Elad Shmuel Yonah

The paper identifies the Y-linked gene draupnir in Anopheles gambiae, showing it escapes transcriptional silencing during spermatogenesis and is necessary for Y-chromosome-based sex-ratio distortion.

The paper compares outcomes of X-poisoning and X-shredding in malaria mosquitoes by timing Cas9 expression during spermatogenesis, finding that timing determines distortion type.

This study identifies a fluorescent marker that disrupts female blood-feeding and shortens lifespan in Anopheles gambiae, highlighting the importance of validating transgenic components.

The paper tests a Y-linked Cas9 expression system in Drosophila melanogaster and finds reduced Cas9 activity, suggesting meiotic sex chromosome inactivation.

This study investigates X-poisoning gene drives in mosquitoes, finding that sex distortion is mainly due to loss of X-bearing sperm rather than postzygotic lethality.