Alexia Rivero

Cancer cachexia overrides sex-specific traits in Drosophila

This study shows that cancer cachexia in Drosophila reduces sex-specific differences in gene expression and metabolic profiles, leading to a shared molecular cachexic state.

The Mediator complex subunit Med19 extends healthy lifespan in Drosophila by preventing cellular and organismal frailty

This paper shows that increasing Med19 in Drosophila extends lifespan by 90%, delays frailty onset, and improves stress resistance, while reducing Med19 shortens lifespan and increases vulnerability to stress.

Crosstalk between chromatin and the transcription factor Shavenbaby defines transcriptional output along the Drosophila intestinal stem cell lineage.

The paper identifies how Shavenbaby isoforms regulate gene expression and chromatin structure during Drosophila intestinal stem cell differentiation.