Lara C. Busby

The paper shows EMT and BMP signaling interact reciprocally during collective cell invasion, with EMT priming BMP competence and BMP regulating invasion dynamics.

The paper identifies a vertebrate-specific regulatory mechanism for Twist1 expression in cranial neural crest cells, linking enhancer activity to transcript destabilization.

The paper identifies a molecular mechanism by which Patronin amplifies fusome asymmetry to select the oocyte in the female germline cyst.

The paper shows that a Sonic hedgehog signaling gradient in chick embryos specifies flight feather patterns and identity through gene expression.