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W. Daniel Tracey

Neuroscience · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorInsect Utilization and EffectsIon Channels and ReceptorsPain Mechanisms and Treatments

Publications

68

Citations

3,960

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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W. Daniel Tracey studies how the nervous system detects and responds to harmful or painful stimuli (nociception), using the fruit fly Drosophila and its larvae as a model organism. The research combines genetics, molecular biology, and behavioral experiments to identify genes and ion channels that shape sensory and escape behaviors, including responses to parasitoid wasp attacks. Recent work also extends to the genomics and reproductive biology of the parasitoid wasps that attack these flies.

Nociception (pain sensing) in DrosophilaSensory neuron genetics and ion channelsEscape and motor behaviorsDrosophila parasitoid wasp biology and genomicsNeural imaging and behavioral assays

Publication activity has been irregular over the last decade, with a peak around 2018 and a mean of about 2.2 papers per year in the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 5 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications22232024: 5 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×11
  • Current Biology×4
  • Cold Spring Harbor Protocols×4
  • eLife×2
  • Cell Reports×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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