Laura Piovani

This paper introduces Mespilia globulus as a new sea urchin model with rapid development and tractability for genomic and developmental studies, showing a conservative gene repertoire and no heteromorphic sex chromosomes.

The paper investigates whether deuterostome monophyly is supported by systematic errors, finding strong support under certain conditions and ambiguity when errors are mitigated.

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly of the brittle star and identifies conserved gene expression patterns during regeneration across invertebrates and vertebrates.

The paper assembles and annotates the genome of the polyclad flatworm Prostheceraeus crozieri using long-read sequencing, revealing a highly repetitive genome with extensive transposable element activity.