Cyrus Tau

The paper shows that olfactory receptor expression in the nose follows a spatial code controlled by a retinoic acid gradient, aligning epithelial and brain maps.

This paper introduces RESPLICE, a CRISPR-based trans-splicing system that efficiently edits endogenous human transcripts, achieving up to 90% trans-splicing efficiency in sorted cells.

The paper uses CRISPR screens to identify mucins as key host factors that restrict SARS-CoV-2 infection in human lung cells.