Nikhila Krishnan

The paper shows that cilia in C. elegans form stereotyped interciliary contacts independent of physical proximity, suggesting instructive mechanisms guide these interactions.

The paper shows temperature experience modulates transcription and trafficking of thermoreceptors in C. elegans AFD neurons to regulate response plasticity.

This study identifies a variant ionotropic receptor in C. elegans enteric neurons that detects ingested salts and regulates salt stress resistance.