Carolyn Elya

This study shows that the timing of fruit fly death by the fungus Entomophthora muscae is controlled by an endogenous fungal circadian clock, independent of host genetics.

This paper presents a largely-complete genome of Entomophthora muscae, revealing insights into its large genome size, transposon activity, and unique biological features.

The paper identifies the neural and hormonal mechanisms underlying parasite-induced summiting behavior in Drosophila using a combination of behavioral assays, machine learning, and metabolomic analysis.

The study investigates whether Or22 allelic variation explains differences in D. melanogaster's ability to discriminate yeast-produced volatiles, finding that Or22 is not the primary driver of sensitivity to YVN.