Anna Marie Sokac

This study compares stress responses in inbred and outcrossed Drosophila embryos under heat stress, finding that inbred embryos show greater stress response activation and reduced developmental survival.

The paper shows that mRNA localization of Serendipity-α promotes adherens junction assembly and nuclear repositioning during Drosophila embryo cellularization.

This study develops a continuum model to explain how viscoelastic interactions between the cytoskeleton and plasma membrane modulate furrow invagination velocity during Drosophila embryo cellularization.

The paper shows that reducing Cofilin dosage in Drosophila embryos enhances stress adaptation and thermotolerance by priming stress response pathways.