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Marissa G. Sumathipala

Howard Hughes Medical InstituteORCID 0000-0003-3695-903XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Bioinformatics· 1

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintDec 16, 2025

Parallel neuronal ensembles control behavior across sensorimotor levels in Drosophila

Sander Liessem, Samuel K. Asinof, Aljoscha Nern…·Jan M. Ache

The paper compares neuronal circuits for landing and takeoff in Drosophila, revealing parallel ensembles that enable flexible behavioral control.

1 citation

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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BioinformaticsNature MethodsPeer-reviewedJul 22, 2024

Contextual AI models for single-cell protein biology

Michelle M. Li, Yepeng Huang, Marissa G. Sumathipala…·Marinka Žitnik

This paper introduces a geometric deep learning model for context-aware protein representations, improving therapeutic target nomination in immune-related diseases.

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 7, 2023

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Transforming descending input into motor output: An analysis of the Drosophila Male Adult Nerve Cord connectome

Han SJ Cheong, Katharina Eichler, Tomke Stürner…·Gwyneth M Card

1328 descending and 733 motor neurons of the male Drosophila nerve cord connectome were curated; direct links between them are infrequent, and intrinsic-neuron communities route control per motor system.

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Drosophilaimaging

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