Nidia M. M. Oliveira

The organizer as a cooperative of signaling cells for neural induction

The paper uses single-cell and tissue transcriptomics to show the organizer is a diverse collection of signaling cell sub-populations, not a single homogeneous population.

HIV-1 Vpr alters cellular transcription by targeting the PAF1 complex

This study shows HIV-1 Vpr reduces PAF1 complex levels, causing transcriptomic changes that suppress antiviral genes, aiding HIV-1 replication.

A gene regulatory network for neural induction

The paper constructs a gene regulatory network for neural induction using transcriptomics and epigenomics data, revealing 175 regulators and 5,614 interactions with temporal dynamics.

"Neighbourhood watch" model: embryonic epiblast cells assess positional information in relation to their neighbours

The paper shows that chick embryo cells use neighborhood-based positional information to position the primitive streak, solving the French Flag Problem.

A 3D molecular atlas of the chick embryonic heart

The paper creates a 3D molecular atlas of the chick embryonic heart at HH12 by analyzing gene expression in 13 micro-dissected regions and validating findings with in situ hybridisation and imaging techniques.