Victor Girard

Lipid droplets sequester cell death effectors and delay regulated cell death execution

The paper shows lipid droplets delay regulated cell death by sequestering mitochondrial effectors like Bax, thereby reducing apoptosis execution in cancer and germ cells.

An intercellular metabolic relay for brain sparingin Drosophila

The paper identifies an intercellular metabolic relay involving glutamine and glutamate that sustains neural stem cell proliferation during brain sparing in Drosophila.

A Drosophila holidic diet optimised for growthand development

This paper develops a holidic diet for Drosophila melanogaster called HoldFast, optimized for larval growth and development, and shows it outperforms existing diets.

Split-ends is modulating lipid droplet content in adult Drosophila glial cells and is protective against paraquat toxicity.

The paper investigates the role of Spen in glial lipid metabolism and its protective effect against paraquat toxicity in Drosophila.