Mark A. Hanson

The paper identifies horizontal gene transfer of the Drosomycin antimicrobial peptide gene across insect species, suggesting HGT contributes to immune system novelty and defense capabilities.

This study examines microbiome-virus interactions across Drosophila species, finding that specific bacterial taxa influence viral load but microbiome composition shows limited phylogenetic structuring.

This paper provides a standardized agar food recipe for rearing multiple Drosophila species and reports life history and infection susceptibility data across 42 species.

The paper shows plant coumarins increase NPV-induced apoptosis in insect larvae via miRNA regulation, enhancing viral pathogenicity.

This study investigates Drosophila immune responses to diverse fungal pathogens, identifying the Toll pathway and melanization as key defenses, while highlighting fungal adaptations to evade these mechanisms.

The paper assesses the replicability of claims in Drosophila immunity research by analyzing 400 publications and identifying contradictory evidence.

This study retrospectively analyzed 400 Drosophila immunity papers to assess replicability, finding 61% of claims were verified, 7% challenged, and 24% unchallenged, with irreplicability linked to author experience and field trends.

This study identifies Paillotin as a novel Drosophila immune peptide regulated by the Imd pathway, showing increased susceptibility to specific infections in mutants.

The paper examines susceptibility to four bacterial pathogens across 36 Drosophilidae species, finding strong phylogenetic signal in susceptibility, particularly for Providencia rettgeri.

This study systematically evaluates the roles of four immune modules in Drosophila by deleting them individually and collectively, revealing their independent and synergistic contributions to defense against various pathogens.