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Mariana F. Wolfner

Mariana F. Wolfner

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Genetics

D-Index
92
Citations
28690
World Ranking
1010
National Ranking
491

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mariana F. Wolfner is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans various subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and insect science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas such as animal behavior and reproduction, neurobiology and insect physiology research, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, CRISPR and genetic engineering, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Mariana F. Wolfner has published papers in multiple venues, demonstrating a frequent presence in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genetics
  • PubMed
  • Preprints.org

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Wolfner include:

  • The Drosophila seminal proteome and its role in postcopulatory sexual selection, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Behavior-related gene regulatory networks: A new level of organization in the brain, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Drosophila melanogaster sex peptide regulates mated female midgut morphology and physiology, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Evolution of Reproductive Behavior, 2020, Genetics
  • Male reproductive aging arises via multifaceted mating-dependent sperm and seminal proteome declines, but is postponable in Drosophila, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Andrew G. Clark
  • Snigdha Misra
  • Qinan Hu
  • Sarah E. Allen
  • Yassi Hafezi

Mariana F. Wolfner has been recognized with several awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2019)
  • Genetics Society of America Medal (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2006)

Best Publications

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • Cost of mating in Drosophila melanogaster females is mediated by male accessory gland products

    Tracey Chapman;Lindsay F. Liddle;John M. Kalb;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • Insect seminal fluid proteins: identification and function.

    Frank W. Avila;Laura K. Sirot;Brooke A. LaFlamme;C. Dustin Rubinstein

  • Tokens of love: functions and regulation of Drosophila male accessory gland products.

    Mariana F. Wolfner

  • The sex peptide of Drosophila melanogaster: female post-mating responses analyzed by using RNA interference.

    Tracey Chapman;Jenny Bangham;Giovanna Vinti;Beth Seifried

  • Evolutionary EST analysis identifies rapidly evolving male reproductive proteins in Drosophila.

    Willie J. Swanson;Andrew G. Clark;Heidi M. Waldrip-Dail;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • Positive Darwinian selection drives the evolution of several female reproductive proteins in mammals

    Willie J. Swanson;Ziheng Yang;Mariana F. Wolfner;Charles F. Aquadro

  • The gifts that keep on giving: physiological functions and evolutionary dynamics of male seminal proteins in Drosophila

    M F Wolfner

  • Reproduction–Immunity Trade-Offs in Insects

    Robin A Schwenke;Brian P Lazzaro;Mariana F Wolfner

  • Evolution in the Fast Lane: Rapidly Evolving Sex-Related Genes in Drosophila

    Wilfried Haerty;Santosh Jagadeeshan;Rob J. Kulathinal;Alex Wong

  • Seminal fluid protein allocation and male reproductive success.

    Stuart Wigby;Laura K. Sirot;Jon R. Linklater;Norene Buehner

  • Seminal influences: Drosophila Acps and the molecular interplay between males and females during reproduction

    K. Ravi Ram;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • A Drosophila seminal fluid protein, Acp26Aa, stimulates egg laying in females for 1 day after mating

    Laura A. Herndon;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • Genes Regulated by Mating, Sperm, or Seminal Proteins in Mated Female Drosophila melanogaster

    Lisa A. McGraw;Greg Gibson;Andrew G. Clark;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • Mated Drosophila melanogaster females require a seminal fluid protein, Acp36DE, to store sperm efficiently.

    Deborah M. Neubaum;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • The Drosophila seminal fluid protein Acp26Aa stimulates release of oocytes by the ovary.

    Yael Heifetz;Oliver Lung;Edward A. Frongillo;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • Integration of amino acid biosynthesis into the cell cycle of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Mariana Wolfner;Dennis Yep;Francine Messenguy;Gerald R. Fink

  • Probing the function of Drosophila melanogaster accessory glands by directed cell ablation

    John M. Kalb;Angela J. Dibenedetto;Mariana F. Wolfner

  • Evolutionary expressed sequence tag analysis of Drosophila female reproductive tracts identifies genes subjected to positive selection.

    Willie J. Swanson;Alex Wong;Mariana F. Wolfner;Charles F. Aquadro

  • The developments between gametogenesis and fertilization: ovulation and female sperm storage in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Margaret C Bloch Qazi;Yael Heifetz;Yael Heifetz;Mariana F Wolfner

Frequent Co-Authors

andrew g clark
andrew g clark Cornell University
Charles F. Aquadro
Charles F. Aquadro Cornell University
Laura C. Harrington
Laura C. Harrington Cornell University
Tracey Chapman
Tracey Chapman University of East Anglia
Willie J. Swanson
Willie J. Swanson University of Washington
Linda Partridge
Linda Partridge Max Planck Society
François Karch
François Karch University of Geneva
Brian P. Lazzaro
Brian P. Lazzaro Cornell University
Bruce S. Baker
Bruce S. Baker Stanford University
John T. Lis
John T. Lis Cornell University

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