Christa Rhiner

Champalimaud Foundation — Portugal

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

19h-index1.6kcitations30works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(11), Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ(8), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms(7), Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms(7), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation(4)

Publications30 total

Duox-driven ROS release by glia promote regeneration in the adult Drosophila brain
2025
Hbs and Rst adhesion molecules provide a regional code that regulates cell elimination during epithelial remodelling
2025Open Access
Voicing the story behind the cover
Developmental Cell·2022
Damage-responsive neuro-glial clusters coordinate the recruitment of dormant neural stem cells in Drosophila
Developmental Cell·2022· 24 citedOpen Access
Adult Drosophila Lack Hematopoiesis but Rely on a Blood Cell Reservoir at the Respiratory Epithelia to Relay Infection Signals to Surrounding Tissues
Developmental Cell·2019· 92 citedOpen Access
Flower isoforms promote competitive growth in cancer
Nature·2019· 147 cited
Blood cells of adult <i>Drosophila</i> do not expand, but control survival after bacterial infection by induction of <i>Drosocin</i> around their reservoir at the respiratory epithelia
2019· 4 citedOpen Access
Blood Cells of Adult &lt;I&gt;Drosophila&lt;/I&gt; Do Not Expand, But Control Survival after Bacterial Infection by Induction of &lt;I&gt;Drosocin&lt;/I&gt; Around Their Reservoir at the Respiratory Epithelia
SSRN Electronic Journal·2019· 1 citedOpen Access
Culling Less Fit Neurons Protects against Amyloid-β-Induced Brain Damage and Cognitive and Motor Decline
Cell Reports·2018· 50 citedOpen Access
Culling less fit neurons protects against amyloid-β-induced brain damage and cognitive and motor decline
2018Open Access
Reservoirs for repair? Damage-responsive stem cells and adult tissue regeneration in Drosophila
The International Journal of Developmental Biology·2018· 8 cited
A Cold-Blooded View on Adult Neurogenesis
Frontiers in Neuroscience·2017· 28 citedOpen Access
New neurons for injured brains? The emergence of new genetic model organisms to study brain regeneration
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews·2015· 9 cited
Brain Regeneration in Drosophila Involves Comparison of Neuronal Fitness
Current Biology·2015· 50 citedOpen Access
Elimination of Unfit Cells Maintains Tissue Health and Prolongs Lifespan
Cell·2015· 172 citedOpen Access
Darwin's multicellularity: from neurotrophic theories and cell competition to fitness fingerprints
Current Opinion in Cell Biology·2014· 38 citedOpen Access
Correction: A Network of HSPG Core Proteins and HS Modifying Enzymes Regulates Netrin-Dependent Guidance of D-Type Motor Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans
PLoS ONE·2014Open Access
A Network of HSPG Core Proteins and HS Modifying Enzymes Regulates Netrin-Dependent Guidance of D-Type Motor Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans
PLoS ONE·2013· 29 citedOpen Access
“Fitness Fingerprints” Mediate Physiological Culling of Unwanted Neurons in Drosophila
Current Biology·2013· 76 citedOpen Access
Adult Neurogenesis in Drosophila
Cell Reports·2013· 101 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Eduardo Moreno(18), Michael O. Hengartner(6), Jesús M. López-Gay(5), Marisa M. Merino(4), Marta Portela(4), Barbara Hauert(3), Stephan Gysi(3), Ismael Fernández‐Hernández(3), Pablo Sanchez Bosch(3), Kalpana Makhijani(3), Leire Herboso(3), Katrina S. Gold(3), Rowan Baginsky(3), Katie J Woodcock(3), Brandy Alexander(3), Katelyn Kukar(3), Sean Corcoran(3), Debra Ouyang(3), Corinna Wong(3), Elodie JV Ramond(3)