Emily J. Shields

The paper identifies socially regulated genes in ants that show increased 3D chromatin contacts with enhancers, suggesting pre-existing connectivity supports brain plasticity during caste transition.

The paper identifies pseudouridine as a key modification enabling RNA extracellular transport and identifies MYL6 as a binding protein required for this process.

The paper introduces RBR-scan, a method to identify RNA-binding mutants by measuring affinity of protein variants, and validates it with known and novel mutants in SRSF2.

The paper introduces LIDAR, a ligation-independent sequencing method that captures diverse RNA species, including tRNA-derived RNAs with blocked 3' termini, in mouse cells.

The paper uses long-read RNA sequencing to improve genome annotations in ants, revealing new gene expression patterns and enhancing single-cell RNA-seq analysis.

The paper uses single-cell RNA-sequencing to show that caste transition in ants leads to glia remodeling associated with extended lifespan.

The paper introduces a method to map R-loops genome-wide using a targeted nuclease approach, achieving high specificity, sensitivity, and low input requirements.

The paper presents high-quality genome assemblies for two ant species, enabling the identification of caste-specific long non-coding RNAs and differential gene expression.