Shea M Sullivan

Every new year brings a fresh start, a new beginning with focused time to set goals and devise strategies to achieve them. It’s all balanced by a blend of gratitude for all the blessings in our lives, celebrating the holidays with friends and family, irresistible year-end sales and lots of college football. Grateful for the journey When I think of my communications career, I’m thankful for the people who have connected with and supported me along the journey.

President Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Feb. 25. If confirmed, Jackson would become the first Black woman and first public defender to serve as a justice on the Supreme Court. “For too long our government, our courts, haven’t looked like America,” Biden said in his announcement.

Drosophila melanogaster is a powerful model organism for understanding nervous system function. With low molecular redundancy and a moderate number of neurons commanding complex behaviors, the pace of discovery in Drosophila is relatively quick. Regulatory mechanisms discovered in Drosophila consistently provide a roadmap for deciphering conserved pathways in humans [1].