Noriko Matsuda–Imai

This study identifies the BmMasc-BmPSI complex as essential for male-type Bmdsx splicing in silkworms by binding to female-specific introns and exons.

This study identifies two venom proteins from Asobara japonica that induce imaginal disc degradation in Drosophila, essential for parasitism success.

This study shows that the prophage-encoded Hm-oscar gene in the tea tortrix moth causes male lethality, similar to Wolbachia-induced male killing in other insects.