Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Ecology
Research interest
Research interests include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.
Failure to mate enhances investment in behaviors that may promote mating reward and impairs the ability to cope with stressors via a subpopulation of Neuropeptide F receptor neurons
A Neural Circuit Encoding the Experience of Copulation in Female Drosophila
Enabling cell-type-specific behavioral epigenetics in Drosophila: a modified high-yield INTACT method reveals the impact of social environment on the epigenetic landscape in dopaminergic neurons
Repetitive aggressive encounters generate a long-lasting internal state in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> males
Social isolation-induced epigenetic and transcriptional changes in <i>Drosophila</i> dopaminergic neurons
Dissection of the<i>Drosophila</i>neuropeptide F circuit using a high-throughput two-choice assay
A Subset of Serotonergic Neurons Evokes Hunger in Adult Drosophila
Mushroom body output neurons encode valence and guide memory-based action selection in Drosophila
Competing dopamine neurons drive oviposition choice for ethanol in <i>Drosophila</i>
The Evolution of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> as a Model for Alcohol Research
Sexual Deprivation Increases Ethanol Intake in <i>Drosophila</i>
Drosophila melanogaster as a model to study drug addiction
Tissue-Specific Activation of a Single Gustatory Receptor Produces Opposing Behavioral Responses in <i>Drosophila</i>
DlgS97/SAP97, a Neuronal Isoform of Discs Large, Regulates Ethanol Tolerance