Avery Angell Swearer

Spinal cord regeneration deploys cell-type specific developmental and non-developmental strategies to restore neuron diversity

The paper compares neuron diversity and regeneration strategies in developing and regenerating spinal cords of Xenopus tropicalis using single-cell gene expression.

Dendritic atoh1a+ cells serve as transient intermediates during zebrafish Merkel cell development and regeneration

The paper identifies dendritic atoh1a+ cells as transient intermediates in zebrafish Merkel cell development and regeneration, showing their role in morphology acquisition through actin remodeling and Ectodysplasin A signaling.

A novel transgenic reporter to study vertebrate epigenetics

The paper introduces an EpiTag zebrafish transgenic reporter to visualize epigenetic silencing/activation and identifies tissue-specific epigenetic regulatory genes through mutagenesis screening.

Anatomical and Molecular Characterization of the Zebrafish Meninges

This paper characterizes the zebrafish meninges using single-cell transcriptomics, identifying a novel cell type essential for brain development.

Shh signaling directs dorsal ventral patterning in the regenerating X. tropicalis spinal cord

This study investigates the role of Shh signaling in establishing the dorsal-ventral axis during spinal cord regeneration in Xenopus tropicalis, finding that neural progenitor domains are more sensitive to Shh perturbation during regeneration than in uninjured tissue.

wnt16 regulates spine and muscle morphogenesis through parallel signals from notochord and dermomyotome

This paper shows that wnt16 regulates spine and muscle morphogenesis in zebrafish through signals from notochord and dermomyotome, explaining its dual role in bone and muscle traits.