Transcriptomics

We have created single neuron transcriptomes and are using in situ Hybridization Chain Reaction to map the neurons in brain and body.  See: Ramirez MD, Bui TN, & Katz PS (2024). Cellular-resolution gene expression mapping reveals organization in the head ganglia of the gastropod, Berghia stephanieae. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 532, e25628. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.25628

In collaboration with Dr. Jessica Goodheart and Dr. Deirdre Lyons, we have sequenced the genome of Berghia, discovering many unique genes.  See: Goodheart JA, Rio RA, Taraporevala NF, Fiorenza RA, Barnes SR, Morrill K, Jacob MAC, Whitesel C, Masterson P, Batzel GO, Johnston HT, Ramirez MD, Katz PS, Lyons DC. (2024) A chromosome-level genome for the nudibranch gastropod Berghia stephanieae helps parse clade-specific gene expression in novel and conserved phenotypes. BMC Biol 22, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01814-3