Area of research
Aging · Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Research interest
Research interests include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, and Cellular transport and secretion.
Muscle-directed mechanosensory feedback activates egg-laying circuit activity and behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans
Serotonin signals through postsynaptic Gαq, Trio RhoGEF, and diacylglycerol to promote <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> egg-laying circuit activity and behavior
The Sex-Specific VC Neurons Are Mechanically Activated Motor Neurons That Facilitate Serotonin-Induced Egg Laying in <i>C. elegans</i>
Directed movement changes coexistence outcomes in heterogeneous environments
Presynaptic Gαo (GOA-1) signals to depress command neuron excitability and allow stretch-dependent modulation of egg laying in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>
Serotonin and neuropeptides are both released by the HSN command neuron to initiate Caenorhabditis elegans egg laying
Homeostatic Feedback Modulates the Development of Two-State Patterned Activity in a Model Serotonin Motor Circuit in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>
Ratiometric Calcium Imaging of Individual Neurons in Behaving <em>Caenorhabditis Elegans</em>
Local neuropeptide signaling modulates serotonergic transmission to shape the temporal organization of C. elegans egg-laying behavior
Bioimaging with Macromolecular Probes Incorporating Multiple BODIPY Fluorophores
Activity of the C. elegans egg-laying behavior circuit is controlled by competing activation and feedback inhibition
LIN-12/Notch signaling instructs postsynaptic muscle arm development by regulating UNC-40/DCC and MADD-2 in Caenorhabditis elegans