Student Theses

PhD students

Eva Kaulich (Cambridge, 2021)

Functional and behavioural characterisation of C. elegans acid-sensing DEG/ENaCs

Laura Grundy (Open Univ, 2018)

The automatic tracking of Caenorhabditis elegans and its use in determining genetic function

Rhianna Knable (Cambridge, 2017)

Sensory functions of transmembrane channel-like (TMC) proteins

Barry Bentley (Cambridge, 2016)

Connectomics of extrasynaptic signalling: applications to the nervous system of Caenorhabditis elegans

Buyun Zhao (Cambridge, 2015)

Investigations into the neural system of Caenorhabditis elegans

Tadas Jucikas (Cambridge, 2013)

An online database for behavioural phenotypes of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Ev Yemini (Cambridge, 2012)

High-throughput, single-worm tracking and analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans

Victoria Butler (Cambridge, 2012)

Molecular and neuromuscular mechanisms underlying locomotion and proprioception in Caenorhabditis elegans

Marina Ezcurra (Karolinska, 2011)

Feeding state modulates nociception in Caenorhabditis elegans

Marios Chatzigeorgiou (Cambridge, 2011)

Neural and molecular mechanisms underlying mechanotransduction, thermosensation, and nociception in Caenorhabditis elegans

James Cregg (UCSD, 2010)

Pharmacological analysis of the cholinergic and serotonergic signaling systems in Caenorhabditis Elegans

Mi Zhang (UCSD, 2007)

Functional characterization and theoretical modeling of the Caenorhabditis elegans egg-laying circuit

Andy Huang (UCSD, 2008)

Tracking and analysis of C. elegans behavior using machine vision

Katie Kindt (UCSD, 2006)

Monoamines, Mechanosensation and Memory in the Caenorhabditis elegans Nervous System

Wei Geng (UCSD, 2004)

Machine Vision and Statistical Learning System for Studying C. elegans Phenotypes

Stanley Shyn (UCSD, 2003)

Cameleon reveals a physiologic correlate for alternative behavorial states in Caenorhabditis elegans egg-laying

Jinah Kim (UCSD, 2002)

Regulation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in Caenorhabditis elegans: insights into the molecular basis of behavior

Rex Kerr (UCSD, 2002)

Imaging Excitable Cell Activity in C. elegans

Tobey Tam (UCSD, 2001)

Neuronal migration in Caenorhabditis elegans: insights into the molecular basis of migration

Laura Waggoner (UCSD, 1999)

Genetic analysis of egg-Laying in Caenorhabditis elegans: insights into the molecular basis of behavior

Masters students

Anna Jansson (Cambridge, 2024)

Characterisation of monoamine G-protein coupled receptors in Octopus vulgaris

Greeshma Soorambail (Leuven, 2024)

Functional and anatomical characterization of neuropeptidergic signaling in PVQ neurons of C. elegans

Lotte Hoydongs (Leuven, 2023)

Discovering biological functions of Caenorhabditis elegans two-pore domain potassium ion channels in egg-laying behaviour

Lore Devriendt (Leuven, 2023)

The efferent neuropeptidergic circuit underlying arousal and sensitization in C. elegans

Majdulin Istiban (Leuven, 2022)

Neuropeptidergic circuitry governing arousal in C. elegans

Nele Van Hout (Leuven, 2021)

Selected insulin-like peptides influence Caenorhabditis elegans locomotion in different ways

Sumin Cho (Leuven, 2021)

Development of genetically encoded sensors for monoamines in C. elegans

Megan Palm (UCSD, 2005)

Analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans behavior using an automated behavioral phenotype quantification system

Christian Frøkjær-Jensen (Copenhagen, 2002)

Cameleon imaging of calcium transients in cultured mechanosensory neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans

Clay Kempf (UCSD, 2002)

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function in Caenorhabditis elegans egg-laying and locomotion behavior

Laura Anne Hardaker (UCSD, 2001)

Neural and molecular mechanisms underlying behavioral state modulation in C. elegans