Induction of acute pancreatitis in adult zebrafish: A reproducible and quantifiable experimental model

Allawadhi P, Tsai CY, Hu W, Banerjee S, Akshintala VS, Lee B, Hernandez-Nunez L, Husain SZ. Pancreatology. 2026 Aug 12:S1424-3903(26)00877-X. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2026.08.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42601285.

The Emergence of Functional Heart-Brain Circuits in a Vertebrate

Hernandez-Nunez*, L., Avrami, J., Shi, S., Markarian, A., Kim, A., Boulanger-Weill, J., Zhargani-Shiraz, A., Ahrens, M., Engert, F., Fishman*, M., (2025) eLife 14:RP109362. *: co-corresponding authors. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.109362.1

Imaging whole-brain activity to understand behavior

Albert Lin, Daniel Witvliet, Luis Hernandez-Nunez, Scott W Linderman, Aravinthan DT Samuel, Vivek Venkatachalam, (2022) Nature Review Physics. Link

Synchronous and opponent thermosensors use flexible cross-inhibition to orchestrate thermal homeostasis

Luis Hernandez-Nunez, Chen A., Budelli G., Berck M., Richter V., Rist A., Thum A.S., Cardona A., Klein M., Garrity P., Samuel A.D.T., (2021) Science Advances. Link

Automated control of odor dynamics for neurophysiology and behavior

Luis Hernandez-Nunez, Aravinthan DT Samuel, (2021) bioRxiv. Link

Internal state configures olfactory behavior and early sensory processing in Drosophila larvae

Katrin Vogt, David M Zimmerman, Matthias Schlichting, Luis Hernandez-Nunez, Shanshan Qin, Karen Malacon, Michael Rosbash, Cengiz Pehlevan, Albert Cardona, Aravinthan DT Samuel (2021) Science Advances. Link