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Joshua Kavaler

Colby College

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developmental biology developmental system insect molecular biology developmental genetics developmental cell gene expression molecular and cellular biology genetics molecular biology molecular cell biology neuroscience morphogenesis developmental neurobiology cell fate determination gene function molecular genetics neurogenetics nervous system cell signaling gene regulation heredity developmental dynamic insect biochemistry molecular neurodegeneration organ development gene regulatory networks avian biology developmental science molecular psychiatry pineal research psychological science educational psychology thinking skills intellectual discourse protein genetics genetic mechanisms chromosome biology gene evolution evolutionary genetics signaling pathways receptor tyrosine kinases microrna detection embryonic development early vision melatonin homeostatic mechanisms cryptochromes chronobiology human-like intelligence intelligence analysis molecular neurobiology cell lineage rna biology cell interactions intercellular communication non-coding rna mechanotransduction adult sensory organs novel protein family neural development discrete regulatory regions tyrosine kinase cell fates eye development mutant chmp2b lay definitions increased notch activity fate transformations human variant positive regulation nonneural mirna cluster neural targets sensory-adhesive organ

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An Nkx2-5 Homolog is Required Downstream of Bmp Signaling to Pattern the Sensory-Adhesive Organ of a Tunicate Larva. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

developmental biologytunicate larvaintercellular communicationmolecular and cellular biologymorphogenesisdevelopmental systemsensory-adhesive organdevelopmental geneticscell biologycell signalingdevelopmental cellcell interactionsbiologynkx2-5 homologsignal transductioncellular physiology

A Nonneural Mirna Cluster Mediates Hearing via Repression of Two Neural Targets. Genes & Development (2023)

Binglong ZhangHong DuanJoshua KavalerLu WeiDaniel F. EberlEric C. Lai

geneticsneuroscienceneurogeneticsrna biologynonneural mirna clusterneural targetsgene functiongene expressionaudiology

Lay Definitions of Intelligence, Knowledge, and Memory: Inter- and Independence of Constructs. Journal of Intelligence (2023)

cognitioneducational psychologyhuman-like intelligencepsychological scienceapplied cognitive psychologyepistemologylay definitionsintelligence analysisintellectual discoursethinking skillscognitive sciencephilosophy

A Functional Analysis of the Drosophila Gene Hindsight: Evidence for Positive Regulation of Egfr Signaling. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (2019)

molecular geneticsinsect molecular biologyplo biologyhereditygene expressiondevelopmental biologymolecular and cellular biologygene regulatory networkssystems biologygeneticsmorphogenesisfunctional analysisdevelopmental geneticsinsect biochemistrymolecular cell biologytranscription (biology)developmental celltranscription factorspositive regulationdevelopmental systemcell fate determinationgene regulationgene function

Expression of a Human Variant of Chmp2B Linked to Neurodegeneration in Drosophila External Sensory Organs Leads to Cell Fate Transformations Associated With Increased Notch Activity. Developmental Neurobiology (2019)

increased notch activitydevelopmental neurobiologyinsect molecular biologycell biologyfate transformationsneuroscienceneurogeneticsmolecular neurobiologydevelopmental biologymolecular and cellular biologymolecular neurodegenerationhuman variantmolecular neurosciencecell lineagedevelopmental geneticsmolecular cell biologydevelopmental cellcellular differentiationneuronsdevelopmental systemcell fate determinationgene functioncellular physiology

Expression of Mutant Chmp2B Linked to Neurodegeneration in Humans Disrupts Circadian Rhythms in Drosophila. FASEB BioAdvances (2019)

molecular geneticsinsect molecular biologyneuroscienceneurogeneticsnervous systemcryptochromesmolecular and cellular biologychronobiologymolecular neurodegenerationmelatoninhomeostatic mechanismsmolecular neurosciencedevelopmental geneticsinsect biochemistrymolecular cell biologypineal researchmutant chmp2bdevelopmental systemmolecular psychiatrymolecular biology

Mirna Suppression of a Notch Repressor Directs Non-Neuronal Fate in Mechanosensory Organs.. The Journal of Cell Biology (2018)

developmental biologynotch repressormechanosensory organsdevelopmental neurobiologyneuronsdevelopmental systemmirna suppressioncell biologydevelopmental cellneurosciencenon-coding rnamechanotransductioncellular physiology

The Mir-279/996 Cluster Represses Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling to Determine Cell Fates in the Drosophila Eye. Development (2018)

Hong DuanLuis F. de NavasFuqu HuKailiang SunYannis E. MavromatakisKayla VietsCyrus ZhouJoshua KavalerRobert J. JohnstonAndrew TomlinsonEric C. Lai

developmental biologygeneticstyrosine kinaseinsect molecular biologycell signalingmicrorna detectionophthalmologyreceptor tyrosine kinasescell fates

Discrete Regulatory Regions Control Early and Late Expression of D‐Pax2 During External Sensory Organ Development. Developmental Dynamics (2011)

Seth A. JohnsonKatharine J. HarmonSarah G. SmileyFrances M. StillJoshua Kavaler

developmental biologydevelopmental dynamicsignaling pathwaysgene expressioncell signalingdiscrete regulatory regionssystems biologysignal transductionmolecular biologyorgan developmentnervous system

Early and Late Expression of D-Pax2 During Drosophila External Sensory Organ Development is Controlled by Separate Upstream Enhancers. Developmental Biology (2011)

developmental neurobiologyinsect molecular biologycell biologygene expressiondevelopmental biologymolecular and cellular biologyseparate upstream enhancerslate expressionmorphogenesisdevelopmental geneticsmolecular cell biologydevelopmental celltranscription factorscellular differentiationdevelopmental systemcell fate determinationgene regulationgene functionmolecular biologycellular physiology

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Joshua Kavaler

Colby College

Affiliations

Biology Department

NoneJoshua Kavaler is currently serving as a Biology faculty at Colby College.

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Colby College

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

An Nkx2-5 Homolog is Required Downstream of Bmp Signaling to Pattern the Sensory-Adhesive Organ of a Tunicate Larva. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

A Nonneural Mirna Cluster Mediates Hearing via Repression of Two Neural Targets. Genes & Development (2023)

Binglong ZhangHong DuanJoshua KavalerLu WeiDaniel F. EberlEric C. Lai

geneticsneuroscienceneurogeneticsrna biologynonneural mirna clusterneural targetsgene functiongene expressionaudiology

Lay Definitions of Intelligence, Knowledge, and Memory: Inter- and Independence of Constructs. Journal of Intelligence (2023)

A Functional Analysis of the Drosophila Gene Hindsight: Evidence for Positive Regulation of Egfr Signaling. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (2019)

Expression of Mutant Chmp2B Linked to Neurodegeneration in Humans Disrupts Circadian Rhythms in Drosophila. FASEB BioAdvances (2019)

Mirna Suppression of a Notch Repressor Directs Non-Neuronal Fate in Mechanosensory Organs.. The Journal of Cell Biology (2018)

The Mir-279/996 Cluster Represses Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling to Determine Cell Fates in the Drosophila Eye. Development (2018)

Hong DuanLuis F. de NavasFuqu HuKailiang SunYannis E. MavromatakisKayla VietsCyrus ZhouJoshua KavalerRobert J. JohnstonAndrew TomlinsonEric C. Lai

developmental biologygeneticstyrosine kinaseinsect molecular biologycell signalingmicrorna detectionophthalmologyreceptor tyrosine kinasescell fates

Discrete Regulatory Regions Control Early and Late Expression of D‐Pax2 During External Sensory Organ Development. Developmental Dynamics (2011)

Seth A. JohnsonKatharine J. HarmonSarah G. SmileyFrances M. StillJoshua Kavaler

developmental biologydevelopmental dynamicsignaling pathwaysgene expressioncell signalingdiscrete regulatory regionssystems biologysignal transductionmolecular biologyorgan developmentnervous system

Early and Late Expression of D-Pax2 During Drosophila External Sensory Organ Development is Controlled by Separate Upstream Enhancers. Developmental Biology (2011)

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