Steven J. Blair

Adrenergic signaling coordinates distant and local responses to amputation in axolotl

This paper shows that adrenergic signaling coordinates systemic and local stem cell activation after amputation in axolotls, enhancing regeneration.

Pancreatic injury induces β-cell regeneration in axolotl

This study shows that pancreatic injury in axolotl leads to β-cell regeneration without blastema formation, through organ-wide proliferation that recovers β-cell mass.

An evolutionarily conserved role for VEGF signaling in the expansion of non-vascular tissue during regeneration.

This study shows VEGF signaling is essential for salamander limb regeneration and blastema expansion, independent of angiogenesis, and functions upstream of EMT transcription factors.

Harmonized cross-species cell atlases of trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia

The paper builds harmonized cross-species cell atlases of DRG and TG, identifies 29 cell types across 6 species, and shows transcriptomic similarities and differences in sensory neurons.