Fruit Fly
(Drosophila melanogaster)
Lifespan
Lifespan Influenced by exposure toward different environment stimuli.
Research in fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, has shown that longevity can be regulated by many environmental factors such as temperature or diet components. However, the influence of social environment has been just begun to be explored. We are interested in the effects of different social partners on lifespan and stress resistance. Our recent data suggested that living with different social companions could lead to either beneficial or deleterious influences on fly health and aging. Future studies will focus on sensory and molecular mechanisms behind this lifespan modulation.關於黑腹果蠅的研究已經發現壽命受到許多環境因素的調控，例如溫度或飲食成分。然而，社會環境的影響還鮮少被探討。我們實驗室想要探討不同的社會夥伴對果蠅壽命和抗壓能力的影響。目前我們已經發現與不同的社交夥伴居住可能對果蠅的健康和老化產生有益或有害的影響。接下來我們將繼續尋找這種壽命調控的感知方式和其背後的分子機制。Social Behavior
Behavioral and genetic study of pre-mating isolation in fruit fly
In fruit fly, male individuals display a series of courtship behaviors before copulation. It has been always a challenge to dissect the composition and sequence of this courtship. We therefore collaborate with the Department of mechanical engineering to develop a new software to quantity specific courtship components automatically. The software would allow us to explore different courtship strategies performed by males under different genetics backgrounds or physiological conditions.公果蠅在成功與母果蠅交配前會有一系列的求偶行為來吸引母果蠅的注意，人工觀察這些求偶行為的組成及順序極為困難，我們因此和動機系合作開發了一個新軟體，來定量果蠅在求偶行為中的特定行為。透過這個軟體，我們希望能夠大量分析公果蠅的求偶行為，並探討不同基因及生理條件下果蠅所表現出的求偶策略。
