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Bruce Ruff

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Kenta AsahinaiD· 2 shared Aundrea Koger· 1 shared Carter Warren· 1 shared Claire S LeeiD· 1 shared Donovan VentimigliaiD· 1 shared Elizabeth Chamiec-CaseiD· 1 shared Ezgi YalbiriD· 1 shared Giovanni FrighettoiD· 1 shared

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Neural circuits regulating social dominance implement a strategy predicted by evolutionary game theory

Donovan Ventimiglia, Elizabeth Chamiec-Case, Claire S Lee, Bruce Ruff, Kenta Asahina

This paper identifies a neural circuit in Drosophila that implements an evolutionary game theory strategy for social dominance, showing how dopamine signaling modulates aggression outcomes.

bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cellular and functional dissection of the octopaminergic system in the Drosophila brain

L Castillo, Valentina Fajner, Ezgi Yalbir, Shafana Shahul, Bruce Ruff, Victor Junmyung Lee, Aundrea Koger, Juliet Heller, Kenichi Ishii, Veronica Morad, Max Trask, Carter Warren, Giovanni Frighetto, Mark Arthur Frye, Kenta Asahina

The paper presents transgenic driver strains to study octopaminergic and tyraminergic neurons in Drosophila, revealing their functional roles in behavior and circuit organization.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience