Zita Carvalho-Santos

This paper identifies an ovarian signaling axis in Drosophila that modulates yeast appetite by linking oogenesis progression to nutrient selection through Dilp8.

The paper creates a single-cell transcriptomic atlas of the adult fruit fly, identifying over 250 cell types and analyzing gene signatures and sexual dimorphism across tissues.

The paper shows that gut bacteria in Drosophila use metabolic cross-feeding to overcome poor diets and influence host behavior.