Magda Lewandowska

This study investigates RNA interference in Nematostella vectensis, showing siRNA generation and partial target silencing but no secondary siRNA amplification.

The paper identifies CARDIB, an ancient anthozoan protein that represses immune genes but is essential for antiviral activation, revealing an alternative evolutionary path of antiviral signaling.

This study investigates how heat stress activates viral and antiviral immune responses in Hexacorallia species, revealing a complex interaction between environmental stress, viruses, and immune pathways.

The paper shows that double-stranded RNA induces apoptosis in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, suggesting this mechanism was present in the last common ancestor of cnidarians and bilaterians.