Kacy L. Gordon

The paper shows that pre-dauer starvation reduces germline size and Notch signaling in C. elegans, with long-term reproductive effects, and that these changes are reversible upon recovery.

The paper identifies FLYWCH transcription factors that regulate lin-42/Period autoregulation, controlling DTC migration in C. elegans gonad development.

This study uses RNAi screening in C. elegans to identify rab-1 as essential for gonad morphogenesis but not stem cell niche maintenance.

This study shows that the Rac pathway prevents cell fragmentation in a migrating leader cell during C. elegans gonadogenesis, ensuring proper stem cell niche signaling and migration.