Mohammed A. khallaf
@khallaf13
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Neuroscientist working #touch in mammals @MDC_Berlin ; ex PhD #Olfaction in Drosophila @MPI_CE. “Staying focused on the science, even when it becomes political”
Berlin, Germany
Joined July 2012
So excited that the final version of the Aedes aegypti Mosquito Cell Atlas is out in @CellPressNews !! 🦟🩸 There is SO much left to find & investigate in these data (& the rich biology of mosquitoes)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields! https://t.co/XKBy3gzJIu
cell.com
A comprehensive single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of >367,000 nuclei from male and female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reveals sexual dimorphism in sensory systems and brain cell types and widespread co-exp...
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I’m very happy to share my first PhD paper as a first author. In this study, we report the discovery of a previously unknown olfactory organ in Lepidoptera — the epiphysis! 🦋 thanks to @billhansson and Sonja Bisch-Knaden https://t.co/XSJGp4jL0Y
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Journal of Comparative Physiology A - The antennae are the primary olfactory organs of insects, though other appendages, such as mouthparts and the female ovipositor, can also detect odors. A...
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A fly that courts everyone. Male Drosophila santomea woo both males and females alike, driven by evolved pheromone changes and brain processing that flipped attraction and aggression. Evolution is wild! Recent work from Joe Ouadah: https://t.co/xVCpZp9Qkf
biorxiv.org
We have identified a Drosophila species in which males exhibit spontaneous, elaborate, and robust intermale sexual behavior. Males of D. santomea , a West African island endemic, distinguish conspe...
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(1/n) 不思議な生き物「ハダカデバネズミ」の社会の形を紐解いた論文を出版しました！ ペットの追跡などに使われるタグ技術を使って、100匹以上ものデバたちの行動を、30日間網羅的に追跡し、それぞれの個体がどのような仕事を行なっているのか調べました。 https://t.co/SMtkX0PUCL
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📰Latest from our lab (Open Access)! Brain Capillary Ion Channels: Physiology and Channelopathies This review attempts to concisely cover a fast-evolving research field on channels in🧠capillaries @physiol_journal @APSPublications @APSPhysiology
https://t.co/NXfOPI0N5B
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Incredibly special and inspiring talk today by @DulacLab at @MDC_Berlin . Thanks to Hanna Hörnberg for inviting Cathrine!
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🎉 We’re hiring! Two ERC-funded #PostdocJobs on insect–phytopathogen mutualisms are available in my lab. Explore the chemical and molecular evolution of symbioses! 🧪Chemical ecology: https://t.co/AlLC0UrRqK 🦠Phytopathology & mutualisms: https://t.co/Wy0SnEbEsH
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I am looking for a Laboratory/Research Technician 🧑🔬👩🔬with science background - if you meet the criteria and feel interested, then feel free to drop an application: https://t.co/FTh8dWWUTE
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Had the honor to be invited and present my recent work from @GaryRLewin1 and @billhansson @mknaden1 at @AssiutUniversit 🇪🇬
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Excited to bring our naked mole-rats from @GaryRLewin1 lab into the chemical ecology course @MPI_CE ! Proud to join as an instructor. Registration is open; more info: https://t.co/xEwThSbA3V
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🪰👩🔬🔬🧠Broad call for a funded Postdoc Fellowship position in our department! Please contact me if you are interested in discussing possible Behavioral Neurobiology research as part of my lab team. Apps due April 4th, 2025. https://t.co/6KqWixsRvf
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To follow those who left Twitter, now on 🦋: https://t.co/xqP3OnzJar
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Application deadline for 3 #neuroscience / #PainResearch positions in our group is in 1-week - more info. 👇
🚨 Excited to announce that we are hiring 🚨 If bowel disease, pain, & naked mole-rats are your thing then we have the perfect opportunity for you 😃 This @ChatGPTapp image shows a naked mole-rat with visceral pain, but they actually appear resistant #PainResearch
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Proud to post our study showing that TENM4 is an essential transduction component for touch and pain. Important and groundbreaking led by Mohammed @khallaf13 with help from many like Angela Huang, Letizia Dalmasso and Sam @fluorescence_SC 👇Twittorial! https://t.co/KTkLtY8j4Y
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This is so cool! Takes me back almost 20-years when I started with @GaryRLewin1 & lab meetings where Jing presented data about a tether, now we have an identity!
Proud to post our study showing that TENM4 is an essential transduction component for touch and pain. Important and groundbreaking led by Mohammed @khallaf13 with help from many like Angela Huang, Letizia Dalmasso and Sam @fluorescence_SC 👇Twittorial! https://t.co/KTkLtY8j4Y
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This is an incredible team effort, and this discovery wouldn’t have been possible without this amazing group. Many non-Twitter members: Angela, Letizia, Yinth, Alexis, Anja, Valerie, Wei, Oliver, Philipp, and @fluorescence_SC @Rowen_about @HedtrichLab ! https://t.co/M1dA7lMrFk
biorxiv.org
A gentle touch or a painful pinch are relayed to the brain and spinal cord by rapidly conducting myelinated sensory neurons[1][1],[2][2]. These sensory neurons possess mechanically activated ion...
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I’m over the moon to finally share with you all 🥂my work in @GaryRLewin1 lab! How do mechanoreceptors respond to stimuli? Through tethers that transfer force to these channels.👇We identified the first protein component of the tether. TENM4 is necessary for touch and pain! 🥳
Proud to post our study showing that TENM4 is an essential transduction component for touch and pain. Important and groundbreaking led by Mohammed @khallaf13 with help from many like Angela Huang, Letizia Dalmasso and Sam @fluorescence_SC 👇Twittorial! https://t.co/KTkLtY8j4Y
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Sociality shapes mitochondrial adaptations supporting hypoxia tolerance https://t.co/1iaCIOVPbC 👇 Below a twittorial on Alice Rossi's great paper @Alice_Rossi__ describing the mechanisms of cellular hypoxia resistance in the naked mole-rat!👇
biorxiv.org
Oxygen deprivation or hypoxia is poorly dealt with by most terrestrial species and often leads to permanent tissue damage and death. One prominent exception is the naked mole-rat ( Heterocephalus...
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🧵 Really excited to share our new paper! As species diversify, sex pheromones rapidly change, but how do male mating circuits co-evolve to guide mate choice? A thread on circuit evolution & mating strategy... 1/9 https://t.co/uEy95rGYuI
nature.com
Nature - Peripheral and central circuit adaptations can be flexibly coordinated in Drosophila, and such a modular circuit organization may facilitate the evolution of mate recognition systems by...
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