Christine V. Portfors

This study generates and characterizes bat cell lines from Carollia perspicillata to study viral susceptibility and innate immune responses, showing their utility for virological research.

This study measures auditory thresholds in Carollia perspicillata bats and finds no age-related hearing loss but sex differences and a potential role of pigmentation.

The paper identifies a direct cortical projection from the primary motor cortex to the nucleus ambiguus in two bat species, suggesting they have the anatomical substrate for vocal learning.