A tiny brain for immense discoveries. The fruit fly, this simple vinegar fly, holds within it the secrets of neural connections. Could understanding its brain pave the way for insights into human ...

2003 ). For example, when expressed in the Drosophila brain, Tau protein—which forms neurofibrillary tangle pathology in AD—causes adult onset, progressive neurodegeneration, truncated lifespan and ...

Our lab has also focused these past few years on various brain-neuronal aspects of Drosophila rhythms. There are seven anatomically distinct neuronal groups, comprising in total about 75 cells on each ...

"Vishva knew I was an expert in Drosophila (fruit fly) genetics, a resource that was not available at Genentech," Wolf said.

By using the Drosophila pupal wing, we are interested in elucidating how tissue morphogenesis and dynamic cellular communications are regulated at the subcellular level. Osamu is a Principal ...

By using the Drosophila pupal wing, we are interested in elucidating how tissue morphogenesis and dynamic cellular communications are regulated at the subcellular level.

Planar polarity in the Drosophila pupal wing is oriented by tissue stress but the mechanisms underlying this connection remain unclear. Here they show a crucial role for cell flow gradients in ...