Daehan Lee

Temporal niche partitioning through olfactory cell type evolution

This study shows how Drosophila sechellia evolved a specialized olfactory receptor to detect ripe noni fruit, enabling temporal niche partitioning by reducing competition and parasitization.

Global genomic diversity of the selfing nematode Caenorhabditis tropicalis correlates with geography

The paper analyzes the genomic diversity of C. tropicalis, finding geographic correlation and hyper-divergent regions linked to environmental adaptation.

The genomic basis of evolutionary stasis in the 500-million-year-old red seaweed genus Ahnfeltia

This study investigates the genomic basis of evolutionary stasis in the ancient red seaweed genus Ahnfeltia by analyzing chromosome-scale genomes and population genomics.

A GPCR signaling pathway in insect odor detection

The paper identifies a GPCR signaling pathway in Drosophila that modulates olfactory tuning properties in insect odor detection.

Multilayer regulation underlies the functional precision and evolvability of the olfactory system

The paper studies the Drosophila olfactory system to show how multiple regulatory layers ensure functional precision and allow evolutionary changes in sensory neuron specification.

daf-42 is an evolutionarily young gene essential for dauer development in Caenorhabditis elegans

This study identifies daf-42 as an essential gene for dauer development in C. elegans, showing it is evolutionarily young and critical for survival under adverse conditions.

An atlas of gene expression variation across the Caenorhabditis elegans species

The paper maps gene expression variation across 207 C. elegans wild strains to identify regulatory hotspots and their links to phenotypic traits.

Single-cell transcriptome maps of myeloid blood cell lineages in Drosophila

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze myeloid blood cell lineages in Drosophila, identifying novel cell types and lineage dynamics during immune responses.

A nematode-specific gene underlies bleomycin-response variation in Caenorhabditis elegans

This study identifies a nematode-specific gene, scb-1, as a genetic determinant of bleomycin-response variation in C. elegans using linkage mapping and CRISPR-Cas9 experiments.

Discovery of unique loci that underlie nematode responses to benzimidazoles

The paper identifies QTL associated with benzimidazole resistance in nematodes using genetic mapping and phenotyping.