Matthew Churgin*, Danylo Lavrentovich*, Matthew Smith, Ruixuan Gao, Edward Boyden, Benjamin de Bivort
bioRxiv
Behavior varies even among genetically identical animals raised in the same environment. However, little is known about the circuit or anatomical origins of this individuality. We show individual Drosophila odor preferences (odor-vs-air and odor-vs-o…
pdf urlCarolyn Elya, Danylo Lavrentovich, Emily Lee, Cassandra Pasadyn, Jasper Duval, Maya Basak, Valerie Saykina, Benjamin de Bivort
eLife
For at least two centuries, scientists have been enthralled by the “zombie” behaviors induced by mind-controlling parasites. Despite this interest, the mechanistic bases of these uncanny processes have remained mostly a mystery. Here, we leverage the…
pdf urlJan Cammann, Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl, Tanya Ostapenko, Danylo Lavrentovich, Oliver B ̈aumchen, Marco Mazza
PNAS
When the motion of a motile cell is observed closely, it appears erratic, and yet the combination of nonequilibrium forces and surfaces can produce striking examples of organization in microbial systems. While most of our current understanding is bas…
pdf urlLu Hong, Danylo Lavrentovich, Archana Chavan, Eugene Leypunskiy, Charles Matthews, Andy LiWang, Eileen Li, Michael Rust, Aaron Dinner
Molecular Systems Biology
Mathematical models can enable a predictive understanding of mechanism in cell biology by quantitatively describing complex networks of interactions, but such models are often poorly constrained by available data. Owing to its relative biochemical si…
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