Browsing by Subject "drosophila"

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    • Development and Function of the Drosophila Giant Fiber Neural Circuit 
      Kennedy, Tyler Joseph (2019-03-19)
      Department: Biological Sciences
      The Drosophila Giant Fiber (GF) circuit is a highly tractable set of neurons driving rapid escape behavior. The work presented here takes advantage of the large size and accessibility of these central neurons to study ...
    • Dissecting Complex Mechanisms of Calcium Influx in a Simple Wound System 
      Shannon, Erica Kristine (2017-09-14)
      Department: Cell and Developmental Biology
      In normal epithelial wound repair, cells across an epithelial sheet begin a coordinated process of re-epithelialization within minutes of wounding. These coordinated behaviors are driven by a calcium wave, a rise in ...
    • Genetic dissection of glycan functions at the synapse 
      Dani, Neil Chandrakant (2014-11-25)
      Department: Biological Sciences
      ABSTRACT Synapse formation is driven by precisely orchestrated intercellular communication between presynaptic and postsynaptic cells. Signals traverse a complex extracellular environment, where glycans attached to ...
    • Investigating Cell and Tissue Mechanics during Drosophila Embryogenesis using Laser Microsurgery 
      Lynch, Holley Ellen (2012-12-11)
      Department: Physics
      Living tissues are active, non-linear viscoelastic materials that move drastically, often in concert, during embryogenesis. In many cases, the mechanics of this motion remain unknown. Using a combination of laser ...
    • Synaptic Requirements for Glycan Modification 
      Parkinson, William Matthew (2016-03-17)
      Department: Biological Sciences
      Glycosylation is the most common post-translational modification to proteins, involving the addition of chained sugars to regulate folding, localization and intermolecular interactions. Glycosylated proteins are most heavily ...