Meg A. Younger

The paper shows that fine-tuning chemical foundation models improves odorant-receptor binding prediction, introducing LORAX which outperforms existing models.

This study shows that non-canonical olfaction, where olfactory receptors are co-expressed, is optimal in specific olfactory environments with correlated odorants and irrelevant sources.

The paper analyzes CO2-sensing circuits in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, finding high recurrent connectivity among CO2-sensitive neurons and proposing it enhances CO2 detection.

The paper identifies novel persistent viruses in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using small RNA sequencing and confirms their replication and transmissibility in cell lines.

Aedes aegypti olfactory neurons often co-express OR, IR and sometimes GR receptors; in the maxillary palp, one neuron type responds to odorants via both OR and IR pathways.

The paper shows that human odour activates unique combinations of olfactory glomeruli in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, with a specific glomerulus tuned to long-chain aldehydes found in human skin lipids.

This study identifies ppk301 as a critical ion channel for freshwater egg-laying in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, showing its role in detecting water and salt concentrations.