D. L. Stern

A Bayesian Solution to Count the Number of Molecules within a Diffraction Limited Spot

This paper introduces a Bayesian method to estimate the number of fluorescent emitters in diffraction-limited spots, showing improved accuracy over existing methods.

Song Torrent: A modular, open-source 96-chamber audio and video recording apparatus with optogenetic activation and inactivation capabilities for Drosophila

The paper describes a modular, open-source system for high-throughput audio and video recording of Drosophila courtship behavior with optogenetic capabilities.

Neuromuscular embodiment of feedback control elements in Drosophila flight

This study identifies how specific Drosophila flight muscles modulate elements of a proportional-integral controller during pitch stabilization.

Dense encoding of developmental regulatory information may constrain evolvability

The paper investigates the evolutionary potential of regulatory changes in developmental enhancers by analyzing mutations in Drosophila melanogaster, finding that most mutations affect gene expression and suggest dense regulatory information that may constrain evolvability.

Characterization of the genetic architecture underlying eye size variation within Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans

This study identifies genetic factors underlying eye size variation in Drosophila species, showing that eye size and inter-ocular distance are genetically decoupled and influenced by different genomic regions.

The yellow gene influences Drosophila male mating success through sex comb melanization

This study identifies that the yellow gene affects Drosophila male mating success by altering sex comb melanization, not through neural or behavioral changes.

Correlated Evolution of two Sensory Organs via a Single Cis-Regulatory Nucleotide Change

A single nucleotide change in a gene regulatory region contributes to evolutionary changes in two distinct organs in Drosophila.

Nuclear Microenvironments Modulate Transcription From Low-Affinity Enhancers

The paper shows that low-affinity enhancer binding by Ubx is efficient in nuclear microenvironments with high Ubx concentration, aided by cofactor Hth.