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Dhobasheni Newman

University of Edinburgh

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Alejandro V. CanoiD· 1 shared Darren J. ObbardiD· 1 shared Jarrod D. HadfieldiD· 1 shared Julie Michelle Grosse-SommeriD· 1 shared Katy M. MonteithiD· 1 shared Pankaj DhakadiD· 1 shared Pedro F. ValeiD· 1 shared Vasilis DakosiD· 1 shared

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Fitness effects of new mutations are small and heavily confounded with non-genetic sources of variation in Escherichia coli

Julie Michelle Grosse-Sommer, Dhobasheni Newman, Jarrod D. Hadfield

This study estimates the fitness effects of new mutations in E. coli and finds they are small and heavily confounded with non-genetic variation.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Fine-scale behavioural dynamics separates adaptive sickness behaviour from injury and infection pathology

Alejandro V. Cano, Dhobasheni Newman, Katy M. Monteith, Vasilis Dakos, Pedro F. Vale

This study identifies adaptive sickness behaviours in Drosophila by analyzing fine-scale activity patterns during infection, injury, and immune stimulation.

bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Transcriptomic analysis of non-model Drosophilidae reveals novel AMP candidates

Pankaj Dhakad, Dhobasheni Newman, Darren J. Obbard

The paper analyzes immune responses in three non-model Drosophilidae species to identify novel antimicrobial peptide candidates and assess immune gene variation.

BMC Biology · Feb 3, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology