Hannah N. Gruner

Neural signaling contributes to heart formation and growth in the invertebrate chordate, Ciona robusta.

The paper shows that neuropeptide tachykinin and Wnt signaling regulate cardiomyocyte progenitor proliferation in Ciona robusta, with neuronal innervation playing a key role.

Precise removal of Calm1 long 3′ UTR isoform by CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing impairs dorsal root ganglion development in mice

The paper uses CRISPR-Cas9 to remove a long 3′ UTR isoform of Calm1 in mice, showing impaired dorsal root ganglion development.

Robo1 and 2 repellent receptors cooperate to guide facial neuron cell migration and axon projections in the embryonic mouse hindbrain

This study investigates the roles of Robo1 and Robo2 in facial neuron migration and axon projection in mouse embryos, finding that their loss leads to migration and projection defects.

Global accumulation of circRNAs during aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

This study identifies age-related accumulation of circRNAs in C. elegans and links it to postmitotic cell composition and circRNA stability.