Ali Afify

The paper maps chemosensory co-receptor expression in Drosophila olfactory neurons, revealing widespread co-expression patterns among Orco, Ir25a, Ir8a, and Ir76b.

The paper shows that in Anopheles gambiae, ectopic expression of an odorant receptor (AgOr2) in ORNs dampens neuronal activity and downregulates endogenous Or transcripts, unlike Drosophila where ectopic ORs do not interfere with native physiology.

This study shows synthetic insect repellents like DEET and IR3535 reduce mosquito olfactory neuron responses to human odors by altering the chemical profile on skin.

This paper introduces a set of transgenic flies expressing GAL80 in specific olfactory sensory neurons to selectively inhibit GAL4-driven transgenes and study neuronal function.