Sînziana Pop

This paper evaluates fluorescent nanodiamond phantoms as a robust benchmarking tool for spatial resolution in two- and three-photon microscopy, showing they better capture depth-dependent optical degradation than conventional bead phantoms.

The paper shows that Drosophila species prefer odour components most distinctive in their natural host blends, revealing that olfactory behaviours exploit the statistical structure of odour environments.

This study investigates the role of Islet-1 in axon guidance of mesencephalic trigeminal neurons in chick embryos, finding that its knockdown affects peripheral axonal growth but not central axonal direction.

The paper identifies a splicing program in neurons of Drosophila and mammals, showing how it evolves independently in different species to regulate ion channels and neuronal activity.

The paper shows that proapoptotic RHG genes and mitochondria are involved in non-apoptotic sensory neuron pruning in Drosophila.

The paper shows that axon initiation in spinal neurons occurs at a stereotyped position in vivo, independent of microtubule dynamics and laminin cues.

The paper shows that programmed cell death shapes neural networks in insects by reducing flight interneuron populations and demonstrates that blocking cell death leads to functional undead neurons.

The paper introduces an open-source LED controller for spectrally arbitrary visual stimulation and optogenetics during 2-photon imaging, demonstrating its use in zebrafish and Drosophila experiments.

The paper shows that Neurexin and Neuroligin adhesion complexes drive axonal arborisation growth without requiring synaptic activity.

This study shows mouse horizontal cells process cone input locally, with dendritic Ca2+ signals reflecting cone opsin activation and chromatic preference, supporting local feedback shaping cone output.