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Tetsuya Nojima serves as a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG), University of Oxford, within the Goodwin Group. His research investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying sexual differentiation of neurons required for male courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.
His primary research focuses on neurogenetics and molecular neurobiology, specifically examining the fruitless (fru) gene's role in neural masculinization. He studies how fru-encoded BTB/Zn-finger transcription factors, in conjunction with doublesex (dsx), establish sexually dimorphic neural circuits through molecular specification of neuronal identity—a process critical for sex-specific behaviors yet poorly understood at the molecular level.
Dr. Nojima's 2021 Current Biology publication reveals a fundamental sex-specific switch in sensory processing, demonstrating how adaptive behavioral differences emerge from differential integration of visual and olfactory inputs. This work exemplifies his integrative approach bridging genetic regulation, neural circuit development, and evolutionary adaptation in behavior.
As a core member of the Goodwin Group, he contributes to the laboratory's mission of dissecting genetic and neural mechanisms of behavior using Drosophila models, employing advanced genetic techniques to unravel complex neurodevelopmental processes.
