Kate Hall

Minicollagen expression dynamics reveal a transcriptional program for cnidogenesis in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis

The paper identifies gene expression patterns in cnidocytes and spirocytes of Nematostella vectensis, revealing specialized transcriptional programs for cnidogenesis.

In situ identification of pre-hematopoietic stem cells and their niche

The paper identifies pre-hematopoietic stem cells and their niche using spatial transcriptomics in the AGM region, revealing spatial signaling patterns and cellular interactions that support HSC development.

The formation and propagation of human Robertsonian chromosomes

This study assembles human Robertsonian chromosomes, identifies a common breakpoint and centromere epigenetic changes, and explores structural features enabling their formation.

Epigenetic control and inheritance of rDNA arrays

The paper investigates epigenetic regulation of rDNA arrays, showing DNA methylation controls their activity and inheritance across generations.

Characterization of Multicellular Niches Supporting Hematopoietic Stem Cells Within Distinct Zones

This study identifies two distinct multicellular niches in fetal liver and adult bone marrow that support hematopoietic stem cells with different cycling states and lineage biases.

Molecular Control of Circuit Plasticity and the Permanence of Imprinted Odor Memory

The paper identifies Fzd1 as a master regulator of the critical period for olfactory imprinting, showing its role in closing the period to lock in permanent odor memory circuits.

Planarians employ diverse and dynamic stem cell microenvironments to support whole-body regeneration

The paper identifies dynamic stem cell microenvironments in planarians that support regeneration by associating with diverse cell types.

Germline gene de-silencing by a transposon insertion is triggered by an altered landscape of local piRNA biogenesis

The paper shows how a transposon insertion can trigger germline gene silencing via piRNA biogenesis and how a second insertion can reverse this silencing by altering the same process.

Rapid low-cost assembly of the Drosophila melanogaster reference genome using low-coverage, long-read sequencing

The paper presents a low-cost method to assemble the Drosophila melanogaster reference genome using long-read sequencing and optical mapping, revealing structural variants and demonstrating cost-effective genome assembly.