Luis Alberto Baena-López

This study identifies Hipk as a regulator of Dronc stability and apoptotic signaling in Drosophila, revealing a feedback loop between Hipk and Dronc.

This study identifies Dronc-driven compensatory proliferation in Drosophila wing imaginal discs after ionizing radiation, revealing molecular mechanisms and interactions that maintain tissue regeneration balance.

This study shows non-apoptotic caspase activation modulates Hedgehog-signalling and autophagy in ovarian somatic stem cells, sustaining their function without inducing apoptosis.

The paper develops a modular vector for Drosophila that enables inducible and interconvertible overexpression transgenes using three binary systems.

The paper describes genetic tools and teaching methods to convert Gal4 lines to LexA lines and generate LexAop-shRNA lines for gene suppression in Drosophila.

This study shows that Dronc, a Drosophila caspase, regulates enteroblast quiescence non-apoptotically through Notch and Insulin-TOR pathways, providing insights into caspase-related intestinal malignancies.

The paper describes CRISPR/Cas9-based tools for creating genetic modifications in Drosophila and highlights challenges and solutions in genome engineering.