Michal Rabani

The paper identifies molecular mechanisms that integrate environmental cues to trigger diapause exit in killifish embryos using transcriptomics and chemical screening.

The paper develops a method to study 3'UTR sequences' role in mRNA stability and poly(A) tail dynamics in zebrafish embryos, revealing how these sequences influence mRNA fate during development.

Phoenix identifies cell-type and trajectory-associated pathways in single-cell data using random forest models and non-parametric testing, outperforming existing tools in capturing small pathway activities and revealing cross-species overlaps.

The paper analyzes maternal mRNA regulation across species using QUANTA, finding that polyadenylation precedes degradation and rates vary with developmental pace and 3UTR sequences.

The paper quantifies transcription and degradation rates of mRNA in zebrafish embryos to understand their roles in cell-type specific gene expression.