Area of research
Molecular Biology · Global and Planetary Change
Research interest
Research interests include Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies.
Regeneration leads to global tissue rejuvenation in aging sexual planarians
Mixed, not stirred: Genomic data confirm the first case of interspecific hybridization in planarian triclads (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida) and raise questions about a possibly novel form of hybrid speciation
Genetics and biology of coloration in reptiles: the curious case of the Lemon Frost geckos
Island-specific evolution of a sex-primed autosome in a sexual planarian
Massively scaled-up testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA via next-generation sequencing of pooled and barcoded nasal and saliva samples
Whole-organism eQTL mapping at cellular resolution with single-cell sequencing
Genetics of white color and iridophoroma in “Lemon Frost” leopard geckos
Retrospective Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Symptomatic Patients Prior to Widespread Diagnostic Testing in Southern California
Prospectively Isolated Tetraspanin+ Neoblasts Are Adult Pluripotent Stem Cells Underlying Planaria Regeneration
An adaptable chromosome preparation methodology for use in invertebrate research organisms
Embryonic origin of adult stem cells required for tissue homeostasis and regeneration
Pathogenic shifts in endogenous microbiota impede tissue regeneration via distinct activation of TAK1/MKK/p38
Widespread maintenance of genome heterozygosity in Schmidtea mediterranea