CATHERINE A. WILSON

The paper presents a new zebrafish genome assembly with increased sequence coverage and improved annotation, along with a pangenome resource for variant analysis.

The paper examines gene expression variability across organs in three ray-finned fish species, finding that brain-biased genes show stable regulation despite inter-individual differences.

The paper identifies a unique region on the zebrafish sex chromosome that contains genes expressed in testes and embryos but silenced in ovaries, suggesting a maternal-to-zygotic transition gene regulatory block.

The paper investigates sex determination in zebrafish by comparing chromosomal systems in different strains, showing that NA zebrafish develop testes directly without a juvenile ovary phase when lacking the W chromosome.

RADSex is a computational workflow for analyzing RAD-Seq data to identify sex determination systems, uncovering new sex-specific markers in fish species.

This paper shows DNA methylation factors are crucial for intestinal development across multiple cell types, including neurons and smooth muscle, and identifies them as potential Hirschsprung disease candidates.