Megan G. Davey

The paper identifies a 10 bp deletion in PRICKLE1 causing skeletal dysplasia in Cheviot sheep and develops a DNA test to eliminate the mutation.

FuChi is a new Fucci-based system in chickens that accurately tracks cell cycle phases in vivo, improving upon existing models by distinguishing all phases and enabling detailed developmental studies.

This study identifies miR-2954 as a male-essential microRNA critical for avian sex chromosome dosage compensation, showing its role in balancing gene expression in males and females.

The paper characterizes the avascular mesenchyme during digit outgrowth, finding it essential for patterning and revealing a distinct transcriptional identity and unexpected relationship with phalanx formation.

The paper examines why chicken embryos are underutilized as a replacement model in biomedical research despite their potential, using UK grant data from 2017-2023.

This study uses fate mapping in chickens to show SHH-expressing cells contribute to specific forearm bones, revealing differences in signaling between species and tissues.

This study investigates the role of TALPID3/KIAA0586 in gastrointestinal development across species, showing its impact on tissue patterning and neural crest cell behavior.