image: WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Assistant Research Professor Dr. Jason Gerstner (center) discussing assays for measuring protein levels from fly brains with Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Kit Hayworth (left) and Clinical Laboratory Specialist in molecular biology Becky Taylor (right). This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 05 April 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.R. Gerstner at Washington State University in Spokane, Wash., and colleagues was titled, "Normal sleep requires the astrocyte brain-type fatty acid binding protein FABP7." view more
Credit: Photo by Cori Medeiros, WSU