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Michael Martin

University of South Florida

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Tod R. ThieleiD· 2 shared Andrew Foote· 1 shared Ashley Levy· 1 shared Bradley Hanson· 1 shared Danielle CurtisiD· 1 shared Derek R. JacobsiD· 1 shared Faiaz Abdool· 1 shared Filipe Vieira· 1 shared

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HIV remodels germinal centers through T follicular helper cell loss

Derek R. Jacobs, Faiaz Abdool, Lily Pohlenz, Danielle Curtis, Raman Gill, John Peyton Bush, Michael Martin, Julia Toman, Warren Paul Kuhn, Sarena Maistry, Ashley Levy, Ronald S. Veazey, Meagan Watkins, Jay Rappaport, James Porterfield

This study shows HIV reduces T follicular helper cells and alters germinal center structure in people living with HIV, independent of CD4 count.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Relaxin-3 neurons of the zebrafish periaqueductal gray mediate behavioral responses evoked by darkness

Joanne Shu Ming Chia, Michael Martin, Grace Margaret Padilla, John Jefferson, Venkatesh Krishna, Gilles Claude Vanwalleghem, Ruey‐Kuang Cheng, Seetha Krishnan, Matthew Lovett-Barron, Tod R. Thiele, Suresh J. Jesuthasan

The paper identifies Relaxin-3-expressing neurons in the zebrafish PAG that are activated by darkness and contribute to behavioral responses.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

BonZeb: Open-source, modular software tools for high-resolution zebrafish tracking and analysis

Nicholas C. Guilbeault, Jordan Guerguiev, Michael Martin, Isabelle Tate, Tod R. Thiele

BonZeb provides modular tools for high-resolution zebrafish tracking with support for various experimental configurations and analysis workflows.

Scientific Reports · Apr 14, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence in the killer whale

Andrew Foote, Nagarjun Vijay, Maria Avila-Arcos, Robin Baird, John Durban, Phillip Morin, Matteo Fumagalli, Richard Gibbs, Bradley Hanson, Thorfinn Korneliussen, Michael Martin, Kelly Robertson, Vitor Sousa, Filipe Vieira, Tomas Vinar, , Jochen Wolf

This study shows that genome-culture coevolution drives rapid divergence in killer whales by linking genetic structuring to socially inherited ecological niches and demographic bottlenecks.

bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2016Genomics