Walsh, C., Yoon, C.W., Anderson, M.S., Wei, F., Chalasani, S.H., Wang, Y. Introduction to Sonogenetics for Ultrasound Scientists, (2025) IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics. DOI: 10.1109/TUSON.2025.3632859

Haley, J.A., Chen, T., Aoi, M., Chalasani, S.H. Accept-reject decision-making revealed via a quantitative and ethological study of C. elegans foraging (2025) Elife. 13. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.103191

Mackie, M., Le, V.V., Carstensen, H.R., Kushnir, N.R., Castro, D.L., Dimov, I.M., Quach, K.T., Cook, S.J., Hobert, O., Chalasani, S.H., Hong, R.L. Evolution of lateralized gustation in nematodes. (2025) Elife. 14. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.103796

Haley, J.A., Chen, T., Aoi, M., Chalasani, S.H. Accept-reject decision-making revealed via a quantitative and ethological study of C. elegans foraging (2025) bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2024.09.18.613674

Shukla, S., Walsh, C., Bansal, S., Leugering, J., Uppal, A., Jaltare, V., Cauwenberghs, G., Chalasani, S.H., Jahed, Z. A Dynamic Spike Sorter for Multiscale Nanoelectrode Array Recordings (2025) Advanced materials interfaces. 12(14). DOI: 10.1002/admi.202500158

Rusu, I., Cecere, Z.T., How, J.J., Quach, K.T., Yemini, E., Sharpee, T.O., Chalasani, S.H. A framework for analyzing C. elegans neural activity using multi-dimensional hyperbolic embedding (2025) bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2021.04.09.439242

Quach, K.T., Hughes, G.A., Chalasani, S.H. Interdependence between SEB-3 receptor and NLP-49 peptides shifts across predator-induced defensive behavioral modes in Caenorhabditis elegans (2025) Elife. 13. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.98262

Shukla, S., Schwartz, J.L., Walsh, C., Wong, W.M., Patel, V., Hsieh, Y.P., Onwuasoanya, C., Chen, S., Offenhäusser, A., Cauwenberghs, G., Santoro, F., Muotri, A.R., Yeo, G.W., Chalasani, S.H., Jahed, Z. Supra- and sub-threshold intracellular-like recording of 2D and 3D neuronal networks using nanopillar electrode arrays. (2024) Microsyst Nanoeng. 10(1):184. DOI: 10.1038/s41378-024-00817-y

Cowen, M.H., Haskell, D., Zoga, K., Reddy, K.C., Chalasani, S.H., Hart, M.P. Conserved autism-associated genes tune social feeding behavior in C. elegans. (2024) Nature Communications. 15(1):9301. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53590-x

Mackie, M., Le, V.V., Carstensen, H.R., Kushnir, N.R., Castro, D.L., Dimov, I.M., Quach, K.T., Cook, S.J., Hobert, O., Chalasani, S.H., Hong, R.L. Evolution of lateralized gustation in nematodes. (2024) bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.31.610597

Muirhead, C.S., Reddy, K.C., Guerra, S., Rieger, M., Hart, M.P., Srinivasan, J., Chalasani, S.H. Neurexin drives Caenorhabditis elegans avoidance behavior independently of its post-synaptic binding partner neuroligin. (2024) G3. 14(8). DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkae111

Haghani, N.B., Lampe, R.H., Samuel, B.S., Chalasani, S.H., Matty, M.A. Identification and characterization of a skin microbiome on Caenorhabditis elegans suggests environmental microbes confer cuticle protection (2024) Microbiol Spectr.:e0016924 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00169-24

Haley, J.A., Chalasani, S.H. C. elegans foraging as a model for understanding the neuronal basis of decision-making. (2024) Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1):252. DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05223-1

Hsiao, J., Deng, L.C., Moroz, L.L., Chalasani, S.H., Edsinger, E. Ocean to Tree: Leveraging Single-Molecule RNA-Seq to Repair Genome Gene Models and Improve Phylogenomic Analysis of Gene and Species Evolution. (2024) Methods in Molecular Biology. 2757:461-490. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3642-8_19

Cowen, M.H., Reddy, K.C., Chalasani, S.H., Hart, M.P. Conserved autism-associated genes tune social feeding behavior in C. elegans. (2023) bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.05.570116

Pribadi, A., Rieger, M.A., Rosales, K., Reddy, K.C., Chalasani, S.H. Dopamine signaling regulates predator-driven changes in Caenorhabditis elegans' egg laying behavior (2023) Elife. 12. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.83957

Procko, C., Wong, W.M., Patel, J., Mousavi, S.A.R., Dabi, T., Duque, M., Baird, L., Chalasani, S.H., Chory, J. Mutational analysis of mechanosensitive ion channels in the carnivorous Venus flytrap plant. (2023) Current Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.048

Pribadi, A.K., Chalasani, S.H. Fear conditioning in invertebrates. (2023) Front Behav Neurosci. 16:1008818. DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1008818

Magaram, U., Weiss, C., Vasan, A., Reddy, K.C., Friend, J., Chalasani, S.H. Two pathways are required for ultrasound-evoked behavioral changes in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2022) PLOS One. 17(5):e0267698. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267698

Matty, M.A., Lau, H.E., Haley, J.A., Singh, A., Chakraborty, A., Kono, K., Reddy, K.C., Hansen, M., Chalasani, S.H. Intestine-to-neuronal signaling alters risk-taking behaviors in food-deprived Caenorhabditis elegans. (2022) PLOS Genetics. 18(5):e1010178. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010178

Mei, J., Vasan, A., Magaram, U., Takemura, K., Chalasani, S.H., Friend, J. Well-free agglomeration and on-demand three-dimensional cell cluster formation using guided surface acoustic waves through a couplant layer. (2022) Biomed Microdevices. 24(2):18. DOI: 10.1007/s10544-022-00617-z

Vasan, A., Allein, F., Duque, M., Magaram, U., Boechler, N., Chalasani, S.H., Friend, J. Microscale concert hall acoustics to produce uniform ultrasound stimulation for targeted sonogenetics in hsTRPA1-transfected cells. (2022) Adv Nanobiomed Res. 2(5). DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202100135

Quach, K.T., Chalasani, S.H. Flexible reprogramming of Pristionchus pacificus motivation for attacking Caenorhabditis elegans in predator-prey competition. (2022) Current Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.02.033

Duque, M., Lee-Kubli, C.A., Tufail, Y., Magaram, U., Patel, J., Chakraborty, A., Mendoza Lopez, J., Edsinger, E., Vasan, A., Shiao, Weiss, C., Friends, J., Chalasani, S.H. Sonogenetic control of mammalian cells using exogenous Transient Receptor Potential A1 channels (2022) Nature Communications. 13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28205-y

Vasan, A., Orosco, J., Magaram, U., Duque, M., Weiss, C., Tufail, Y., Chalasani, S.H., Friend, J. Ultrasound Mediated Cellular Deflection Results in Cellular Depolarization. (2021) Advanced Science .:e2101950 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202101950

How, J.J., Navlakha, S., Chalasani, S.H. Neural network features distinguish chemosensory stimuli in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2021) PLOS Computational Biology. 17(11):e1009591. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009591

Prakash, D., Ms, A., Radhika, B., Venkatesan, R., Chalasani, S.H., Singh, V. 1-Undecene from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an olfactory signal for flight-or-fight response in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2021) EMBO Journal.:e106938 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020106938

Quach, K.T., Chalasani, S.H. Intraguild predation between Pristionchus pacificus and Caenorhabditis elegans: a complex interaction with the potential for aggressive behaviour. (2020) Journal of Neurogenetics.:1-16 DOI: 10.1080/01677063.2020.1833004

Matty, M.A., Chalasani, S.H. Microbial Mind Control. (2020) Zelle Wirt & Mikrobe. 28(2):147-149. DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.07.016

Liu, Z., Kariya, M.J., Chute, C.D., Pribadi, A.K., Leinwand, S.G., Tong, A., Curran, K.P., Bose, N., Schroeder, F.C., Srinivasan, J., Chalasani, S.H. Predator-secreted sulfolipids induce defensive responses in C. elegans. (2018) Nature Communications. 9(1):1128. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03333-6

Hale, L.A., Lee, E.S., Pantazis, A.K., Chronis, N., Chalasani, S.H. Altered Sensory Code Drives Juvenile-to-Adult Behavioral Maturation in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2017) eNeuro. 3(6). DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0175-16.2016

Leinwand, S.G., Yang, C.J., Bazopoulou, D., Chronis, N., Srinivasan, J., Chalasani, S.H. Circuit mechanisms encoding odors and driving aging-associated behavioral declines in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2015) Elife. 4:e10181. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.10181

Ibsen, S., Tong, A., Schutt, C., Esener, S., Chalasani, S.H. Sonogenetics is a non-invasive approach to activating neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2015) Nature Communications. 6:8264. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9264

Calhoun, A.J., Tong, A., Pokala, N., Fitzpatrick, J.A., Sharpee, T.O., Chalasani, S.H. Neural Mechanisms for Evaluating Environmental Variability in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2015) Neuron. 86(2):428-41. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.03.026

Erickstad, M., Hale, L.A., Chalasani, S.H., Groisman, A. A microfluidic system for studying the behavior of zebrafish larvae under acute hypoxia. (2015) Lab on a Chip. 15(3):857-66. DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00717d

Calhoun, A.J., Chalasani, S.H., Sharpee, T.O. Maximally informative foraging by Caenorhabditis elegans. (2014) Elife. 3. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.04220

Lau, H.E., Chalasani, S.H. Divergent and convergent roles for insulin-like peptides in the worm, fly and mammalian nervous systems. (2014) Invertebrate Neuroscience. 14(2):71-8. DOI: 10.1007/s10158-013-0166-9

Sharpee, T.O., Calhoun, A.J., Chalasani, S.H. Information theory of adaptation in neurons, behavior, and mood. (2014) Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 25:47-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2013.11.007

Leinwand, S.G., Chalasani, S.H. From genes to circuits and behaviors: Neuropeptides expand the coding potential of the nervous system. (2014) Worm. 3:e27730. DOI: 10.4161/worm.27730

Joens, M.S., Huynh, C., Kasuboski, J.M., Ferranti, D., Sigal, Y.J., Zeitvogel, F., Obst, M., Burkhardt, C.J., Curran, K.P., Chalasani, S.H., Stern, L.A., Goetze, B., Fitzpatrick, J.A. Helium Ion Microscopy (HIM) for the imaging of biological samples at sub-nanometer resolution. (2013) Wissenschaftliche Berichte. 3:3514. DOI: 10.1038/srep03514

Leinwand, S.G., Chalasani, S.H. Neuropeptide signaling remodels chemosensory circuit composition in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2013) Nature Neuroscience. 16(10):1461-7. DOI: 10.1038/nn.3511

Curran, K.P., Chalasani, S.H. Serotonin circuits and anxiety: what can invertebrates teach us? (2012) Invertebrate Neuroscience. 12(2):81-92. DOI: 10.1007/s10158-012-0140-y

Leinwand, S.G., Chalasani, S.H. Olfactory networks: from sensation to perception. (2011) Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 21(6):806-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2011.07.006

Chalasani, S.H., Kato, S., Albrecht, D.R., Nakagawa, T., Abbott, L.F., Bargmann, C.I. Neuropeptide feedback modifies odor-evoked dynamics in Caenorhabditis elegans olfactory neurons. (2010) Nature Neuroscience. 13(5):615-21. DOI: 10.1038/nn.2526

Tian, L., Hires, S.A., Mao, T., Huber, D., Chiappe, M.E., Chalasani, S.H., Petreanu, L., Akerboom, J., McKinney, S.A., Schreiter, E.R., Bargmann, C.I., Jayaraman, V., Svoboda, K., Looger, L.L. Imaging neural activity in worms, flies and mice with improved GCaMP calcium indicators. (2009) Nature Methods. 6(12):875-81. DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.1398

Macosko, E.Z., Pokala, N., Feinberg, E.H., Chalasani, S.H., Butcher, R.A., Clardy, J., Bargmann, C.I. A hub-and-spoke circuit drives pheromone attraction and social behaviour in C. elegans. (2009) Natur. 458(7242):1171-5. DOI: 10.1038/nature07886

Tsunozaki, M., Chalasani, S.H., Bargmann, C.I. A behavioral switch: cGMP and PKC signaling in olfactory neurons reverses odor preference in C. elegans. (2008) Neuron. 59(6):959-71. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.07.038

Chalasani, S.H., Chronis, N., Tsunozaki, M., Gray, J.M., Ramot, D., Goodman, M.B., Bargmann, C.I. Dissecting a circuit for olfactory behaviour in Caenorhabditis elegans. (2007) Natur. 450(7166):63-70. DOI: 10.1038/nature06292

Chalasani, S.H., Feinberg, E.H., Hilliard, M.A. Global 'worming'. (2007) Genome Biology. 8(9):314. DOI: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-9-314

Chalasani, S.H., Sabol, A., Xu, H., Gyda, M.A., Rasband, K., Granato, M., Chien, C.B., Raper, J.A. Stromal cell-derived factor-1 antagonizes slit/robo signaling in vivo. (2007) Journal of Neuroscience. 27(5):973-80. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4132-06.2007

Kreibich, T.A., Chalasani, S.H., Raper, J.A. The neurotransmitter glutamate reduces axonal responsiveness to multiple repellents through the activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1. (2004) Journal of Neuroscience. 24(32):7085-95. DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0349-04.2004

Vatamaniuk, O.K., Mari, S., Lang, A., Chalasani, S., Demkiv, L.O., Rea, P.A. Phytochelatin synthase, a dipeptidyltransferase that undergoes multisite acylation with gamma-glutamylcysteine during catalysis: stoichiometric and site-directed mutagenic analysis of arabidopsis thal (2004) Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(21):22449-60. DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M313142200

Chalasani, S.H., Baribaud, F., Coughlan, C.M., Sunshine, M.J., Lee, V.M., Doms, R.W., Littman, D.R., Raper, J.A. The chemokine stromal cell-derived factor-1 promotes the survival of embryonic retinal ganglion cells. (2003) Journal of Neuroscience. 23(11):4601-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-11-04601.2003

Chalasani, S.H., Sabelko, K.A., Sunshine, M.J., Littman, D.R., Raper, J.A. A chemokine, SDF-1, reduces the effectiveness of multiple axonal repellents and is required for normal axon pathfinding. (2003) Journal of Neuroscience. 23(4):1360-71. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-04-01360.2003