Ellie S. Heckscher

The paper links neural birth timing and somatosensory circuit assembly through Robo3 regulation of dendrite morphology in Drosophila.

This study uses machine vision to analyze larval Drosophila crawling and finds regional differences in muscle coordination during locomotion.

This study shows how a single neural stem cell type generates segment-specific lineages by producing different temporal cohorts through variations in division patterns and post-mitotic mechanisms.

CRASH2p enables real-time 3D motion correction for two-photon imaging in freely moving Drosophila larvae, revealing new neural correlates of behavior.

The paper identifies a feed-forward circuit in Drosophila larval nerve cord formed by sequential addition of neuronal stem cell temporal cohorts, challenging the early-to-early connectivity model.

This study identifies syp as a gene regulating Starvation-Induced Hyperactivity in Drosophila through RNA-binding protein function and alternative splicing.

The paper shows that temporal transcription factors permanently alter neuromuscular synaptic partnerships, unlike cardinal transcription factors which are compensated for early defects.

The paper shows prolonged Hunchback expression expands and re-wires a motor neuron cohort in Drosophila larvae, revealing its role in circuit assembly and development.

The paper shows that Tmc channels in Drosophila proprioceptors are required for direction-selective activity, with dendrite curvature triggering mechanosensory responses during locomotion.