Heather Dionne

The paper describes a collection of split-GAL4 driver lines for targeting specific neuron types in Drosophila, enabling functional and molecular studies.

This study shows that color enhances motion vision in Drosophila by improving detection of approaching UV discs through synergistic pathways between UV-sensitive photoreceptors and motion-sensitive neurons.

The paper maps synaptic targets of color and polarization-sensitive photoreceptors in Drosophila, revealing modality-specific wiring and spatial segregation in neural circuits.

The paper generates split-GAL4 driver lines to map and functionally characterize 82 cell types in the Drosophila lateral horn, revealing connectivity with mushroom bodies and identifying cell types that influence behavior.

The paper describes over 2,800 transgenic lines for the split-GAL4 intersectional method to achieve precise cell-type-specific gene expression in Drosophila.