Dan Wagner, PhD
"Evolution of novel developmental trains: fish with legs!"
Allard, Corey A. H., Amy L. Herbert, Stephanie P. Krueger, Qiaoyi Liang, Brittany L. Walsh, Andrew L. Rhyne, Allex N. Gourlay, et al. 2024. “Evolution of Novel Sensory Organs in Fish with Legs.” Current Biology: CB 34 (19): 4349-4356.e7.
Companion Paper: Herbert, Amy L., Corey A. H. Allard, Matthew J. McCoy, Julia I. Wucherpfennig, Stephanie P. Krueger, Heidi I. Chen, Allex N. Gourlay, et al. 2024. “Ancient Developmental Genes Underlie Evolutionary Novelties in Walking Fish.” Current Biology: CB 34 (19): 4339-4348.e6.
Andrew Cesiulis (student)
"What makes a big brain?"
Barão, S. et al. (2024) ‘Conserved transcriptional regulation by BRN1 and BRN2 in neocortical progenitors drives mammalian neural specification and neocortical expansion’, Nature Communications, 15(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-024-52443-x.
Journal Club Coaches: Mercedes Paredes and Trent Watkins