Daniel Mendez-Aranda

The paper presents a telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the naked mole-rat and compares it with a related species to identify gene losses and duplications associated with unique traits.

The paper identifies convergent and lineage-specific genomic changes in sugar-feeding birds through genome and transcriptome analyses, revealing adaptive mechanisms in metabolic pathways.

This study identifies molecular changes in the naked mole-rat that enhance cold sensing through expanded TRPM8 expression and alternative cold detection mechanisms.

This study identifies mitochondrial adaptations in naked mole-rats that confer hypoxia resistance, linking social behavior to molecular evolution.