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Autophagy in the developing Drosophila brain
Autophagy is the process by which a cell sends cytosolic material to the lysosome for digestion. In this work, I investigated the importance of autophagy to lipid droplet formation and protein turnover in the neural stem ... -
Interplay between Piezo1-mediated mechanosensing and the chemical guidance cue Semaphorin3A during development of the embryonic nervous system
During nervous system development, growing neurons extend axons over long distances to defined targets. Despite decades of research dedicated to understanding how neurons are guided along the correct pathways, we still do ... -
Preeclampsia Link to Gestational Hypoxia
Pregnancy is a vulnerable period and complications can adversely affect mother and child. Pregnancy disorders, such as preeclampsia, contribute to significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, but underlying mechanisms ...