Tai Ferree

Undergrad Student

About Tai

Tai is an undergraduate student at UVA intending to major in neuroscience. This is their first experience in a research lab, and they are learning the ropes in hopes of pursuing a career in neuroscience research. Tai is currently working as a lab assistant and aiding in Taylor’s project studying the effects of nutrition on neurodevelopment. Outside of the lab, they enjoy dancing, reading, and writing.

Tai's Projects

Evolution of neurodevelopmental programs

Neurogenesis, while genetically encoded, is also known to be influenced by environmental cues, including dietary nutrient availability. Natural populations of fruit flies, collected from different latitudes, show variation in developmental timing, neurogenesis, and brain morphology, as well as sequence variation in genes that play a role in neurogenesis.