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Ben Jiwon Choi

New York UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9155-8445Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:Drosophila· 3 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Claude DesplaniD· 3 shared Yen‐Chung CheniD· 2 shared Amanda A. G. Ferreira· 1 shared Asif BakshiiD· 1 shared Mehmet Neset ÖzeliD· 1 shared Raghuvanshi RajeshiD· 1 shared Rose CoyneiD· 1 shared Sergio CórdobaiD· 1 shared

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Single-locus chromatin memory enables flexible spatial fate specification in the Drosophila visual system

Yen‐Chung Chen, Sophia Nielsen, Ben Jiwon Choi, Asif Bakshi, Rose Coyne, Mehmet Neset Özel, Claude Desplan

The paper shows that single-locus chromatin memory in Drosophila medulla progenitors allows spatial identity to be faithfully executed or flexibly bypassed during neuronal fate specification.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Title: Retinal Calcium Waves Coordinate Uniform Tissue Patterning of the Drosophila Eye.

Ben Jiwon Choi, Yen‐Chung Chen, Claude Desplan

The paper shows calcium waves in Drosophila retinal support cells coordinate uniform tissue patterning through gap junction networks and size-dependent mechanical responses.

Science · Nov 20, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

A Developmental Single-Cell Atlas of the Drosophila Visual System Glia Reveals Cell Type Diversification and Subcellular mRNA Compartmentalization

Amanda A. G. Ferreira, Sergio Córdoba, Raghuvanshi Rajesh, Ben Jiwon Choi, Claude Desplan

The paper annotates glial cell types in the Drosophila visual system using scRNA-seq and identifies subcellular mRNA compartmentalization.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2023 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology