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Christopher J. Pickett

Swarthmore CollegeORCID 0000-0002-2326-5437Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Neural signaling contributes to heart formation and growth in the invertebrate chordate, Ciona robusta.

Hannah N. Gruner, Christopher J. Pickett, Jasmine Yimeng Bao, Richard Garcia, Akiko Hozumi, Tal D. Scully, Shaoyang Ning, Mavis Gao, Gia Bautista, Keren Maze, Karissa Lim, Tomohiro Osugi, Mae Collins-Doijode, Ofubofu Cairns, Gabriel Levis, , Bradley Davidson

The paper shows that neuropeptide tachykinin and Wnt signaling regulate cardiomyocyte progenitor proliferation in Ciona robusta, with neuronal innervation playing a key role.

PLoS Biology · Apr 14, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Immune cell type divergence in a basal chordate

Tal D. Scully, Christopher J. Pickett, Nicolas A. Gort-Freitas, Brad Davidson, Allon Moshe Klein

This study identifies immune cell types in the basal chordate Ciona robusta using single-cell RNA sequencing and finds divergence from vertebrate immune cells.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology