Francisco Falcon

The paper identifies a defined embryonic window in axolotls during which tail regeneration capacity develops, showing that regenerative competence can be acquired and is distinct from other vertebrates.

RRE improves de novo repeat libraries by recursively extending repeat models using profile HMMs, resulting in longer and more comprehensive repeat models.

This study identifies AXL as a key regulator of cardiac regeneration in axolotls and shows its role in inducing cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation in mammals without cell cycle re-entry.

This study investigates the dynamic genomes of Hydra, revealing active transposable elements (TEs) that contribute to genome size variation and structural changes, with evolutionary implications for eukaryotic genomes.

The paper shows that vertebral segmentation during axolotl tail regeneration occurs via a buckling instability mechanism, distinct from the somite-based process in embryonic development.