Arianna N. Tamvacakis

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Bioinformatics investigations of sensory dynamics in non-traditional model organisms

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Georgia State University (2011–2018)

7 h-index 14 pubs 176 cited

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Arianna N. Tamvacakis investigates the bioinformatics of sensory dynamics, focusing on non-traditional model organisms. Her research explores the neural circuits and molecular mechanisms underlying behavior and sensory perception, with a particular interest in evolutionary aspects of neuronal systems. Tamvacakis has published on topics such as POU transcription factors in cnidarian hair cell development, contributing to the understanding of mechanoreceptor identity. She also studies the consistency of gastropod neurons to distinguish intra-individual plasticity from inter-individual variability in neural circuits. Further work examines serotonin receptor expression in homologous neurons across species to understand independently evolved behaviors. Tamvacakis collaborates with Ethan Ozment and Nagayasu Nakanishi, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Her work is supported by scholarship metrics including an h-index of 7 and 176 total citations across 14 publications.

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h-index: 7
Publications: 14
Citations: 176

Positions

Bioinformatics investigations of sensory dynamics in non-traditional model organisms 2021–present

Independent Research ORCID
Bioinformatics investigations of sensory dynamics in non-traditional model organisms publications 2021–2022

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
Postdoctoral Fellow 2019–2021

University of Arkansas Fayetteville Biology ORCID
Neuroscience Instructor 2017

Talent Identification Program (TIP) at Georgia Institute of Technology ORCID
Graduate Research Assistant 2009–2017

Georgia State University Neuroscience Institute ORCID
Course Assistant 2009

Marine Biological Laboratory Neural Systems and Behavior Course ORCID
Laboratory Technician I 2007–2008

Georgia State University Biology Department ORCID
Laboratory Technician I 2004–2006

Harvard Institute of Medicine Center for Neurologic Diseases ORCID

Selected Publications

The Consistency of Gastropod Identified Neurons Distinguishes Intra-Individual Plasticity From Inter-Individual Variability in Neural Circuits (2022)

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Cnidarian hair cell development illuminates an ancient role for the class IV POU transcription factor in defining mechanoreceptor identity (2021)

eLife 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
Author response: Cnidarian hair cell development illuminates an ancient role for the class IV POU transcription factor in defining mechanoreceptor identity (2021)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Cnidarian hair cell development illuminates an ancient role for the class IV POU transcription factor in defining mechanoreceptor identity (2021)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex