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Orkun Akin

Howard Hughes Medical InstituteORCID 0000-0003-1719-4887Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 26, 2025

Four neurons pattern brain-wide developmental activity through neuropeptide signaling.

Jun Reichl, Julia M. Miller, Harpreet Randhawa…·Orkun Akin

The paper identifies four neuropeptide-expressing neurons that regulate brain-wide developmental activity through SIFa signaling in Drosophila.

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Drosophilaelectronic health records

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NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2018

Cell-type specific patterned stimulus-independent neuronal activity in the Drosophila visual system during synapse formation

Orkun Akin, Bryce T. Bajar, Mehmet F. Keleş…·S Lawrence Zipursky

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