Advice

The University is home to a large and diverse Drosophila research community with expertise on a wide range of different biological topics.

You can access advice by contacting our researchers directly or simply get in touch and we can help you to identify and build connections with the relevant experts, for advice or to establish collaborations.

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) signallingHilary Ashe

Research interests: Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) signalling: development, stem cell maintenance and cancer.
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Factors that regulate ion channel expression in developing motoneuronsRichard Baines

Research interests: Factors that regulate ion channel expression in developing motoneurons.
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The role of cell adhesion molecules in signal transductionMartin Baron

Research interests: The role of cell adhesion molecules in signal transduction, the regulation of stem cell fate and cancer.
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MaggotMatthew Cobb

Research interests: The evolution and genetic control of olfaction and chemical communication in insects.
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SpiderTucker Gilman

Research interests: How populations and species evolve in response to environmental change.
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The development of clock cells in DrosophilaNicholas Glossop

Research interests: The development of clock cells in Drosophila.
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Computational biology of non-protein-coding RNAsSam Griffiths-Jones

Research interests: Computational biology of non-protein-coding RNAs.
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Co-ordinating microtubule dynamics during neuronal developmentInes Hahn

Research interests: Co-ordinating microtubule dynamics during neuronal development and ageing.
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The evolution and genetic control of an organism‘s shape and sizeChristian Klingenberg

Research interests: The evolution and genetic control of an organism‘s shape and size.
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Signalling by Phosphoinositide Lipids (PIPs) in a fly wingLindsay MacDougall

Research interests: Signalling by Phosphoinositide Lipids (PIPs).
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Cytoskeletal regulation of axonal growth and maintenanceAndreas Prokop

Research interests: Cytoskeletal regulation of axonal growth and maintenance.
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Sensory neuroscience and development of genetic tools in Drosophila and Anopheles mosquitoesOlena Riabinina

Research interests: Sensory neuroscience and development of genetic tools in Drosophila and Anopheles mosquitoes.

Matthew Ronshaugen

Research interests: Non coding RNAs in evolution.
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Tom Millard

Research interests: Actin dynamics during development and tissue repair.
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Ryan West

Research interests: Molecular mechanisms of Frontotemporal Dementia.
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