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Developmental biology and stem cells
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A positive feedback loop between germ cells and gonads induces and maintains sexual reproduction in a cnidarian
Curantz, C., Doody, C., Horkan, H. R., Krasovec, G., Weavers, P. K., DuBuc, T. Q. & Frank, U., 10 Jan 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 2, eadq8220.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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miRNA-target complementarity in cnidarians resembles its counterpart in plants
Admoni, Y., Fridrich, A., Weavers, P. K., Aharoni, R., Razin, T., Salinas-Saavedra, M., Rabani, M., Frank, U. & Moran, Y., 10 Feb 2025, In: EMBO Reports. 26, 3, p. 836-859 24 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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The Hydractinia cell atlas reveals cellular and molecular principles of cnidarian coloniality
Salamanca-Díaz, D. A., Horkan, H. R., García-Castro, H., Emili, E., Salinas-Saavedra, M., Pérez-Posada, A., Rossi, M. E., Álvarez-Presas, M., Mac Gabhann, R., Hillenbrand, P., Febrimarsa, Curantz, C., Weavers, P. K., Lund-Ricard, Y., Förg, T., Michaca, M. H., Sanders, S. M., Kenny, N. J., Paps, J. & Frank, U. & 1 others, , Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 2121.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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Apoptosis-dependent head development during metamorphosis of the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus
Krasovec, G. & Frank, U., Dec 2024, In: Developmental Biology. 516, p. 148-157 10 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
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The genome of the colonial hydroid Hydractinia reveals that their stem cells use a toolkit of evolutionarily shared genes with all animals
Schnitzler, C. E., Chang, E. S., Waletich, J., Quiroga-Artigas, G., Wong, W. Y., Nguyen, A. D., Barreira, S. N., Doonan, L. B., Gonzalez, P., Koren, S., Gahan, J. M., Sanders, S. M., Bradshaw, B., DuBuc, T. Q., Febrimarsa, de Jong, D., Nawrocki, E. P., Larson, A., Klasfeld, S. & Gornik, S. G. & 9 others, , 2024, In: Genome Research. 34, 3, p. 498-513 16 p.Research output: Contribution to a Journal (Peer & Non Peer) › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Citations (Scopus)
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Rowan Mac Gabhann
Frank, U. (Primary Supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised
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Paris Weavers
Frank, U. (Primary Supervisor)
1 Sep 2006 → 2024Activity: Other › Current Postgraduates (Research) Supervised