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Heng Wu

Yale University

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Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Damon A. ClarkiD· 3 shared Daniel A. Colón‐RamosiD· 1 shared Elizabeth Wu· 1 shared Fabian PallasdiesiD· 1 shared Garrett SageriD· 1 shared Harsh VashisthaiD· 1 shared Irina TikhanovichiD· 1 shared Jeffrey H. AlbrechtiD· 1 shared

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Dynamic trajectory cues drive sequenced integration in approach detectors

Harsh Vashistha, Natalia CB Matos, Heng Wu, Damon A. Clark

The paper shows that luminance cues alone can trigger approach perception in humans and fruit flies, revealing a cross-species percept and demonstrating sequenced integration of cues in neural circuits.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cyclin D1 regulates the hepatic response to feeding: Evidence for non-cell cycle roles in the liver

Heng Wu, Jonathan I Hauser, Na Yang, Nikolai Timchenko, Maggie Klaers, Rahagir Salekeen, Juan Carlos Manivel, Juan E. Abrahante, Linshan Laux, Matthew J. Yousefzadeh, Michael P. Schonfeld, Irina Tikhanovich, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Satdarshan P. Monga, Oyedele Adewale Adeyi, , Jeffrey H. Albrecht

This study shows cyclin D1 regulates hepatic gene networks and metabolic responses to feeding, with non-cell cycle roles in aging, MASLD, and C. elegans overnutrition.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Afterimages drive a shared visual motion reversal illusion in Drosophila

Heng Wu, Tong Gou, Damon A. Clark

The paper shows Drosophila exhibits a visual motion reversal illusion similar to mammals, attributing it to afterimages and specific neural pathways.

bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Spatial and morphological organization of mitochondria across a connectome

Garrett Sager, Paul Pfeiffer, Heng Wu, Fabian Pallasdies, Robert P. Gowers, Snusha Ravikumar, Elizabeth Wu, Daniel A. Colón‐Ramos, Susanne Schreiber, Damon A. Clark

The paper analyzes mitochondrial morphology and spatial organization in Drosophila neurons to identify systematic rules governing their positioning and cell-type specificity.

Science · Dec 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience