Shishir K. Biswas

Injury-induced transcription in the planarian outer epithelium is critical for tissue regeneration

The paper identifies injury-induced transcription in planarian outer epithelium critical for regeneration and highlights a conserved gene involved in the process.

RNaseH-based ribodepletion of total planarian RNA improves detection of longer and non-polyadenylated transcripts

This paper develops a ribodepletion method for planarian RNA-seq that reduces rRNA contamination and improves detection of non-polyA and long transcripts.

Neural crest cells give rise to non-myogenic mesenchymal tissue in the adult murid ear pinna

This study characterizes the development of the murid ear pinna, showing neural crest-derived cells contribute to connective tissue but not skeletal muscle or hair follicles.