
- August 9, 2015
Other
A molecular network module governing sensory neuron diversification
- Society of Developmental Biology Meeting
· July 9, 2015
- July 13, 2015
Invited Talk
Snowbird UTAH
A molecular network module governing sensory neuron diversification
- Developmental Biology
· June 21, 2015
- June 26, 2015
Other
Gordon Research Conferences,
Chromatin modulation in structural and functional refinement of fru+ ORN circuits in Drosophila
· October 1, 2013
Lecture
Cold Spring Harbor- Neurobiology of Drosophila
Chromatin modulation in structural and functional refinement of fru+ ORN circuits in Drosophila
· June 1, 2013
Lecture
Cell Symposia- Genes, Circuits and Behavior
Generating neuronal complexity in the olfactory system
· May 17, 2013
Lecture
UNC-CH
From sensory receptors to functional neuronal networks: Assembly and remodeling of olfactory circuitry in Drosophila
· November 16, 2012
Lecture
West Carolina University
From sensory receptors to functional neuronal networks: Assembly and remodeling of olfactory circuitry in Drosophila
· November 1, 2012
Lecture
North Carolina State University
FROM SENSORY RECEPTORS TO FUNCTIONAL NEURONAL NETWORKS: CONSTRUCTING AND DECONSTRUCTING THE OLFACTORY CIRCUITRY IN DROSOPHILA
· November 18, 2011
Lecture
UNC-Chapel Hill
From Sensory Receptors to Functional Neuronal Networks: Assembling the Olfactory Circuitry in Drosophila
· December 3, 2010
Lecture
Carbonated Insects
· November 17, 2010
Lecture
A microRNA pathway involved in the evolution of CO2 sensory circuit assembly in insects.
· March 1, 2009
Lecture
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
A microRNA pathway involved in the evolution of CO2 sensory circuit assembly in insects.
· March 1, 2009
Lecture
BROWN UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE
A microRNA pathway involved in the evolution of CO2 sensory circuit assembly in insects.
· February 1, 2009
Lecture
DUKE UNIVERSITY-DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
A microRNA pathway involved in the evolution of CO2 sensory circuit assembly in insects.
· February 1, 2009
Lecture
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN-DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE
A microRNA pathway involved in the evolution of CO2 sensory circuit assembly in insects.
· October 1, 2008
Lecture
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY-DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Unknown - Demonstration in Brain Awareness Week
· December 18, 2012
Other
Service to the Community ; The Volkan lab research was represented in a demonstration to the public during the Brain Awareness Week.
Unknown - Middle and High School outreach
· July 1, 2011
Other
Service to the Community ; Hosted high school student in the lab to help them gain research experience.
FROM SENSORY RECEPTORS TO FUNCTIONAL NEURONAL NETWORKS: CONSTRUCTING AND DECONSTRUCTING THE OLFACTORY CIRCUITRY IN DROSOPHILA - UNDERGRADUATE HOWARD HUGHES PROGRAM
· July 1, 2011
Other
Service to the Community
FROM ASSEMBLY TO EVOLUTION: THE CO2 SENSORY CIRCUITRY IN DROSOPHILA - UNDERGRADUATE HOWARD HUGHES PROGRAM
· June 15, 2010
Other
Service to the Community ; SEMINAR
Service to the Profession
Manuscript Reviewer/Referree
- Genome Biology and Evolution
·
2015
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Papers Refereed
Book Reviewer
- Oxford Press
·
2015
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Manuscript Reviewer/Referree
- Insect Science
·
2015
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Papers Refereed
Advisor for Triangle Fly Symposium
·
2015
Event/Organization Administration
Mentored graduate students in organizing the Triangle Fly symposium by raising funds and helping with organization.
Impostor syndrome lunch, invited faculty
·
2015
Professional Development
Attended impostor syndrome lunch meeting organized by the Biology department and Women in
Science group at Duke.
