Nathan J. Kenny

The paper reconciles molecular and fossil evidence by showing sponges emerged in the early Ediacaran without spicules, which evolved independently multiple times later.

The paper integrates single cell transcriptomics and chromatin accessibility data to uncover the regulatory logic of planarian stem cell differentiation, validating predictions with TF knockdown experiments.

This paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the sea star Linckia laevigata and describes its genomic features.

The paper constructs a Hydractinia cell atlas to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms of coloniality, finding that distinct colony parts are defined by combinations of shared cell types and rare innovations.

The paper constructs a single-cell RNA sequencing atlas of spider embryos, revealing cell clusters, gene expression patterns, and developmental insights into arthropod embryogenesis.

This study identifies and characterizes adult cell types and their pluripotent origins in the annelid Pristina leidyi using single-cell transcriptomics.

This study identifies a single amino acid change in the egf-cfc gene as critical for the evolution of left-right asymmetry in bilaterians.

The paper introduces ACME, a cell fixation-dissociation method for single-cell transcriptomics that preserves RNA integrity and enables cryopreservation and sorting, validated with SPLiT-seq in planarians.

The paper detects structural variants in single mollusc genomes, revealing widespread hemizygosity and pan-genome features across the clade.

The paper reports the high-quality genome assembly of Pecten maximus, revealing gene duplicates and highlighting Nav1 as a candidate for toxin resistance.

This study investigates how the Antarctic sponge Isodictya sp. responds to acute heat stress by exposing it to 3 and 5°C, finding limited molecular response variation despite temperature increases.

The paper introduces a pipeline for efficiently assembling mitochondrial genomes from transcriptomic reads in non-model species, demonstrating its effectiveness across diverse invertebrates.

The paper identifies differentially expressed genes and neurohormones involved in stolonization in Syllis magdalena, suggesting hormonal and circadian regulation of reproduction in annelids.

This paper presents a transcriptomic analysis of the demosponge Halisarca caerulea, identifying Wnt pathways and other genes involved in regeneration and providing a reference transcriptome for future studies.

The paper identifies Pt-Ets4 as a key transcription factor required for cumulus function, dorsoventral axis patterning, and mesoderm-like cell fate induction in spider embryos.