Liberal Arts and Sciences
Strother Lab
Led by James Strother · Biology
What we study
The Strother Lab studies how the nervous system controls the body, using fish as model animals. Projects include nerve control of the heart, how stress changes behavior and how fish feed, using whole-brain imaging and optogenetics (switching neurons with light); the lab also builds new microscopes.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Building & testing
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Antinociceptive Benzothiazine and Benzothiazole Natural Products from Marine Croceibacter atlanticus
2026 · Journal of Natural Products
Discovered pain-relieving chemicals in a marine bacterium.
- From lab to ocean: bridging swimming energetics and wild movements to understand red drum ( Sciaenops ocellatus ) behavior in a tidal estuary
2026 · Journal of Experimental Biology
Studied how fish swim in estuaries to understand their behavior.
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- Anthracaurisin A─Discovery of a Cytotoxic Nor -Sesquiterpene Dimer from Patagonian Anthracophyllum discolor
2026 · Journal of Natural Products
Found a new toxic chemical in a Patagonian mushroom.
- New benzothiazines with pain-reliving activity from marine bacterium Croceibacter atlanticus
2025 · Phytochemistry Letters
- Form and Function in Mobulids: A Comparative Analysis of Filter Morphology With Bioinspiration Applications
2025 · Integrative and Comparative Biology
Examined how manta rays filter food to inspire better designs.
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