Stephen R Frankenberg

Rapid generation of marsupial induced pluripotent stem cells suitable for use in next-generation conservation

This study generates transgene-free iPSCs from the fat-tailed dunnart, demonstrating their pluripotency and potential for use in conservation biotechnology.

Enrichment of spermatogonial stem cells and staging of the testis cycle in a dasyurid marsupial, the fat-tailed dunnart

This study enriches spermatogonial stem cells in fat-tailed dunnarts using fluorescent dye technology and defines the testis cycle in dasyurids for marsupial conservation research.

Genetically engineered resistance to bufotoxin in marsupial ATP1A1

This study edits the ATP1A1 gene in marsupial cells to confer bufotoxin resistance, showing a >45-fold increase in resistance to bufalin.

De novo transcriptome assembly and genome annotation of the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata)

The paper presents a de novo transcriptome and improved genome assembly for the fat-tailed dunnart, providing valuable genomic resources for marsupial research.

Genome of the endangered eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) reveals signatures of historical decline and pelage color evolution.

The paper generates a chromosome-scale reference genome for the eastern quoll and identifies genomic signatures of historical decline and pelage color evolution.

Evolutionary Origin of Vertebrate OCT4/POU5 Functions in Supporting Pluripotency

This study traces the evolutionary origin of OCT4/POU5 functions in supporting pluripotency across vertebrates using sequence analysis and functional studies in mouse ESCs.

A chromosome-scale hybrid genome assembly of the extinct Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

This paper presents a chromosome-scale hybrid genome assembly for the extinct Tasmanian tiger, providing new genomic resources for marsupial research.