Elizabeth R. Gavis

The paper shows mitochondrial ATP patterns predict tissue folding during embryonic development by analyzing mitochondrial distribution and energy dynamics in epithelial cells.

The paper develops a CRISPR-Cas13d system for subcellular RNA knockdown in Drosophila and identifies a role for sra in germline development.

The paper identifies Smaug's role in repressing osk and bru1 mRNAs to regulate germ plasm synthesis and PGC number in Drosophila embryos.

This study investigates cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors required for the late-phase localization of oskar mRNA in Drosophila oocytes, finding that the SOLE structure and sequence, along with the 3 UTR, are essential for this process.

The paper shows that pseudouridylation of rRNA is required for ribosome biogenesis and oocyte specification in Drosophila, with effects on translation of polyglutamine proteins during differentiation.