Néstor J. Oviedo

The paper presents an optimized protocol for infecting planarians with Candida albicans to study fungal pathogenesis and host defense mechanisms.

This study shows planarians develop radiotolerance through repeated ionizing radiation exposure, maintaining genomic integrity and reproductive function.

This study investigates the role of DMAP1 in planarian regeneration and tissue maintenance, finding it essential for neoblast differentiation, DNA stability, and axial polarity.

Electric stimulation restores DNA integrity and cell cycle in planarian tissues damaged by ionizing radiation through Ca2+ signaling and stem cell activation.

This study identifies two C. albicans proteins essential for epithelial infection of planarians and describes a multi-system host response involving stem cells and distinct tissues.