Cahir J. O’Kane

The paper identifies MBONa1/a2 neurons in Drosophila that respond only to high odor concentrations, suggesting they regulate odor discrimination learning by processing odor intensity.

This study shows that loss of Rtnl1 in Drosophila disrupts presynaptic ER organization and causes defects in Ca2+ dynamics and neurotransmission.

The paper identifies sVUM1 octopaminergic neurons in Drosophila larvae that modulate odor discrimination by targeting multiple extrinsic inputs in the mushroom body calyx.

The paper develops ER lumenal Ca2+ sensors in Drosophila to study how HSP-related mutations affect ER calcium dynamics in motor neurons.

The paper identifies conserved regions of the SPG11 protein and their potential functions in intracellular trafficking, linking them to disease mechanisms in hereditary spastic paraplegia and Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy.

The paper identifies GAL4 drivers specific to Type Ib and Type Is motor neurons in Drosophila for targeted genetic studies.