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Leon Avery is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research spans multiple scientific disciplines, chiefly within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, mathematics, and physics and astronomy.

The scientist's work addresses several subfields including aging, modeling and simulation, statistical and nonlinear physics, endocrine and autonomic systems, and surgery.

Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • Genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms
  • Mathematical biology tumor growth
  • Advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Leon Avery has published recent papers covering diverse aspects of biology and mathematical modeling. Their notable papers include:

  • "The FMRFamide Neuropeptide FLP-20 Acts as a Systemic Signal for Starvation Responses in Caenorhabditis elegans," 2021, published in Molecules and Cells
  • "A Keller-Segel model for C elegans L1 aggregation," 2021, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "A Keller-Segel model for C elegans L1 aggregation," 2021, published in PLoS Computational Biology

Leon Avery has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Brian Ingalls
  • Catherine I. Dumur
  • Alexander B. Artyukhin
  • Chanhee Kang

Their research has been disseminated across various publication venues prominently featuring:

  • Molecules and Cells
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Computational Biology

Best Publications

  • The Genetics of Feeding in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Leon Avery

  • The genetics of ivermectin resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Joseph A. Dent;McHardy M. Smith;Demetrios K. Vassilatis;Leon Avery

  • Guanylyl cyclase expression in specific sensory neurons: A new family of chemosensory receptors

    Sidney Yu;Leon Avery;Eric Baude;David L. Garbers

  • Dietary choice behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Boris Borisovich Shtonda;Leon Avery

  • Active Currents Regulate Sensitivity and Dynamic Range in C. elegans Neurons

    Miriam B Goodman;David H Hall;Leon Avery;Shawn R Lockery

  • Pharyngeal pumping continues after laser killing of the pharyngeal nervous system of C. elegans

    L Avery;H R Horvitz

  • Effects of starvation and neuroactive drugs on feeding in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Avery L;Horvitz Hr

  • avr‐15 encodes a chloride channel subunit that mediates inhibitory glutamatergic neurotransmission and ivermectin sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Joseph A. Dent;M.Wayne Davis;Leon Avery

  • EAT-4, a Homolog of a Mammalian Sodium-Dependent Inorganic Phosphate Cotransporter, Is Necessary for Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Raymond Y. N. Lee;Elizabeth R. Sawin;Martin Chalfie;H. Robert Horvitz

  • Laser Killing of Cells in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Cornelia I. Bargmann;Leon Avery

  • C elegans: a model for exploring the genetics of fat storage.

    Renée M. McKay;James P. McKay;Leon Avery;Jonathan M. Graff

  • A cell that dies during wild-type C. elegans development can function as a neuron in a ced-3 mutant

    Leon Avery;H.Robert Horvitz

  • Interacting genes required for pharyngeal excitation by motor neuron MC in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    David M. Raizen;Raymond Y. N. Lee;Leon Avery

  • Dual roles of autophagy in the survival of Caenorhabditis elegans during starvation

    Chanhee Kang;Young-jai You;Leon Avery

  • Social feeding in Caenorhabditis elegans is induced by neurons that detect aversive stimuli

    Mario de Bono;Mario de Bono;David M. Tobin;M. Wayne Davis;M. Wayne Davis;Leon Avery

  • Ordering gene function: the interpretation of epistasis in regulatory hierarchies

    Leon Avery;Steven Wasserman

  • Food transport in the C. elegans pharynx

    Leon Avery;Boris B. Shtonda

  • Insulin, cGMP, and TGF-β Signals Regulate Food Intake and Quiescence in C. elegans: A Model for Satiety

    Young jai You;Jeongho Kim;David M. Raizen;Leon Avery

  • Electrical activity and behavior in the pharynx of caenorhabditis elegans

    David M. Raizen;Leon Avery

  • LIM homeobox gene-dependent expression of biogenic amine receptors in restricted regions of the C. elegans nervous system

    Ephraim L Tsalik;Timothy Niacaris;Adam S Wenick;Kelvin Pau

Frequent Co-Authors

Shawn R. Lockery
Shawn R. Lockery University of Oregon
Cornelia I. Bargmann
Cornelia I. Bargmann Rockefeller University
Frank C. Schroeder
Frank C. Schroeder Boyce Thompson Institute
Paul W. Sternberg
Paul W. Sternberg California Institute of Technology
James H. Thomas
James H. Thomas University of Washington
Robert W. Greene
Robert W. Greene The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ralf Schnabel
Ralf Schnabel Technische Universität Braunschweig
Steven A. Wasserman
Steven A. Wasserman University of California, San Diego
Siegfried Hekimi
Siegfried Hekimi McGill University

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