Javier Valdés-Alemán

The paper maps the synaptic-resolution connectome of a Drosophila larva brain, identifying neuron types, circuit motifs, and structural features.

The paper shows that the Ecdysone pathway regulates timing of transcription factor expression, which in turn controls cell-type specific wiring programs in fly neurons.

The paper maps convergence neurons in Drosophila that integrate innate and learned olfactory drives to mediate action selection.

The paper investigates how synaptic connections in Drosophila are formed through partner-derived cues, global positional cues, and synaptic activity, showing that all three contribute to proper circuit assembly.

The paper maps the synaptic connectome of the Drosophila larva mushroom body and identifies feedback pathways that enable modulatory neurons to compute teaching signals for reinforcement learning.