Mehrnaz
@mazi2fly.bsky.social
Post-Doc in Wolfner and Clark labs. Interested in female reproduction and evolution.
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A beautiful paper on the role of Piezos in uterine biology. I have known first author Yunxiao Zhang since 2012. Yunxiao is rare talent (and a wonderfully kind human being) now on the job market!
And here is the story after peer review. This work highlights our current approach, which is to use Piezo channels to uncover new areas of biology that are shaped by mechanical forces: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A beautiful paper on the role of Piezos in uterine biology. I have known first author Yunxiao Zhang since 2012. Yunxiao is rare talent (and a wonderfully kind human being) now on the job market!
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Sparse learning for scalable phylogenetic network inference https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.16.688704v1
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Sparse learning for scalable phylogenetic network inference https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.16.688704v1
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Female membrane proteins regulate postmating ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster by ovulin-dependent and -independent pathways
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Female membrane proteins regulate postmating ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster by ovulin-dependent and -independent pathways
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Female membrane proteins regulate postmating ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster by ovulin-dependent and -independent pathways
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
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Thank you on this labor day!!
September 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thank you on this labor day!!
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On my way to participate in #behaviour2025 in Kolkata this week 😁 Looking forward to meeting friends and connecting with new peeps 😁 Also, do attend my talk on the last day if you are interested in ejaculates and behaviour 😁 @behaviour2025.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
On my way to participate in #behaviour2025 in Kolkata this week 😁 Looking forward to meeting friends and connecting with new peeps 😁 Also, do attend my talk on the last day if you are interested in ejaculates and behaviour 😁 @behaviour2025.bsky.social
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Asymmetric development and function of paired sperm-storage organs in Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Asymmetric development and function of paired sperm-storage organs in Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Asymmetric development and function of paired sperm-storage organs in Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
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FlyBase needs your help! Visit the link below for more information, and please consider donating to help save this amazing resource. wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
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August 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
FlyBase needs your help! Visit the link below for more information, and please consider donating to help save this amazing resource. wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
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Investigation of the molecular-genetic basis for courtship differences between Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans and their hybrids
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Investigation of the molecular-genetic basis for courtship differences between Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans and their hybrids
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 13, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Investigation of the molecular-genetic basis for courtship differences between Drosophila melanogaster, Drosophila simulans and their hybrids
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
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The Oviposition Inhibitory Neuron is a potential hub of multi-circuit integration in the Drosophila brain
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#Drosophila
The Oviposition Inhibitory Neuron is a potential hub of multi-circuit integration in the Drosophila brain
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Oviposition Inhibitory Neuron is a potential hub of multi-circuit integration in the Drosophila brain
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
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I just got the notice that all the FlyBase people at Harvard, including me, will be laid off on October 12. I'm devastated.
August 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I just got the notice that all the FlyBase people at Harvard, including me, will be laid off on October 12. I'm devastated.
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If you are an SMBE member and received the election email (it may have gone to your junk folder), I would be honored if you would consider voting for me for councilor. You may also choose to vote for other scientists, and I encourage you to participate in the election. Thank you!
June 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you are an SMBE member and received the election email (it may have gone to your junk folder), I would be honored if you would consider voting for me for councilor. You may also choose to vote for other scientists, and I encourage you to participate in the election. Thank you!
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New preprint from lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Sexual dimorphism arises not through wholesale transcriptional reprogramming, but via selective sex-specific survival of neurons defined by birth order and shared developmental programs.
A Role for Exaptation in Sculpting Sexually Dimorphic Brains from Shared Neural Lineages
Sex differences in behaviours arise from variations in female and male nervous systems, yet the cellular and molecular bases of these differences remain poorly defined. Here, we take an unbiased, sing...
www.biorxiv.org
June 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New preprint from lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Sexual dimorphism arises not through wholesale transcriptional reprogramming, but via selective sex-specific survival of neurons defined by birth order and shared developmental programs.
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Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
Drosophila Genetic Database
The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Flybase lost all of the NIH support overnight - it is a disaster for the community. Please consider donating. I just did! www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...
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I’m very glad to share our recent publication
@pnas.org
, led by UnJin Lee from our lab at
@rockefelleruniv.bsky.social
: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... In this work, he 1) developed a method to efficiently compare single-cell RNA-seq data from rapidly evolving tissues across multiple species, and
@pnas.org
, led by UnJin Lee from our lab at
@rockefelleruniv.bsky.social
: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... In this work, he 1) developed a method to efficiently compare single-cell RNA-seq data from rapidly evolving tissues across multiple species, and
Comparative single-cell analysis of transcriptional bursting reveals the role of genome organization in de novo transcript origination | PNAS
Spermatogenesis is a key developmental process underlying the origination of newly
evolved genes. However, rapid cell type–specific transcriptomic ...
pnas.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I’m very glad to share our recent publication
@pnas.org
, led by UnJin Lee from our lab at
@rockefelleruniv.bsky.social
: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... In this work, he 1) developed a method to efficiently compare single-cell RNA-seq data from rapidly evolving tissues across multiple species, and
@pnas.org
, led by UnJin Lee from our lab at
@rockefelleruniv.bsky.social
: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... In this work, he 1) developed a method to efficiently compare single-cell RNA-seq data from rapidly evolving tissues across multiple species, and
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While it is a dark time for US science, I'm grateful to be able to celebrate some recent lab successes! A brief thread... 🧵 First, the final version of our article on the katherine johnson (kj) gene came out in GENETICS @genetics-gsa.bsky.social in March! academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
An orphan gene is essential for efficient sperm entry into eggs in Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract. While spermatogenesis has been extensively characterized in the Drosophila melanogaster model system, very little is known about the genes requir
academic.oup.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
While it is a dark time for US science, I'm grateful to be able to celebrate some recent lab successes! A brief thread... 🧵 First, the final version of our article on the katherine johnson (kj) gene came out in GENETICS @genetics-gsa.bsky.social in March! academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
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Call and write congress and engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!
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#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF
May 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Join SSE, @asn-amnat.bsky.social & @systbiol.bsky.social in a Week of Action for NSF!
Call and write congress and engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!
Our Media Tool can help you get started:
shorturl.at/i7WfU
#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF
Call and write congress and engage with colleagues, friends and family about the importance of NSF funding!
Our Media Tool can help you get started:
shorturl.at/i7WfU
#WithoutNSF #SaveNSF #SupportNSF
