Joshua R. York

The paper investigates the role of Kruppel-like factors in regulating pluripotency and neural crest stem cell formation in Xenopus and lamprey, finding that klf17, not klf4, is ancestral in these processes.

This paper analyzes the evolutionary dynamics of FoxQ2 transcription factors across metazoans, identifying three ancient paralogs and revealing conserved and novel expression patterns in chordates.

This study compares gene regulatory networks of neural crest and pluripotency stem cells in jawed and jawless vertebrates, revealing shared evolutionary origins and functional roles of pou5 in neural crest development.

This study shows SoxB1 factors are essential for NPB formation and maintenance, and identifies Pou5f3 as a partner in regulating NPB gene expression.