Giacomo Gattoni

The paper identifies an endodermal subpopulation in the chick embryo that transitions into neuromesodermal progenitors, contributing to multiple germ layers.

This study shows that newts exhibit behavioral and cellular plasticity when transitioning between aquatic and terrestrial environments, revealing how nervous system changes support adaptation.

This paper introduces a new optical framework and imaging devices that enable scalable, high-resolution, multi-immersion light-sheet microscopy for biological samples.

This study investigates the evolutionary origins of Cajal-Retzius cells across vertebrates, finding they are conserved but gained specific transcriptomic features in amniotes.

This paper analyzes the evolutionary dynamics of FoxQ2 transcription factors across metazoans, identifying three ancient paralogs and revealing conserved and novel expression patterns in chordates.

The paper traces the embryonic origin of calcitonin-producing cells across vertebrates and finds they derive from pharyngeal endoderm, not neural crest, and identifies homologues in invertebrate chordates.

This paper establishes A. mediterranea as an experimental system for developmental biology by developing in vitro culturing methods and characterizing its nervous system development.

The paper investigates proliferation dynamics during amphioxus neurogenesis and shows how restricted proliferation contributes to regionalization of the neural tube.