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2026 Lecture Series Preview: From fruit flies to future cure with Dr. Martha Bhattacharya

Feb. 5, 2026
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Photo of Dr. Bhattacharya

Fruit flies may be small, but for Dr. Martha Bhattacharya, they play an outsized role in advancing our understanding of how the brain responds to injury, disease, and stress. As part of the 2026 College of Science Lecture Series, Bhattacharya will explore how research in insects is revealing fundamental principles of brain biology and helping identify pathways that may one day inform treatment for human neurological disorders.

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