Academic background

2025-	Postdoctoral fellow, University of Zurich
2020-2024	PhD, University of Zurich
2019-2020	Lab assistant, University of Zurich
2018-2019	MSc, University of Zurich
2015-2018	BSc, University of Zurich

Scholarships, Awards and Honours

2022	Claraz Foundation, UZH graduate student grant
2020	Forschungskredit der Universität Zürich

Publications

Meena A, Maggu K, De Nardo AN, Kovalov V, Eggs B & Lüpold S. 2025. Stage-specific and cumulative effects of heat stress on male and female reproductive performance in Drosophila melanogaster. J Thermal Biol 132: 104001. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2025.104213

Maggu K, Meena A, De Nardo AN, Sbilordo SH, Roy J & Lüpold S. 2025. Male gut microbiome mediates postmating sexual selection in Drosophila. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2025.05.23.655737

Maggu K, Meena A, De Nardo AN, Sbilordo SH, Al Toma Sho R & Lüpold S. 2025. Microbiome-mediated resilience and cross-generational consequences in male Drosophila exposed to combined environmental stressors. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2025.05.16.654542

De Nardo AN, Meena A, Maggu K, Eggs B, Sbilordo SH & Lüpold S. 2025. Experimental evolution reveals trade-offs between sexual selection and heat tolerance in Drosophila prolongata. Evolution 79: 823-836. doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpaf035

De Nardo AN, Biswas B, Perdigón Ferreira J, Meena A & Lüpold S. 2025. Socio-ecological context modulates significance of territorial contest competition in Drosophila prolongata. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 292: 20242501. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.2501

Meena A, Maggu K, De Nardo AN, Sbilordo SH, Eggs B, Al Toma Sho R & Lüpold S. 2024. Life stage-specific effects of heat stress on spermatogenesis and oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Thermal Biology 125: 104001. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.104001

Meena A, De Nardo AN, Maggu K, Sbilordo SH, Snook RR & Lüpold S. 2024. Fertility loss and recovery dynamics after repeated heat stress across life stages in male Drosophila melanogaster: Patterns and processes. Royal Society Open Science 11: 241082. doi: 10.1098/rsos.241082

Dougherty LR, ... De Nardo AN et al. (44 authors). 2024. A systematic map of studies testing the relationship between temperature and animal reproduction. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 5: e12303. doi: 10.1002/2688-8319.12303

Macartney EL, Zeender V, Meena A, De Nardo AN, Bonduriansky RJ & Lüpold S. 2021. Sperm depletion in relation to developmental nutrition and genotype in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 75: 2830-2841. doi: 10.1111/evo.14373

De Nardo AN, Sbilordo SH, Roy J & Lüpold S. 2021. Condition-dependent interaction between mating success and competitive fertilization success in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 75: 2014-2026. doi: 10.1111/evo.14228