Vilaiwan M. Fernandes

The paper shows glia suppress ERK activity in the lateral neuroepithelium to direct the formation of distinct visual processing centres in Drosophila.

The paper identifies ATF4 as a target of Hbs1-Pelo translation regulation, showing its role in visual system development and function in Drosophila and human cells.

The paper shows how glial cells integrate morphogen and juxtacrine signaling to enable precise cell fate patterning in Drosophila lamina with single-cell resolution.

The paper shows that glial signals and neuronal feedback regulate neuronal number by controlling differentiation and apoptosis in Drosophila lamina columns.

The paper shows that Hedgehog morphogen gradients from photoreceptors specify neuronal diversity in the Drosophila lamina through graded pathway activity thresholds.

The paper generates a Drosophila glial cell atlas and finds that transcriptional diversity does not match morphological diversity across glial classes.

The paper develops a kinase translocation reporter to monitor ERK activity in real-time in Drosophila and identifies novel dynamics in ERK signaling during development.

This paper introduces a technique to immobilize Drosophila tissues for long-term live imaging, enabling detailed observations of cellular and tissue dynamics.