Kayli R. Sieber, a Ph.D. student in FCSI member Dr. Hua Yan’s lab in the Department of Biology, is unraveling the complexities of chemosensory development in social insects. Her research focuses on how the chemosensory systems of ants develop and differ from those of non-social insects. Social Hymenoptera, such as ants, possess hundreds more odorant receptor genes than species like flies, and Kayli is exploring how these genes influence the development of olfactory brain circuitry.
