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Laura Galvan

San Francisco State UniversityORCID 0009-0001-6229-5911Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Blake RiggsiD· 2 shared Cynnie TamiD· 2 shared Gerson AscencioiD· 2 shared Judy AbueliD· 2 shared Alba Marino· 1 shared Alexander Ballor· 1 shared Alonso CastroiD· 1 shared Alyssa Jimenez· 1 shared

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 14, 2026

Sol-gel Transition Drives Hyper-fast Mixing in a Giant Cell

Ulises Diaz, Moumita Das, Sameer Thukral…·Wallace F. Marshall

This study identifies a novel mixing mechanism in giant amoebae using a sol-gel transition strategy, achieving rapid cytoplasmic mixing.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.13.738335

Drosophilaimaging

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 28, 2025

miR-190 is a Key Regulator in Establishing Cell Polarity and Specification in the Drosophila Nervous System

Gerson Ascencio, Laura Galvan, Julie M. Sanchez…·Blake Riggs

This study identifies miR-190 as a regulator of neuroblast polarity and differentiation in Drosophila, showing its role in cell fate specification and potential relevance to cancer and metabolic diseases.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.28.656688

DrosophilascRNA-seq

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GeneticsG3 Genes Genomes GeneticsPeer-reviewedMar 18, 2023

A deficiency screen of the 3rd chromosome for dominant modifiers of the Drosophila ER integral membrane protein, Jagunal

Gerson Ascencio, Matthew A. de Cruz, Judy Abuel…·Blake Riggs

The paper identifies suppressors and enhancers of the Jagn RNAi-induced rough eye phenotype in Drosophila through a deficiency screen on the 3rd chromosome.

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Drosophilaexperimental assay

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