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Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Sven Dorkenwald
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
2
Philipp Schlegel
University of Cambridge
3
Michael Winding
The Francis Crick Institute
4
Nils Eckstein
Beiersdorf (Germany)
5
Cheng Lyu
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6
Brad K. Hulse
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
7
Tom Hindmarsh Sten
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
8
Christian B. Billesbølle
University of California, San Francisco
9
Yidong Wang
Huazhong Agricultural University
10
Jiawei Zhao
Guilin Medical University

Papers

1
Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain
Nature|2024
497 cit.
2
Whole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila
Nature|2024
367 cit.
3
Neurotransmitter classification from electron microscopy images at synaptic sites in Drosophila melanogaster
Cell|2024
217 cit.
4
Structural basis for odorant recognition of the insect odorant receptor OR-Orco heterocomplex
Science|2024
134 cit.
5
Structural basis of odor sensing by insect heteromeric odorant receptors
Science|2024
123 cit.
6
Publication in Nature (2024) [72 citations, W4394688722]
Nature|2024
72 cit.
7
CAVE: Connectome Annotation Versioning Engine
Nature Methods|2025
40 cit.
8
Male-male interactions shape mate selection in Drosophila
Cell|2025
32 cit.
9
Dimensionality reduction simplifies synaptic partner matching in an olfactory circuit
Science|2025
12 cit.
10
Rewiring an olfactory circuit by altering cell-surface combinatorial code
Nature|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Lijia Ma
Westlake University
2
Sebastian Will
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
3
Dragana Rogulja
Harvard University
4
Dion Dickman
University of Southern California
5
Marius Pachitariu
Janelia Research Campus
6
Katherine I. Nagel
Neurosciences Institute
7
Kevin M. Franks
Duke University
8
Ditte S. Andersen
University of Copenhagen
9
Yufeng Pan
Southeast University
10
L. Sian Gramates
Harvard University

Papers

1
Cellpose 2.0: how to train your own model
Nature Methods|2022
1.4k cit.
2
Spike sorting with Kilosort4
Nature Methods|2024
390 cit.
3
Cellpose3: one-click image restoration for improved cellular segmentation
Nature Methods|2025
306 cit.
4
Observation of Bose–Einstein condensation of dipolar molecules
Nature|2024
136 cit.
5
A neural circuit for wind-guided olfactory navigation
Nature Communications|2022
134 cit.
6
A gut-secreted peptide suppresses arousability from sleep
Cell|2023
77 cit.
7
Collisionally stable gas of bosonic dipolar ground-state molecules
Nature Physics|2023
67 cit.
8
Ultracold Gas of Dipolar NaCs Ground State Molecules
Physical Review Letters|2023
65 cit.
9
Rastermap: a discovery method for neural population recordings
Nature Neuroscience|2024
45 cit.
10
Botulinum neurotoxin accurately separates tonic vs. phasic transmission and reveals heterosynaptic plasticity rules in Drosophila
eLife|2022
38 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Richard Axel
Allen Institute for Brain Science
2
Gerald M. Rubin
University of Cologne
3
Yuh Nung Jan
University of California, San Francisco
4
John R. Carlson
Yale University
5
Michael H. Dickinson
California Institute of Technology
6
Leslie B. Vosshall
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
7
Eric R. Kandel
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences
8
Randolf Menzel
Freie Universität Berlin
9
Ardem Patapoutian
Scripps Research Institute
10
Liqun Luo
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Papers

1
A novel multigene family may encode odorant receptors: A molecular basis for odor recognition
Cell|1991
5k cit.
2
A global double‐fluorescent Cre reporter mouse
genesis|2007
3.7k cit.
3
Piezo1 and Piezo2 Are Essential Components of Distinct Mechanically Activated Cation Channels
Science|2010
3.2k cit.
4
Genetic Transformation of <i>Drosophila</i> with Transposable Element Vectors
Science|1982
3k cit.
5
Mosaic Analysis with a Repressible Cell Marker for Studies of Gene Function in Neuronal Morphogenesis
Neuron|1999
2.7k cit.
6
Wing Rotation and the Aerodynamic Basis of Insect Flight
Science|1999
2.6k cit.
7
ANKTM1, a TRP-like Channel Expressed in Nociceptive Neurons, Is Activated by Cold Temperatures
Cell|2003
2.5k cit.
8
A TRP Channel that Senses Cold Stimuli and Menthol
Cell|2002
2.3k cit.
9
Small molecule drug screening in Drosophila identifies the 5HT2A receptor as a feeding modulation target
Scientific Reports|2013
2.3k cit.
10
Analysis of genetic mosaics in developing and adult <i>Drosophila</i> tissues
Development|1993
2k cit.

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