Andrea Messina

This study identifies genetic signals associated with age at menarche, highlights genes involved in pubertal development, and links reproductive timing to later life disease risk.

The paper demonstrates that newly-hatched chicks can discriminate quantities without prior experience, supporting the innateness of non-symbolic numerical cognition.

The paper analyzes hypothalamic ependymal cells using single-cell RNA sequencing to classify tanycyte subpopulations and reveal their functional heterogeneity under different fasting conditions.

This study profiles GnRH neurons in mice to uncover developmental gene expression patterns linked to human reproductive processes.

The paper identifies ASPHD1 as a key driver of reproductive traits in the 16p11.2 locus using biobank data, Mendelian randomization, and animal models.