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Dawn S. Chen

University of PennsylvaniaORCID 0000-0002-0198-2216Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Organization and evolution of sex-biased gene expression in Drosophila adult sexual circuits

Dawn S. Chen, Helena Gifford, Yerbol Z. Kurmangaliyev, Yun Ding

The paper examines sex-biased gene expression in Drosophila sexual circuits using single-cell transcriptomics, finding limited and cell-type-specific expression with species-specific divergence and shared gene programs.

bioRxiv · Mar 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The Caenorhabditis elegans spe-21 gene that encodes a palmitoyltransferase is necessary for spermiogenesis.

Saai Suryanarayanan, Dawn S. Chen, Yamei Zuo, Elizabeth J. Gleason, Zhaorong Zhu, Steven W. L’Hernault, Amber R. Krauchunas, Andrew W. Singson

This study identifies spe-21 as a palmitoyltransferase essential for spermatid activation and spermatozoon formation in C. elegans.

Developmental Biology · Aug 8, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Female genetic contributions to sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster

Dawn S. Chen, Sofie Delbare, Simone L. White, Jessica L. Sitnik, Martik Chatterjee, Elizabeth L. DoBell, Orli D. Weiss, Andrew G. Clark, Mariana Federica Wolfner

The paper identifies eight genes affecting female sperm competition success in Drosophila melanogaster, with two genes specifically impacting neuronal pathways.

Genetics · May 17, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics