Karen Menuz

The paper completes and integrates data on the Drosophila olfactory system, revealing new neuron classes and relationships between sensory pathways.

The paper studies the Drosophila olfactory system to show how multiple regulatory layers ensure functional precision and allow evolutionary changes in sensory neuron specification.

The paper maps chemosensory co-receptor expression in Drosophila olfactory neurons, revealing widespread co-expression patterns among Orco, Ir25a, Ir8a, and Ir76b.

The paper examines the functional roles of co-receptors in Drosophila olfactory neurons by analyzing odor responses and gene expression changes in mutants.

The paper evaluates a high-throughput strategy to identify CYPs involved in odor degradation in Drosophila, finding that transcriptomic upregulation does not correlate with functional impact on olfactory signaling.

The paper identifies an ammonium transporter, Amt, as a non-canonical olfactory receptor for ammonia in insects, showing it mediates neuronal and behavioral responses.