Kaia Achim

The paper investigates gene regulatory mechanisms controlling the differentiation of inhibitory GABAergic and excitatory glutamatergic neurons in the anterior brainstem using chromatin accessibility and transcription factor analysis.

The paper maps chromatin accessibility and gene expression in developing mouse CNS neurons to define epigenomic and transcriptomic cell types.

The paper identifies a transcription factor network involving Gata2, Nkx2-2, and Skor2 that regulates the development of midbrain GABAergic neurons associated with REM sleep regulation.

The paper identifies 18 cell types in sponges, including neuroid cells with synaptic gene expression, suggesting early neuro-immune system evolution.

The paper maps the developmental cell lineage of the annelid brain from zygote to mid-trochophore stage and identifies a subdivision of the larval brain into proliferative and differentiating regions.

The paper uses single-cell sequencing to identify apical and non-apical tissue subdivisions in Platynereis larva.