Rajagopal Ayana

This study investigates functional neuronal regeneration after traumatic brain injury in killifish, showing that new neurons integrate into circuits and enable behavioral recovery over 50 days.

This study maps the telencephalon growth and cellular diversity in the African turquoise killifish during early post-embryonic development, identifying dynamic neurogenic niches and spatial differences in growth patterns.

The paper uses scRNA-seq and ISO-seq to identify cell types in the killifish telencephalon, revealing progenitor diversity and neuronal subtypes involved in neuro- and gliogenesis.

This study uses bulk and single-cell RNA-seq to analyze age-related transcriptome changes in the African turquoise killifish retina, identifying oxidative stress, gliosis, and inflammageing, and highlighting dysregulation of retinal disease genes.

This study shows that aging impairs neurorepair in killifish by reducing non-glial progenitor activity and increasing inflammation and glial scarring.

This paper identifies PMD as a conserved region of Plasmodium perforin-like proteins that forms pores in erythrocytes, leading to anemia, and shows that anti-PMD inhibitors block parasite growth and transmission across multiple stages.