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College of Science and Mathematics

David Lent

Professor

Biology | 559.278.3966 | Office: Science 114A

dlent@csufresno.edu

Education

B.S., Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona
B.S., Psychology, University of Arizona
Ph.D., Neuroscience with Psychology Minor, University of Arizona

Courses Taught

  • BIOL1A Introductory Biology
  • BIOL144 Neuroanatomy
  • BIOL166 Neurophsyiology
  • BIOL174 Animal Behavior
  • BIOL266 Neuroethology
  • HONOR103 Natural Sciences, Culture & Human Behavior
2007-2012. Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
2012-present. Faculty, Deparment of Biology, CSU Fresno.
Neurothology and Neurobiology
  • Focus on obtaining novel insights into adaptive behaviors and neural mechanisms underlying spatial processing, cognition, learning and memory, and navigation
Current Research
  • Navigation and foraging behavior of ants in complex naturalistic environments using behavioral and computational approaches.
  • Neuropathological conditions impacting social behaviors, learning, memory and cogntion in Drosophila melanogaster.
  • Interdisciplinary biology education