Handler, A. Graham, T.J., Cohn, R. Morantte, I., Siliciano, A.F., Zeng, J., Li, Y. and V. Ruta

Distinct dopamine receptor pathways underlie the temporal sensitivity of associative learning

Cell 178: 60-75 (2019)

• Preview: Dylla, K.V. and E.H. Hong, Mapping odor to action (dopaminergic) timing is everything. Cell 178:5-7 (2019).

• Rockefeller University News: Learning from experience is all in the timing

Butterwick, J., Del Marmol, J., Kim., H., Kahlson, M., Rogow, J., Walz, T., and V. Ruta

Cryo-EM structure of the insect olfactory receptor Orco

Nature 560:447-452 (2018)

• Commentary: Zufall, F., and A.I. Domingos, The structure of Orco and its impact on our understanding of olfaction., J. Gen. Physiol. 50:1602-1605 (2018).

• Comment: Luo, Y., and J.R. Carlson, Sensory Biology: Structure of an Insect Chemoreceptor,

• Curr Biol. 28:R1202-R1205 (2018).

• Rockefeller University News: Structure of ion channel reveals how insects smell their way around the world

Seeholzer, L., Seppo, M., Stern, D., and V. Ruta

Evolution of a central neural circuit underlies Drosophila mate preferences

Nature 559:564-569 (2018)

• News and Views: Gompel, N. and B. Prud’homme, Neural circuit evolved to process pheromone differently in two species of fruit fly, Nature 559:485-487 (2018).

• Rockefeller University News: Deep in the fly brain, a clue to how evolution changes minds

V. Ruta

Building a Better Brain

Leading Edge Voices, Cell 175: 633-634 (2018).

Prieto-Godino, L.L., Rytz, R., Cruchet, S., Bargeton, B., Abuin, L., Silbering, A.F., Ruta, V., Dal Peraro, M., and R. Benton

Evolution of Acid-Sensing Olfactory Circuits in Drosophilids

Neuron 93:661-676 (2017).

Cohn, R., Morantte, I., and V. Ruta

Coordinated and compartmentalized neuromodulation shapes sensory processing in Drosophila

Cell 163:1742-55 (2015).

• Dispatch: Waddell, S., Neural Plasticity: Dopamine Tunes the Mushroom Body Output Network, Curr Biol 6:R109-12 (2016)

• Rockefeller University News: How the fly brain reroutes odor information to produce flexible behavior

Yapici, N., Cohn, R., Schusterreiter, C., Ruta, V., and L. Vosshall

A taste circuit from pharynx to brain that regulates ingestion by integrating food and hunger signals

Cell 165: 715-29 (2016).

• Preview: Basiri, M.L. and G.D. Stuber, Multimodal Signal Integration for Feeding Control. Cell 165:522-523 (2016).

McKenzie, S.K., Fetter-Pruneda, I., Ruta, V., and D.J. Kronauer

Transcriptomics and neuroanatomy of the clonal raider ant implicate an expanded clade of odorant receptors in chemical communication

PNAS 113:14091-14096 (2016).

Clowney, E.J., Iguchi, S., Bussell, J., Scheer, E., and V. Ruta

Multimodal chemosensory circuits that control male courtship in Drosophila

Neuron 87:1036-49 (2015).

• Preview: Benton, R., Neural Circuits: Male Mating Motifs, Neuron 87:912-4 (2015).

• Rockefeller University News: In exploring a fly’s choice of a mate, researchers track the neural circuits that bridge sensory perception and behavioral action

Smith, K.A., Arlotta, P., Watt, F.M.; Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group, Solomon S.L.

Seven actionable strategies for advancing women in science, engineering, and medicine

Cell Stem Cell 16:221-224 (2015).

Caron, S., Ruta, V.  Abbott, L.F., and R. Axel

Random convergence of olfactory inputs in the Drosophila mushroom body

Nature 497: 113-117 (2013).

• Dispatch: Jacobson, G.A. and R. Freidrich, Neural Circuits: Random design of a higher-order olfactory projection. Curr Biol 23:R448-51 (2013).