Rory L. Cooper

The paper shows that the Shh-p27Kip1 pathway in avian ZPAs controls digit number and identity, and demonstrates that manipulating this pathway can transform chick legs into mammalian-like pentadactyl limbs.

The paper identifies genes and regulatory networks involved in shark tooth regeneration using RNAseq, highlighting the role of mycn in dental stem cell proliferation.

This study shows actin cytoskeleton is essential for templating optical nanostructures in butterfly wing scales that produce structural colors.

This study examines the development of shark denticles, finding they share a gene expression signature with teeth but lack a stem cell niche for regeneration.

The paper shows that an enamel knot-like signalling centre is conserved in sharks, supporting its homology across vertebrates despite differences in signalling.