Francis, Warren R.

The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution

Ryan, J. F., Pang, K., Schnitzler, C. E., Nguyen, A.-D., Moreland, R. T., Simmons, D. K., Koch, B. J., Francis, W. R., Havlak, P., Program, N. C. S., et al. (2013) · Science

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation

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Profiling cellular diversity in sponges informs animal cell type and nervous system evolution

Musser, J. M., Schippers, K. J., Nickel, M., Mizzon, G., Kohn, A. B., Pape, C., Ronchi, P., Papadopoulos, N., Tarashansky, A. J., Hammel, J. U., et al. (2021) · Science

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine Sponges and Natural Products

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Tracing animal genomic evolution with the chromosomal-level assembly of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri

Kenny, N. J., Francis, W. R., Rivera-Vicéns, R. E., Juravel, K., de Mendoza, A., Díez-Vives, C., Lister, R., Bezares-Calderón, L. A., Grombacher, L., Roller, M., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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The last common ancestor of animals lacked the HIF pathway and respired in low-oxygen environments

Mills, D. B., Francis, W. R., Vargas, S., Larsen, M., Elemans, C. P., Canfield, D. E., & Wörheide, G. (2018) · eLife

Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

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The Role of Homology and Orthology in the Phylogenomic Analysis of Metazoan Gene Content

Pett, W., Adamski, M., Adamska, M., Francis, W. R., Eitel, M., Pisani, D., & Wörheide, G. (2019) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny

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A chromosome-scale genome assembly and karyotype of the ctenophore Hormiphora californensis

Schultz, D. T., Francis, W. R., McBroome, J. D., Christianson, L. M., Haddock, S. H. D., & Green, R. E. (2021) · G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics

Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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