Maria D. Vibranovski

The paper shows that XXY females are common in Drosophila mojavensis and related species, with high frequencies in lab strains and natural populations, and explains their prevalence through meiotic drive.

This study designs and validates oligo probe libraries for Drosophila miranda's neo-sex chromosomes, enabling comprehensive chromosome painting and revealing evolutionary mechanisms of the Y chromosome.

The paper investigates the evolutionary conservation of Meiotic Sex Chromosome Inactivation (MSCI) across Drosophila species by analyzing transcriptomes during spermatogenesis, revealing its role in regulating gene expression patterns.

OligoY pipeline designs FISH Oligopaint probes for the Y chromosome, improving staining efficiency and reducing off-target signals in Drosophila melanogaster.

This study identifies 17 retroduplicated miRNAs (retro-miRs) originating from mRNA retrocopies, showing they are primate-specific, expressed, and involved in cancer.

The paper shows that X and 4th chromosomes are inactivated while Y chromosomes are active in Drosophila primary spermatocytes using single-cell RNA-Seq.

The paper analyzes new genes in Drosophila to show that recently evolved genes can quickly become essential for development.

The paper challenges a previous study's conclusion about X-linked gene expression reduction in human preimplantation embryos, arguing that the original analysis was based on flawed premises.