Kelsie Eichel

This study shows UNC-33 maintains neuronal microtubule arrays by promoting microtubule rescue, preventing loss and maintaining polarity in C. elegans neurons.

The paper shows that dendritic growth is stochastic and ligand-free, while ligand binding inhibits growth and specifies shape in C. elegans neurons.

The paper identifies two regulatory circuits that control the start and end times of dendritic arborization in nociceptive neurons through opposing regulation of the DMA-1 receptor.