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Heather Bennett

Trinity CollegeORCID 0000-0002-6250-4648Unclaimed 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 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Ginger Z. Watzinger· 2 shared Christopher M. Fang-YeniD· 1 shared Dana L. MilleriD· 1 shared Emmett McGranaghaniD· 1 shared Kerri‐Ann NortoniD· 1 shared Patrick D. McClanahaniD· 1 shared Robert Gordon KalbiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 8, 2026

Neuropeptide NLP-40 and Cognate G- Protein Coupled Receptor AEX-2 Regulate Behavioral Responses During Anoxia in Caenorhabditis elegans

Ginger Z. Watzinger, Heather Bennett

This study identifies NLP-40 and AEX-2 as regulators of escape behaviors during anoxia in C. elegans, showing their role in modulating locomotor activity and survival.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.30.755124

C. elegansexperimental assay

GeneticsbioRxivPreprintAug 11, 2026

Meta-analysis of Genes and Pathways that Protect Against Hypoxia.

Emmett McGranaghan, Ginger Z. Watzinger, Kerri‐Ann Norton…·Heather Bennett

The paper identifies hypoxia-responsive genes and pathways through a meta-analysis of mouse studies and validates their function in C. elegans.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.05.743086

mouseC. elegans

NeuroscienceGenes Brain & BehaviorPeer-reviewedNov 5, 2020

Preconditioning of Caenorhabditis elegans to Anoxic Insult by Inactivation of Cholinergic, GABAergic, and Muscle Activity

Heather Bennett, Patrick D. McClanahan, Christopher M. Fang-Yen, Robert Gordon Kalb

This study shows that inactivating the nervous system and muscles in C. elegans before an anoxic insult increases resistance to prolonged anoxia.

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C. elegansexperimental assay