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Comparative Medicine
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Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Associate
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2024)
- Postdoctoral Associate
- The Johns Hopkins University (2021)
- PhD
- New York University School of Medicine, Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology (2017)
- BS
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2011)
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Medical Research Interests
Adipose Tissue; Drosophila melanogaster; Endocrinology; Fertility; Gametogenesis; Gonadal Hormones; Reproduction; Sex Differentiation
Public Health Interests
Aging; Metabolism
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A big-picture view of Lydia Grmai's research output by year.
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Research topics Lydia Grmai is interested in exploring.
11Publications
253Citations
Drosophila melanogaster
Sex Differentiation
Publications
2026
Sexually dimorphic ATF4 expression in the fat confers female stress tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster
Grmai L, Mychalczuk M, Arkalgud A, Vasudevan D. Sexually dimorphic ATF4 expression in the fat confers female stress tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 2026, 233: iyag083. PMID: 41885171, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyag083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2025
Emerging roles for integrated stress response signaling in homeostasis
Nandakumar S, Grmai L, Vasudevan D. Emerging roles for integrated stress response signaling in homeostasis. The FEBS Journal 2025, 292: 4418-4445. PMID: 40657906, PMCID: PMC12276862, DOI: 10.1111/febs.70166.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetric
2024
Integrated stress response signaling acts as a metabolic sensor in fat tissues to regulate oocyte maturation and ovulation
Grmai L, Michaca M, Lackner E, Narayanan N, Vasudevan D. Integrated stress response signaling acts as a metabolic sensor in fat tissues to regulate oocyte maturation and ovulation. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 113863. PMID: 38457339, PMCID: PMC11077669, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2023
A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education
Grmai L. A ‘citizen science’ approach to transforming scientific research and education. Developmental Biology 2023, 501: a9-a10. PMID: 37343747, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.06.009.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersFrom motor neurons to Malta – A graduate student profile
Grmai L. From motor neurons to Malta – A graduate student profile. Developmental Biology 2023, 496: 97. PMID: 36774278, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2023.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2022
The Regulation of Germline Sex Determination in Drosophila by Sex lethal
Grmai L, Pozmanter C, Van Doren M. The Regulation of Germline Sex Determination in Drosophila by Sex lethal. Sexual Development 2022, 16: 323-328. PMID: 35259743, PMCID: PMC10540089, DOI: 10.1159/000521235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Proliferative stem cells maintain quiescence of their niche by secreting the Activin inhibitor Follistatin
Herrera S, de la Maza D, Grmai L, Margolis S, Plessel R, Burel M, O’Connor M, Amoyel M, Bach E. Proliferative stem cells maintain quiescence of their niche by secreting the Activin inhibitor Follistatin. Developmental Cell 2021, 56: 2284-2294.e6. PMID: 34363758, PMCID: PMC8387025, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricTranscriptomic analysis of feminizing somatic stem cells in the Drosophila testis reveals putative downstream effectors of the transcription factor Chinmo
Grmai L, Harsh S, Lu S, Korman A, Deb I, Bach E. Transcriptomic analysis of feminizing somatic stem cells in the Drosophila testis reveals putative downstream effectors of the transcription factor Chinmo. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkab067. PMID: 33751104, PMCID: PMC8759813, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2018
Chinmo prevents transformer alternative splicing to maintain male sex identity
Grmai L, Hudry B, Miguel-Aliaga I, Bach E. Chinmo prevents transformer alternative splicing to maintain male sex identity. PLOS Genetics 2018, 14: e1007203. PMID: 29389999, PMCID: PMC5811060, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell DifferentiationDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsOvaryRNA-Binding ProteinsSex Determination ProcessesSex DifferentiationTestis
2013
Regulation of proliferation, cell competition, and cellular growth by the Drosophila JAK-STAT pathway
Zoranovic T, Grmai L, Bach E. Regulation of proliferation, cell competition, and cellular growth by the Drosophila JAK-STAT pathway. JAK-STAT 2013, 2: e25408. PMID: 24069565, PMCID: PMC3772117, DOI: 10.4161/jkst.25408.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitations
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