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Rhea Ahluwalia

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

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Developmental Biology· 2 Genomics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:C. elegans· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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W. Brent DerryiD· 2 shared Alexander Leong· 1 shared Ander Díaz‐NavarroiD· 1 shared Andrea Senff‐RibeiroiD· 1 shared Anson SathaseevaniD· 1 shared Ayana Sano· 1 shared Bin YuiD· 1 shared Bin YuiD· 1 shared

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A stress-dependent postembryonic role for the core CPA factor CFIM-1 in germline integrity

Anson Sathaseevan, Rhea Ahluwalia, Bin Yu, Claudia Makhanko-Tang, Chien-Hui Chang, Haruka Nishimura, Alexander Leong, Ka Nam Naomi Kwan, W. Brent Derry

This study identifies a stress-dependent role for the CPA factor CFIM-1 in maintaining germline integrity in C. elegans by regulating transcript isoform abundance.

Genetics · Jan 29, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

BRCA1 is a molecular correlate of cell proliferation in human brain development and in Group 3 and 4 medulloblastoma

Ian Cheong, Xinghan Sun, Leo H.K. Lau, Nishka Kishore, Andrea Senff‐Ribeiro, Ander Díaz‐Navarro, Hana Hajari, Ellen Mak, Rhea Ahluwalia, Luca Bianchini, Jagir Singh Sandhu, Michael D. Taylor, Lena M. Kutscher, Lincoln David Stein, Shraddha Pai

The paper shows BRCA1 correlates with proliferation in human neural progenitor cells and medulloblastoma, particularly in Group 3 and 4 tumors, and is linked to worse prognosis.

bioRxiv · Apr 3, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

MRCK-1 activates non-muscle myosin for outgrowth of a unicellular tube in Caenorhabditis elegans

Evelyn Popiel, Rhea Ahluwalia, Stefan Schuetz, Bin Yu, W. Brent Derry

This study identifies MRCK-1 and MLC-4 as essential for excretory canal outgrowth in C. elegans, revealing a conserved mechanism for tube development.

Development · Nov 4, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Presynaptic MAST Kinase Controls Bidirectional Post-SynapticResponses to Convey Stimulus Valence in C. elegans

Shunji Nakano, Muneki Ikeda, Yuki Tsukada, Xianfeng Fei, Takamasa Suzuki, Rhea Ahluwalia, Ayana Sano, Rumi Kondo, Kunio Ihara, Koichi Hashimoto, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Ikue Mori

The paper shows that presynaptic MAST kinase in C. elegans controls bidirectional postsynaptic responses to encode thermal stimulus valence through opposing signals.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience