Publications

Published research, preprints and science writing, with citations and links to the original records.

2026 · NeuroinformaticsPublished · peer reviewed

Cross-Platform Neurotransmitter & Alias Ambiguity for OA-AL2b1 and OA-AL2b2 Neurons in Drosophila melanogaster

Renoy Antony Olivera · Single author

A cross-resource study of two historically described octopaminergic neurons whose names and neurotransmitter annotations do not remain consistent across modern Drosophila databases and connectomics platforms.

Olivera RA. Neuroinformatics. 2026;24(2):25.

Published
27 April 2026
DOI
10.1007/s12021-026-09783-4
DrosophilaConnectomicsNeuroinformaticsNomenclature
2025 · Preprints.orgPreprint · not peer reviewed

The Olivera Bias Metric: A Synaptic Input-Output Framework Revealing Bias Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster Optic Lobe

Renoy Antony Olivera · Single author

A two-dimensional framework for locating individual neurons within an input-output synaptic-bias space, demonstrated across 53,979 analyzable neurons in the Drosophila optic-lobe connectome.

Olivera RA. Preprints. 2025. doi:10.20944/preprints202509.1617.v1.

Posted
18 September 2025
DOI
10.20944/preprints202509.1617.v1
DrosophilaSynaptic biasComputational neuroscienceOpen code
2026 · The Antibody SocietyAward-winning science essay

The Antibody Tree: The Story of the Multiple Careers of Our Best Friend

Renoy Antony Olivera · Single author

A science-communication essay tracing the development of antibody science, from early discoveries in immunity to diagnostics, monoclonal antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, bispecific antibodies, nanobodies and immunotherapy.

Undergraduate winning essay in The Antibody Society's 2026 Science Writing Competition, featured in its September 2026 newsletter. This is a science essay rather than a peer-reviewed research article.

Olivera RA. The Antibody Tree: The Story of the Multiple Careers of Our Best Friend. The Antibody Society, 2026 Science Writing Competition.

Featured
September 2026
Antibody scienceScience communicationAward-winning essay