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Malvika Dua

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Organism:mouse· 1

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Steven W. FlavelliD· 2 shared Alexis Hobble· 1 shared Bruce L. GoodeiD· 1 shared Cassi Estrem· 1 shared Colby P. FeesiD· 1 shared David D. GintyiD· 1 shared David P. CoreyiD· 1 shared Elizabeth M. DiLoretoiD· 1 shared

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Identification of bacterial signals that modulate enteric sensory neurons to influence behavior in C. elegans

Cassi Estrem, Malvika Dua, Colby P. Fees, Gregory J. Hoeprich, Matthew B. Au, Bruce L. Goode, Lingyi Lynn Deng, Steven W. Flavell

The paper identifies bacterial signals that activate enteric sensory neurons in C. elegans and shows how pathogenic bacteria can block this activation.

Current Biology · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The auditory midbrain mediates tactile vibration sensing

Erica L. Huey, Josef Turecek, Michelle M. DeLisle, Ofer Mazor, Gabriel E. Romero, Malvika Dua, Zoe K. Sarafis, Alexis Hobble, Kevin T. A. Booth, Lisa V. Goodrich, David P. Corey, David D. Ginty

The paper shows that the auditory midbrain encodes high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by Pacinian corpuscles, enabling behavioral responses to tactile vibrations.

Cell · Dec 18, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Diverse states and stimuli tune olfactory receptor expression levels to modulate food-seeking behavior

Ian G. McLachlan, Talya S Kramer, Malvika Dua, Elizabeth M. DiLoreto, Matthew A. Gomes, Ugur Dag, Jagan Srinivasan, Steven W. Flavell

The paper shows that diverse states and stimuli modulate olfactory receptor expression in C. elegans to influence food-seeking behavior.

eLife · Aug 19, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience