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Asfa Sabrin Borbora

University of LausannePrimary ORCID profile (0000-0003-2759-7110 · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Asfa Sabrin BorboraiD1 paper · Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Developmental Biology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Richard BentoniD· 3 shared Daehan LeeiD· 2 shared Liliane Abuin· 2 shared Steeve CruchetiD· 2 shared Ambra MasuzzoiD· 1 shared Andre JangiD· 1 shared Cassandra G. M. ExtavouriD· 1 shared Janpreet Kaur· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Temporal niche partitioning through olfactory cell type evolution

Ambra Masuzzo, Asfa Sabrin Borbora, Rolando D. Moreira-Soto, Liliane Abuin, Michael Reichelt, Michele Marconcini, Steeve Cruchet, Markus Knaden, Daehan Lee, Richard Benton

This study shows how Drosophila sechellia evolved a specialized olfactory receptor to detect ripe noni fruit, enabling temporal niche partitioning by reducing competition and parasitization.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Laboratory and wild Drosophila sechellia have conserved niche specialization phenotypes

Michael P. Shahandeh, Liliane Abuin, Olakunle A. Jaiyesimi, Polpass Arul Jose, Suhrid Ghosh, Asfa Sabrin Borbora, Janpreet Kaur, Cassandra G. M. Extavour, Richard Benton

The paper compares laboratory and wild Drosophila sechellia to assess if lab strains retain specialization phenotypes from their natural environment.

Royal Society Open Science · Sep 2, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Multilayer regulation underlies the functional precision and evolvability of the olfactory system

Jérôme Mermet, Steeve Cruchet, Asfa Sabrin Borbora, Daehan Lee, Phing Chian Chai, Andre Jang, Karen Menuz, Richard Benton

The paper studies the Drosophila olfactory system to show how multiple regulatory layers ensure functional precision and allow evolutionary changes in sensory neuron specification.

bioRxiv · Jan 16, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology