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Valerie A. Tornini
University of California, Los AngelesORCID 0000-0003-2877-6057Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
Biology Disciplines
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- Scientific Communication & EducationbioRxivPreprint
A strong start for sustained success: inclusivity through a national group mentorship program for first-year graduate students
Sergio R. Labra, Valerie A. Tornini, Maria Pia Rodriguez…·Robert W. Fernandez
This paper describes a national peer mentorship program for first-year graduate students, highlighting its impact and challenges.
- Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
Novel cell states arise in embryonic cells devoid of key reprogramming factors
Scott E. Youlten, Liyun Miao, Caroline Hoppe…·Antonio J. Giráldez
The paper investigates the developmental fate of zebrafish embryos lacking the reprogramming factors Nanog, Pou5f3, and Sox19b, finding that cells can acquire novel cell states or primordial germ cell-like states.
- Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewed
linc-mipep and linc-wrb encode micropeptides that regulate chromatin accessibility in vertebrate-specific neural cells
Valerie A. Tornini, Ho‐Joon Lee, Liyun Miao…·Antonio J. Giráldez
The paper identifies two micropeptides encoded by lincRNAs that regulate chromatin accessibility in vertebrate-specific neural cells and show their role in brain development.
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