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Karolina Willicott

University of AlabamaORCID 0000-0002-4887-5151Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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An atfs-1 loss-of-function screen identifies novel regulators of a-synuclein toxicity in C. elegans dopaminergic neurons

Karolina Willicott, Joy D. Iroegbu, Madeline R. Greene, Aidan C. Meyers, Pia Francesca Scarpino, Titus O Oyetade, Rachel Martin, Rose Davidson-Tullis, Laura A. Berkowitz, Guy A. Caldwell, Kim A. Caldwell

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Sep 26, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Re-inventing sex: A W chromosome and a path out of parthenogenesis for Bunonema nematodes

Janna L. Fierst, Lara Arbex Herden, Victoria K. Eggers, Christina A Burns, Jasbelle Sosa, Pushpalata Kayastha, Michelle A. McCauley, Karolina Willicott

The paper describes the evolution of a new W chromosome in Bunonema nematodes that helps escape lethal mutations from parthenogenesis.

bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

A Forward Genetic Screen in Caenorhabditis elegans for Genes that Modulate α-synuclein-Induced Neurodegeneration through the Mitochondrial UPR

Karolina Willicott, Joy D. Iroegbu, Madeline R. Greene, Aidan C. Meyers, Rachel Martin, Rose Davidson-Tullis, Laura E. Berkowitz, Guy A. Caldwell, Kim A. Caldwell

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Systemic RNA interference-defective (SID) genes modulate dopaminergic neurodegeneration in C. elegans

Anthony L. Gaeta, J. Brucker Nourse, Karolina Willicott, Luke E. McKay, Candice M. Keogh, Kylie Peter, Shannon N. Russell, Shusei Hamamichi, Laura A. Berkowitz, Kim A. Caldwell, Guy A. Caldwell

This paper identifies SID genes that modulate dopaminergic neurodegeneration in C. elegans by affecting RNA interference and microRNA activity.

PLoS Genetics · Aug 19, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics