The effect of the detailed connectivity of a neural circuit on its function and the resulting behavior
of the organism is a key question in many neural systems. Here, we study the circuit for …

How sexually dimorphic behavior is encoded in the nervous system is poorly understood.
Here, we characterize the dimorphic nociceptive behavior in C. elegans and study the …

Previous studies in our laboratory characterized a panel of highly mutated HIV-specific
conformational epitope-targeting antibodies (Abs) from a panel of HIV-infected long-term …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. The
cause remains unknown; however, epidemiologic and demographic data support a single …

Identifying epitope targets by studying the native antibody (Ab) response can identify potential
novel vaccine constructs. Studies suggest that long-term non-progressor (LTNP) subjects …

Background: During HIV infection, fusion of the viral and cellular membranes is dependent
on folding of the gp41 trimer into a six-helix bundle. Fusion inhibitors, such as the …

Prolonged reductions in muscle activity results in alterations in neuromuscular properties;
however, the time course of adaptations is not fully understood, and many of the specific …

The effects of prolonged caloric restriction (CR) on protein kinetics in lean subjects has not
been investigated previously. The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses that 21 …

Situated at the intersections of ethnography, childhood studies, literary studies, and education
research, this reception study seeks to access real children’s responses to a particular text…

When incident energetic electrons interact with a material, they excite electrons within the
material to escape energies. The electron emission is quantified as the ratio of emitted …