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College of the Holy CrossORCID 0000-0001-8052-2017Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Megan E Lawson, Kylee Sanow, Mihai Fratian, Madelyn Matura, Riley Scanlon, Madeline Richard, Monica Nakhla, Chinmay P Rele, Jeffrey S. Thompson, Geoffrey D. Findlay, Kellie S. Agrimson
The paper describes the gene model for the DENR ortholog in Drosophila pseudoobscura using a specific gene annotation protocol.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2026 · PreprintGenomics
Prajal H. Patel, Lars A. Eicholt, Andreas Lange, Kerry L McDermott, Erich Bornberg‐Bauer, Geoffrey D. Findlay
The paper investigates functional and localization differences among orthologs of the Drosophila melanogaster essential gene gdrd, finding that some orthologs can rescue fertility while others cannot due to structural and physicochemical differences.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics
Gabriella N Bicanovsky, Evan N. Bennett, Zachary Lill, Rebecca M. McSweeney, Geoffrey D. Findlay, Amy T. Hark, Chinmay P Rele, Shallee T. Page
The paper presents a gene model for the Glyp ortholog in Drosophila ananassae as part of a dataset studying IIS pathway evolution.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2025 · PreprintGenomics
Sara Y. Guay, Prajal H. Patel, Jonathon M. Thomalla, Kerry L McDermott, Jillian M O’Toole, Sarah E. Arnold, Sarah J. Obrycki, Mariana Federica Wolfner, Geoffrey D. Findlay
The paper identifies a lineage-specific gene, kj, essential for efficient sperm entry into eggs in Drosophila melanogaster, with no detectable sequence similarity to other proteins.
Genetics · Feb 4, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics
Nora C. Brown, BENJAMIN LEE GORDON, Caitlin E. McDonough-Goldstein, Snigdha Misra, Geoffrey D. Findlay, Andrew G. Clark, Mariana Federica Wolfner
This study identifies Obp56g as essential for mating plug formation and male fertility in Drosophila melanogaster through functional and evolutionary analyses.
eLife · Dec 21, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics
Emily L. Rivard, Andrew G. Ludwig, Prajal H. Patel, Anna Grandchamp, Sarah E. Arnold, Alina Berger, Emilie M. Scott, Brendan J. Kelly, Grace C. Mascha, Erich Bornberg‐Bauer, Geoffrey D. Findlay
This study identifies a de novo gene, atlas, essential for male fertility in Drosophila by facilitating chromatin condensation in spermatids, and reveals its complex evolutionary history.
PLoS Genetics · Sep 3, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics