Area of research
Molecular Biology · Oceanography
Research interest
Research interests include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Marine and coastal plant biology, Echinoderm biology and ecology, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.
The gene
<i>ivory:mir-193</i>
controls scale type differentiation in
<i>Heliconius</i>
butterflies
HiFi-Helper: A reproducible workflow for genome assembly from HiFi reads alone
A human-specific enhancer fine-tunes radial glia potency and corticogenesis.
Lepidopteran scale cells derive from sensory organ precursors through a canonical lineage.
Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Evolutionary Reconfiguration of Embryonic Cell Fate Specification in the Sea Urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma.
Head start: fossil clues about how bodies evolved from two-fold to five-fold symmetry.
Genome Mountaineering: Expanding Horizons of the 3D Genome for the Intrepid Evolutionary Adventurer.
Genetically tractable embryonic cell lines from sea urchins
Genetically tractable embryonic cell lines from sea urchins Lytechinus variegatus and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.
A human-specific enhancer fine-tunes radial glia potency and corticogenesis
Reprogramming of cells during embryonic transfating: overcoming a reprogramming block.
Contrasting the development of larval and adult body plans during the evolution of biphasic lifecycles in sea urchins.
Lepidopteran scale cells derive from sensory organ precursors through a canonical lineage
An RNA interference approach for functional studies in the sea urchin and its use in analysis of Nodal signaling gradients
Contrasting the development of larval and adult body plans during the evolution of biphasic lifecycles in sea urchins
Single-cell transcriptomics reveals evolutionary reconfiguration of embryonic cell fate specification in the sea urchin <i>Heliocidaris erythrogramma</i>
Single-nucleus transcriptomics of wing sexual dimorphism and scale cell specialization in sulphur butterflies
Hybrid Epigenomes Reveal Extensive Local Genetic Changes to Chromatin Accessibility Contribute to Divergence in Embryonic Gene Expression Between Species.
Near-Chromosomal-Level Genome Assembly of the Sea Urchin Echinometra lucunter, a Model for Speciation in the Sea.
Recent reconfiguration of an ancient developmental gene regulatory network in Heliocidaris sea urchins.
Evolutionary Changes in the Chromatin Landscape Contribute to Reorganization of a Developmental Gene Network During Rapid Life History Evolution in Sea Urchins.
A Chromosome-level Genome Assembly of the Highly Heterozygous Sea Urchin Echinometra sp. EZ Reveals Adaptation in the Regulatory Regions of Stress Response Genes.
Genomic insights into <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> population structure and diversity in central Africa
An early cell shape transition drives evolutionary expansion of the human forebrain
Neuronal and glial 3D chromatin architecture informs the cellular etiology of brain disorders
The epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Microbiome reduction and endosymbiont gain from a switch in sea urchin life history.
Chromosomal-Level Genome Assembly of the Sea Urchin Lytechinus variegatus Substantially Improves Functional Genomic Analyses.
Positive selection within the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 and other Coronaviruses independent of impact on protein function.
Genetic basis for divergence in developmental gene expression in two closely related sea urchins.
Collaborative Research: RoL: The intersection between cell fate decisions and phenotypic diversification in a rapidly radiating butterfly lineage
Evolution of a developmental gene regulatory network during a life history switch in Heliocidaris
IRES Track 1 IRTG Engaged in Dissecting and Reengineering the Regulatory Genome
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigation of the Evolution of Human Adipocytes
Evolutionary Rewiring of a Developmental Gene Regulatory Network
Collaborative Research: Assembling the Echinoderm Tree of Life
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Selection, drift, and constraint in the evolution of a developmental regulatory gene network
Collaborative Research: Genetic Bases for the Evolution of Human Diet
Evolutionary Genetics of a Sea Urchin Skeletogenic Gene Network
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Contribution of Mutations within Cis-Regulatory DNA to Molecular Phenotype and Organismal Fitness
SGER: High-throughput Determination of Position Weight Matrices
Population Genetics of Promoter Sequences in Echinoids
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: The Structure of Heritable Variation in Developmental Gene Expression in the Purple Urchin
Dissertation Research: Molecular Evolution of the Endo16 cis-regulatory System
Dissertation Research: Evolution and Development of Left-Right Asymmetry in Echinoderms
Molecular Bases for the Evolution of New Developmental Rolesin Two Homeobox Genes
Dissertation Research: The Evolutionary and Developmental Genetic Basis of Wing Polymorphisms in Ants
Molecular Bases for the Evolution of New Developmental Rolesin Two Homeobox Genes
Dissertation Research: Involvement of Embryonic Developmental Processes in Regeneration and Asexual Reproduction: a Comparative Analysis in Annelids
Molecular Determinants of Radial Body Organization in Echinoderms