Manuscript Reviewer/Referree
- Genome Biology and Evolution
·
2015
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Papers Refereed
Book Reviewer
- Oxford Press
·
2015
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Manuscript Reviewer/Referree
- Insect Science
·
2015
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Papers Refereed
Advisor for Triangle Fly Symposium
·
2015
Event/Organization Administration
Mentored graduate students in organizing the Triangle Fly symposium by raising funds and helping with organization.
Impostor syndrome lunch, invited faculty
·
2015
Professional Development
Attended impostor syndrome lunch meeting organized by the Biology department and Women in
Science group at Duke.
Reviewer for journal
- Journal of Comparative Physiology
·
2015
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Reviewer for journal
- Insect Molecular Biology
·
2014
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Reviewer for journal
- Scientific Reports
·
2014
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Duke Fly Club
·
2013
Event/Organization Administration
I have been organizing and running the Fly Club here at Duke together with Don Fox.
Session moderator
- Drosophila Research Conference
·
2013
Event/Organization Administration
Manuscript reviewer for "Genes and Development"
·
December 18, 2012
Editorial Activities
Reviewer for journal
- Plos Genetics
·
2012
- 2015
Editorial Activities
Service to Duke
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2015
Committee Service
Hsueh-Ling Chen-Biology/Neurobiology
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2015
Committee Service
Songhui Zhao
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2014
Committee Service
Leslie Slota
Performance Review Committee
(Department)
·
2014
Committee Service
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2014
Committee Service
Andrew George
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2015
Committee Service
Hsueh-Ling Chen-Biology/Neurobiology
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2015
Committee Service
Songhui Zhao
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2014
Committee Service
Leslie Slota
Performance Review Committee
(Department)
·
2014
Committee Service
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2014
Committee Service
Andrew George
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2013
Committee Service
Catherine Hueston- Neurobiology/Biology
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2013
Committee Service
Nicholas Rizzo
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2013
Committee Service
Scott Barish
Graduate Thesis Committee
(Department)
·
2013
Committee Service
Megan Martik
Academic Advising
·
December 18, 2012
- December 18, 2012
Other
Major Advisor ; for both biology and neuroscience undergraduates
Consortium of Neuroscience Graduate Programs faculty steering committee
·
December 18, 2012
Other
Univ Services
Neuroscience Steering Committee
·
December 18, 2012
Other
Univ Services
Biology Department Strategic Planning Committee
(Department)
·
December 18, 2012
Committee Service
Graduate Admissions Committee
(Department)
·
December 18, 2012
Committee Service
Biology Department Strategic Planning Committee
(Department)
·
December 1, 2012
Committee Service
Session chair for Neural Development at the Drosophila Conference
·
March 1, 2012
- March 1, 2012
Other
Other
Graduate Thesis Committees
(University)
·
February 21, 2012
Committee Service
Graduate Thesis Committees
(University)
·
February 21, 2012
Committee Service
Biology Thesis Reader
·
February 21, 2012
- February 21, 2012
Other
Univ Services
Academic Advising
·
February 21, 2012
- February 21, 2012
Other
Major Advisor ; Academic advising for undergraduates majoring in Biology and Neuroscience. Total of 13 students.
Biology Department Graduate Admissions Committee
(Department)
·
December 13, 2011
Committee Service
Graduate Thesis Committees
(University)
·
February 21, 2011
Committee Service
Graduate Thesis Committees
(University)
·
February 21, 2011
Committee Service
Departmental Seminar Committee
(Department)
·
February 21, 2011
Committee Service
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program Graduate Admissions Committee
(University)
·
February 1, 2011
Committee Service
Organizer
. Curriculum Innovations
·
December 8, 2009
Curriculum Innovations
Curriculum Innovations ; ADDITION OF "DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY"SEMINAR COURSE TO THE CURRICULUM.
Graduate Thesis Committees
(University)
·
December 1, 2009
Committee Service
Graduate Thesis Committees
(University)
·
December 1, 2009
Committee Service