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Tom Levy, Melody Wahl, Uzi Hadad, Benyamin Rosental, Rivka Manor, Simi Weil, Eliahu David Aflalo, Chiara Benvenuto, Amir Sagi
The paper shows that sexual differentiation in freshwater prawns can occur through primordial cells independent of sex-chromosomes, using cellular-resolution analysis of AG-cell transfer.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology
Tal Gordon, Tom Levy, Chester Jiamu Yu, Benyamin Rosental, Lauren Lubeck, Lucia Manni, Irving L. Weissman, Ayelet Voskoboynik
The paper identifies region-specific signaling cues that control stem cell-mediated regeneration in the invertebrate chordate Ciona robusta.
PLoS Biology · Sep 18, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology
Itamar Kozlovski, Ton Sharoni, Shani Levy, Adrian Jaimes‐Becerra, Shani Talice, Hee‐Jin Kwak, Daria Aleshkina, Reuven Aharoni, Xavier Grau‐Bové, Ola Karmi, Benyamin Rosental, Arnau Sebé-Pedrós, Yehu Moran
The paper identifies a novel antiviral immune cell type in cnidarians by analyzing gene expression and function in Nematostella vectensis embryos.
Nature Communications · Apr 24, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology
Tom Levy, Chiara Anselmi, Katherine J. Ishizuka, Tal Gordon, Yotam Voskoboynik, Aaron McGeever, Angela M. Detweiler, Liron Levin, Karla J. Palmeri, Daniel Dan Liu, Rahul Sinha, Benjamin F Ohene-Gambill, Tal Bachar Raveh, Maurizio Morri, Virginia Vanni, , Ayelet Voskoboynik
This study investigates age-related changes in germline stem cells (GSCs) in the protochordate Botryllus schlosseri using single-cell RNA sequencing and transplantation assays, revealing that GSCs, not gametes, drive reproductive aging.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology
Chew Chai, Eliya Sultan, Souradeep R. Sarkar, Lihan Zhong, Dania Nanes Sarfati, Orly Gershoni‐Yahalom, Christine Jacobs, Hawa Racine Thiam, Benyamin Rosental, Bo Wang
The paper identifies ruptoblasts, a novel cytotoxic cell type in planarians, showing they use explosive cell death to release cytotoxic agents in response to activin, linking hormonal regulation to immune defense.
bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2025 · PreprintImmunology
Yotam Voskoboynik, Aidan Glina, Mark Kowarsky, Chiara Anselmi, Norma F Neff, Katherine J. Ishizuka, Karla J. Palmeri, Benyamin Rosental, Tal Gordon, Stephen R. Quake, Irving L. Weissman, Rachel Ben‐Shlomo, Debashis Sahoo, Ayelet Voskoboynik
The paper identifies age-specific circadian gene expression patterns in Botryllus schlosseri and links them to aging phenotypes and pathways.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology
Mark Kowarsky, Chiara Anselmi, Kohji Hotta, Paolo Burighel, Giovanna Zaniolo, Federico Caicci, Benyamin Rosental, Norma F Neff, Katherine J. Ishizuka, Karla J. Palmeri, Jennifer Okamoto, Tal Gordon, Irving L. Weissman, Stephen R. Quake, Lucia Manni, Ayelet Voskoboynik
This study compares molecular and morphological signatures in two developmental pathways of tunicates, finding distinct molecular programs but shared stem cell profiles.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2019 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology
Benyamin Rosental, Mark Kowarsky, Jun Seita, Daniel M. Corey, Katherine J. Ishizuka, Karla J. Palmeri, Shih-Yu Chen, Rahul Sinha, Jennifer Okamoto, Gary Mantalas, Lucia Manni, Tal Raveh, D. Nathaniel Clarke, Aaron M. Newman, Norma F. Neff, , Ayelet Voskoboynik
The paper identifies hematopoietic stem cells and related lineages in Botryllus schlosseri, suggesting their evolutionary origin in a common ancestor of tunicates and vertebrates.
bioRxiv · Dec 26, 2017 · PreprintImmunology