Paola Van der Linden Costello

Selective life-long suppression of an odor processing channel in response to critical period experience

The paper shows that exposure to ethyl butyrate during a critical period in Drosophila leads to long-term suppression of Or42a OSN odor responses and selective glial pruning of their axon terminals.

Selective regulation of transsynaptic alignment and postsynaptic assembly by a novel NCAM family synaptic adhesion molecule

This study identifies Elff, an NCAM family member, as critical for postsynaptic assembly and transsynaptic alignment in Drosophila NMJs, revealing specialized roles in synaptic nanoarchitecture.

Glia control experience-dependent plasticity in an olfactory critical period

The paper shows that glia prune synapses during a critical period in Drosophila olfactory circuits, with long-term effects on circuit function.