Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Animal Genetics and Reproduction, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.
Innate immune responses to paraquat exposure in a Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease
The Drosophila Gene Sulfateless Modulates Autism-Like Behaviors
Modulation of social space by dopamine in <i>Drosophila melanogaster,</i> but no effect on the avoidance of the <i>Drosophila</i> stress odorant
Disruption of dopamine homeostasis has sexually dimorphic effects on senescence characteristics of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Perturbations in dopamine synthesis lead to discrete physiological effects and impact oxidative stress response in Drosophila
Mutant human torsinA, responsible for early-onset dystonia, dominantly suppresses GTPCH expression, dopamine levels and locomotion in<i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
The Glycolytic Enzyme, GPI, Is a Functionally Conserved Modifier of Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Models
Novel Whole-tissue Quantitative Assay of Nitric Oxide Levels in <em>Drosophila</em> Neuroinflammatory Response
Invertebrate Models of Dystonia
Novel Whole-tissue Quantitative Assay of Nitric Oxide Levels in <em>Drosophila</em> Neuroinflammatory Response
The Protective Effect of Minocycline in a Paraquat-Induced Parkinson's Disease Model in<i>Drosophila</i>is Modified in Altered Genetic Backgrounds