Pelin Volkan

This study investigates how social experience alters transcriptional and chromatin states in Drosophila brains through pheromone circuits and transcription factors.

The paper investigates the combinatorial expression of Beat and Side genes in Drosophila olfactory circuits and their role in synaptic specificity and development.

The paper shows that group housing in Drosophila suppresses courtship by altering the Fruitless pathway and circadian state, with specific effects on gene expression and behavior.

This study identifies Fat2 as a regulator of axon terminal organization in Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons, showing its role in glomerulus formation and axon retraction.

The paper shows that Orb2 regulates rare-codon-enriched mRNA expression in Drosophila neurons, impacting mGluR function and social behavior.

The paper identifies molecular mechanisms by which social experience and pheromone signaling modulate neuromodulatory gene expression in Drosophila sensory neurons through RNA-seq analysis.

The paper shows that the attP40 transgenic landing site in Drosophila disrupts Or47b olfactory receptor neuron glomerular organization, suggesting potential genetic interactions or background effects.

The paper shows that DIPs and Dprs control the organization of olfactory receptor neuron terminals in Drosophila by mediating class-specific self-adhesion and axon sorting.