Ryan E. Hulett

The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to show that heat-tolerant corals rely less on HSF1 for survival during heat stress compared to heat-sensitive corals.

The paper identifies a wound-induced differentiation trajectory for neurons in the regenerative acoel worm Hofstenia miamia, revealing NFY's role in initiating neuronal differentiation through sox4 expression.

The paper characterizes stem cell dynamics and heterogeneity in the acoel Hofstenia miamia using single-cell transcriptomics, revealing lineage-primed neoblast subpopulations and their response to regeneration.

The paper identifies glycosyltransferase mutations causing defective rosette development and promiscuous cell aggregation in S. rosetta, suggesting an ancient role in development and multicellularity regulation.