Josefa Cruz

The paper investigates ZGA timing across 61 animal species and finds that genome size to cytoplasm volume ratio predicts ZGA onset.

The paper identifies E93 as a repressor of broad (br) to enable adult differentiation in Drosophila by preventing premature activation of pupal-specific enhancers.

The paper investigates the evolution of tissue-specific gene expression across vertebrates and insects, finding that nearly half of ancestral genes have been recruited into tissue-specific transcriptomes.

This study investigates the role of ecdysone signaling in early embryogenesis of the short-germ insect Blattella germanica, showing its critical role in germ band formation and segmentation.

This study identifies a dual role for Bnl/FGF signaling in regulating both proliferation and endoreplication of Drosophila tracheal adult progenitor cells, depending on the presence or absence of the transcription factor Cut.