Nicolas Vergara Ruiz

This study shows that polyploidy, induced by Notch signaling, enables epithelial cells to become non-professional phagocytes during stress, facilitating phagocytic functions essential for tissue homeostasis.

This study shows that the Drosophila ABCA protein Eato regulates neurodegeneration by opposing roles in neurons and phagocytes, affecting phagocytosis through suppression of phosphatidylserine signals.