Austin Q. Seroka

This study identifies distinct transcriptional programs in zebrafish cranial motor neurons during development, showing that identity precedes axon targeting and is conserved across species.

The paper generates a Drosophila glial cell atlas and finds that transcriptional diversity does not match morphological diversity across glial classes.

The paper uses scRNA-seq to analyze Drosophila embryos and neuroblast lineages, identifying gene expression patterns and lineage-specific markers.

The paper shows that a temporal identity window in Drosophila neuroblast lineage generates alternating cardinal motor neuron subtypes through the Kr/Pdm pathway.

This study shows that intrinsic temporal identity, determined by the Hunchback transcription factor, dictates axon and dendrite targeting in Drosophila motor neurons, overriding birth order.