Personal Statement

Dennis joined UNR’s Department of Biology on a tenure-track appointment in July 2014. He received tenure and was promoted to Associate professor in July 2020 and to Professor in July 2026. He has authored numerous research and review articles in scientific journals (PubMed Bibliography). His research on the neuroscience of olfaction has been supported by NSF-IOS, NIH-CoBRE, USDA, and DoD grants. In addition, Dennis is the Associate Chair of the Department of Biology, and he directs the NIH-funded Nevada ENDURE training program for undergraduate researchers from underrepresented backgrounds. 

Select Publications

  • Jain R, Kolhe R, Hui C, Petereit J, and Mathew D. “Insulin signaling engages divergent transcriptional mechanisms in neural and metabolic tissues,” (2026) BMC Molecular and Cell Biology, doi: 10.1186/s12860-026-00577-9. [Link]
  • Odell SR, Clark D, Zito N, Jain R, Gong H, Warnock K, Carrion-Lopez R, Maixner C, Prieto-Godino L, Mathew D. “Internal state affects local neuron function in an early processing center to shape olfactory behavior in Drosophila larvae,” (2022) Scientific Reports 12 (1): 15767. [Link]
  • Mathew D. Loss of smell in COVID-19 patients: Lessons and opportunities (2020) Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 14:598465 [Link]
  • Slankster E, Kollala S, Baria D, Dailey-Krempel B, Jain R, Odell SR and Mathew D. Mechanism underlying Starvation-dependent modulation of olfactory behavior in Drosophila (2020) Scientific Reports 10(1):3119. [Link]
  • Mathew D, Martelli C, Kelley-Swift E, Brusalis C, Gershow M, Samuel, A.D.T, Emonet T, Carlson JR. “Functional diversity among sensory receptors in a Drosophila olfactory circuit”, (2013) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. June 4; 110(23):E2134-43 [Link]
  • Kreher SA, Mathew D, Kim J, Carlson JR. “Translation of sensory input into behavioral output via an olfactory system” (2008) Neuron July 10; 59(1): 110-24 [Link]
  • Mathew D, Ataman B, Chen J, Zhang Y, Cumberledge S and Budnik V. “Novel mechanism of wingless signaling at synapses via DFrizzled2 cleavage and nuclear import” (2005) Science Nov 25; 310 (5752): 1344-7. [Link]
  • Mathew D, Popescu A and Budnik V. “Drosophila amphiphysin functions during synaptic Fasciclin II membrane cycling” (2003)   J Neurosci. Nov 19; 23(33): 10710-6. [Link]