Blair W. Benham-Pyle

The paper shows that activin/TGF-beta signaling inhibits regeneration after radiation in planarians, but its depletion restores regeneration by increasing stem cell proliferation despite DNA damage.

The paper examines cellular changes during metamorphosis in hemichordates using single-cell RNA sequencing, revealing distinct transcriptional programs between larval and adult stages.

Syrah improves Slide-seqV2 data quality and quantity by correcting physical and computational errors in the analysis pipeline.

The paper identifies dynamic stem cell microenvironments in planarians that support regeneration by associating with diverse cell types.