The Lab
We study how social signals exchanged by animals alter their development and physiology. In particular, we focus on the roles of pheromones on reproduction, sexual maturation, and aging. We use C. elegans as a supremely powerful model system in which to dissect the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms and hope to translate our findings to other organisms.
We actively seek talented and motivated researchers (postdocs, technicians and undergraduates) to join our effort.
If interested, contact Ilya directly.
Cook Hall at Northwestern University
The News
Fractional scaling of development
In a Developmental Biology paper we describe fractional scaling of larval development in C. elegans.
Svetlana joins the lab!
Svetlana Dzitoyeva, Ph.D joined our group.
Role of reproduction in adult nervous system
In a Current Biology paper we show that the reproductive system dynamically regulates adult-specific functions of the nervous system.
Pheromone serotonergic circuit
In a Current Biology paper we describe a serotonergic circuit that couples behavioral and physiological effects of a pheromone.
New class of pheromones
In a Nature Chemical Biology we report a new class of nematode pheromones. A great collaboration with Frank Schroeder’s group at Cornell.