D. Selvaraju

P-element invasions in Drosophila erecta shed light on the establishment of host control over a transposable element

This study introduces the P-element into Drosophila erecta to investigate host defense mechanisms against transposable elements, finding that siRNAs initiate defense but activation of the ping-pong cycle is critical for controlling TE spread.

Reconstructing the invasion route of DNA transposons using extant population samples

This paper introduces a method to reconstruct DNA transposon invasion routes using extant population samples and TE sequences, validated on Drosophila melanogaster.