Benjamin H. Jenkins

This study identifies ZFP57 as a regulator of postnatal growth and lifelong health by influencing mammary gland function and lactation, with effects on offspring metabolic syndrome.

The paper identifies common and syndrome-specific omics responses to acute illness in children and shows how malnutrition modifies host responses.

This study identifies an immune-like glycan-sensing/processing network in Paramecium bursaria that regulates its algal endosymbionts through horizontal gene transfers.

The paper presents a de novo genome and transcriptome assembly of Paramecium bursaria 186b, revealing intron characteristics and evolutionary dynamics in ciliates.

The paper identifies a non-canonical genetic code in a ciliate where UAA and UAG codons specify different amino acids, challenging the universality of the genetic code.

The paper identifies and validates the RNAi pathway in Paramecium bursaria, showing its role in feeding-induced gene knock-down and endosymbiosis genetics.

The paper shows that parental exposure to P. vranovensis increases offspring survival through upregulation of CYSL-1, CYSL-2, and RHY-1.