Sarah K. McMenamin

The paper shows that distinct positional identities in zebrafish caudal fin rays determine their morphology, and altering these identities can change the fin shape.

The paper investigates how thyroid hormone regulates skin development in zebrafish caudal fin by acting through the Notch pathway to control cell proliferation and hypertrophy during maturation.

The paper shows that transient shha overexpression during zebrafish embryogenesis alters adult caudal fin shape, demonstrating that developmental cues can permanently modify positional memory of fin rays.

The paper identifies ancestral dorsal-ventral patterning mechanisms in fish fins and shows evolutionary innovations in their regulation.

The paper investigates how zebrafish caudal fin rays regenerate, showing that both external signals and intrinsic memory of positional identity influence regenerative growth and final size.

This study shows thyroid hormone regulates proximodistal identity in fin rays, affecting gene expression, morphogenesis, and morphology across species and developmental stages.

This study shows that thyroid hormone affects zebrafish swimming mechanics by altering passive stiffness and kinematic patterns during development.

This study shows thyroid hormone regulates jaw protrusion mechanics in zebrafish, with developmental effects most pronounced after metamorphosis.

The paper investigates the role of thyroid hormone in developmental trajectories and paedomorphosis in Danionella and zebrafish, finding TH regulates growth patterns but not paedomorphosis.

This study uses microCT to analyze zebrafish skeletons, identifying phenotypes linked to human diseases and showing how deep phenotyping improves mutant discrimination.