Joel Vizueta

The paper presents draft genome assemblies for two ant species, analyzing genome size variation and gene family expansions related to brood management strategies.

The paper identifies a Hymenoptera-specific gene, torch, that controls caste-specific organ size by co-opting conserved Hippo signaling machinery across species.

The paper examines whether queen loss triggers physiological and transcriptional changes in workers of Lasius neglectus, finding no such response, suggesting physiological independence.

The paper analyzes ant odorant receptor evolution across 163 genomes to link adaptive changes in ORs to sociobiological traits like colony size and worker polymorphism.

This study shows that diet and exercise influence intestinal structure and immune responses, with exercise providing protective effects against acute nutritional stress.

This study shows that parental exercise before mating reduces offspring adiposity and affects hypothalamic gene expression in mice.

This study identifies how running-induced energy compensation occurs through metabolic and molecular mechanisms involving leptin, hypothalamic neurons, and Neuropeptide Y in young mice.

This study examines venom composition in 15 Neotropical ant species, finding trade-offs between venom functions for deterring vertebrates and paralyzing insects.

This study identifies genomic signatures of domestication in a fungus farmed by leafcutter ants using long-read sequencing, revealing gene expansions and losses linked to cultivation adaptation.

GALEON identifies and visualizes gene clusters in chromosome-level genomes by analyzing physical distances and gene density, enabling comparison of gene families and exploration of evolutionary relationships.

The paper reports the first transcriptome of the northern fowl mite, identifies chemoreceptor genes, and compares them with the poultry red mite to study parasitiform mite evolution.

The paper presents the first high-quality reference genome for the Critically Endangered Balearic shearwater, enabling insights into its conservation status and evolutionary adaptations.

This paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the gray mangrove, identifying candidate genes for local adaptation.

BITACORA improves gene family annotation in genome assemblies by integrating sequence similarity searches and scripts to correct and identify new gene copies.