Nicole A. Kirk

Respiratory viral infections prime accelerated lung cancer growth

This study shows that prior respiratory viral infections like SARS-CoV-2 or influenza accelerate lung tumor growth by altering the immune environment and promoting a pro-tumor microenvironment.

SMARCA4 is essential for early-stage tumor development but its loss promotes late-stage cancer progression in small-cell lung cancer

This study shows SMARCA4 is important for early tumor development in SCLC but its loss promotes late-stage cancer progression through altered tumor-NK cell interactions.

Robo1 loss has pleiotropic effects on postnatal development and survival

This study examines the postnatal effects of Robo1 loss in mice, finding slower growth, shorter lifespan, and altered skin and hair characteristics.

A Connectome and Analysis of the Adult Drosophila Central Brain

The paper presents a detailed connectome of the adult Drosophila central brain, including new methods for data analysis and biological insights into neural circuit organization.

A Connectome of the Adult Drosophila Central Brain

A dense electron-microscopy reconstruction of half the fly central brain, with nearly every cell typed and queryable online, turns months of tracing partners into a database lookup.