Neena Dhiman

Lipid Disbalance Affects Neuronal Dendrite Growth and Maintenance in a Human Ceramide Synthase Disease Model

The paper shows that lipid imbalances in a Drosophila model of PME8 cause dendrite loss and that restoring specific ceramides while reducing bioactive lipids rescues the phenotype.

Axon length-dependent synapse loss is mediated by neuronal cytokine-induced glial phagocytosis

The paper identifies cytokine signaling from neurons to glia as a key determinant in axon length-dependent vulnerability in fly models of human neurodegenerative disorders.

Neural circuits underlying context-dependent competition between defensive actions in Drosophila larva

The paper identifies neural circuits in Drosophila larvae that mediate context-dependent competition between defensive actions like startle and escape behaviors.

Rab converter DMon1 constitutes a novel node in the brain-gonad axis essential for female germline maturation

The paper identifies DMon1 as a novel regulator in the brain-gonad axis, showing its role in female germline maturation through neuronal control of insulin production.