College of Science and Mathematics

David Lent

Associate Professor

Biology | 559.278.3966 | Office: Science 114A

Education

B.S. University of Arizona
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Psychology

Ph.D. University of Arizona
Neuroscience with Psychology Minor

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