Robert E. Steele

This study identifies Wnt signaling as critical for foot regeneration in Hydra, showing its restoration can rescue regeneration in a species that otherwise lacks this ability.

This study uses microfluidic systems to investigate how different Hydra species respond to fluid flow, finding species-specific biomechanical responses such as alignment and attachment.

This study investigates the dynamic genomes of Hydra, revealing active transposable elements (TEs) that contribute to genome size variation and structural changes, with evolutionary implications for eukaryotic genomes.

This paper re-examines the structure of the Hydra nerve net using immunostaining and imaging, revealing two distinct nerve nets in ectoderm and endoderm with no contact between them.

The paper shows the Hippo pathway regulates axis formation in Hydra, upstream of Wnt, by controlling budding, actin organization, and cell proliferation.

This study shows that Wnt signaling determines body axis polarity in regenerating Hydra tissue, overriding the influence of myoneme orientation.

This study identifies Fat-like and Dachsous cadherins in Hydra, showing their role in cell adhesion and planar polarity, suggesting ancient functions in bilaterian evolution.