Rebecca McLennan

The paper identifies conserved and divergent transcriptional signatures in neural crest cells across chick and mouse embryos during migration.

The paper uses long-read whole genome sequencing and polygenic scores to identify structural variants linked to rare diseases and prioritize candidate genes for functional validation.

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to analyze branchial arch development in chick embryos, identifying novel cell type markers and a conserved transcriptional signature of invasive neural crest cells.

The paper investigates the role of Aquaporin-1 in neural crest cell migration, finding it affects speed, direction, and filopodia stability through interactions with MMPs and pFAK.

The paper investigates dynamic feedback between tissue growth and neural crest cell migration during chick head morphogenesis using time-lapse imaging, modeling, and perturbations, revealing its role in robust craniofacial development.