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Susan L. Bernstein

University of California, Berkeley

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Kirsten Isabel VersteriD· 2 shared Noah Kerness WhitemaniD· 2 shared Anurag A AgrawaliD· 1 shared Bernard Y. KimiD· 1 shared Boris Korablev· 1 shared Derrick Yip· 1 shared Edit ÁbrahámiD· 1 shared Elizabeth Ordeman· 1 shared

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Toxin resistance in the monarch butterfly expanded its milkweed host range

Naama C. Weksler, Michael Astourian, Derrick Yip, Elizabeth Ordeman, Kirsten Isabel Verster, Boris Korablev, Susan L. Bernstein, Anurag A Agrawal, Noah Kerness Whiteman, Marianthi Karageorgi

This study shows that toxin resistance in monarch butterflies allowed them to expand their milkweed host range by enabling survival on a broader range of cardenolide-defended plants.

bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Retracing the horizontal transfer of a novel innate immune factor in Drosophila

Rebecca L. Tarnopol, Josephine A. Tamsil, Gyöngyi Cinege, Ji Heon Ha, Kirsten Isabel Verster, Edit Ábrahám, Lilla B. Magyar, Bernard Y. Kim, Susan L. Bernstein, Zoltán Lipinszki, István Andó, Noah Kerness Whiteman

This study uses genome editing in Drosophila to trace the evolution of horizontally transferred immune toxins, showing fusionB enhances survival and suppresses parasitoid wasp development.

Current Biology · Dec 20, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology