Assistant Professor
Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
The Helen McLoraine Developmental Chair in Neurobiology
Leng, X., Wohl, M., Ishii, K., Nayak, P., Asahina, K. Quantifying influence of human choice on the automated detection of Drosophila behavior by a supervised machine learning algorithm. (2020) PLOS One. 15(12):e0241696. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241696
Ishii, K., Wohl, M., DeSouza, A., Asahina, K. Sex-determining genes distinctly regulate courtship capability and target preference via sexually dimorphic neurons. (2020) Elife. 9. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.52701
Wohl, M., Ishii, K., Asahina, K. Layered roles of isoforms in specification and function of male aggression-promoting neurons in . (2020) Elife. 9. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.52702
Asahina, K.* Sex differences in behavior: Qualitative and Quantitative Dimorphism. (2018) Current Opinion in Physiology. 6:35-45. DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2018.04.004
Asahina, K. Neuromodulation and Strategic Action Choice in Drosophila Aggression. (2017) Annual Review of Neuroscience. 40:51-75. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-neuro-072116-031240
Kennedy, A., Asahina, K., Hoopfer, E., Inagaki, H., Jung, Y., Lee, H., Remedios, R., Anderson, D.J. Internal States and Behavioral Decision-Making: Toward an Integration of Emotion and Cognition. (2014) Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 79:199-210. DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2014.79.024984
Asahina, K., Watanabe, K., Duistermars, B.J., Hoopfer, E., González, C.R., Eyjólfsdóttir, E.A., Perona, P., Anderson, D.J. Tachykinin-expressing neurons control male-specific aggressive arousal in Drosophila. (2014) Cell. 156(1-2):221-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.11.045
Asahina, K., Louis, M., Piccinotti, S., Vosshall, L.B. A circuit supporting concentration-invariant odor perception in Drosophila. (2009) Journal of Biology. 8(1):9. DOI: 10.1186/jbiol108
Asahina, K., Pavlenkovich, V., Vosshall, L.B. The survival advantage of olfaction in a competitive environment. (2008) Current Biology. 18(15):1153-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.075
Asahina, K., Benton, R. Smell and taste on a high: symposium on chemical senses: from genes to perception. (2007) EMBO Reports. 8(7):634-8. DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400981
Fishilevich, E., Domingos, A.I., Asahina, K., Naef, F., Vosshall, L.B., Louis, M. Chemotaxis behavior mediated by single larval olfactory neurons in Drosophila. (2005) Current Biology. 15(23):2086-96. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.11.016
BS, Zoology, University of Tokyo
PhD, Neurobiology, Rockefeller University