Publications

Rogers TF, Stock J, Schulz NG, Yalçin G, Rencken S, Weissenbacher A et al. Genome reorganisation and expansion shape 3D genome architecture and define a distinct regulatory landscape in coleoid cephalopods. Nature Communications. 2026 Oct 9;17(1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-77625-7

Kon T, Kon-Nanjo K, Nihei S, Zang L, Simakov O, Shimada Y. Histo-anatomical atlas of Garra rufa and its thermal tolerance at human body temperature. Scientific Reports. 2026 Sept 14;16(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-67650-3

Schultz DT, Blümel A, Destanović D, Sarigol F, Simakov O. Topological mixing and irreversibility in animal chromosome evolution. Science Advances. 2026 Aug 21;12(34):eadz5561. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adz5561

Kremnyov S, Lebedeva T, Genikhovich G, Hejnol A. A blastoporal organizer in a ctenophore. Nature. 2026 Jul 23;655(8124):963-970. Epub 2026 Jun 17. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10643-z

Ojha A, Kloss L, Montenegro JD, Albani S, Ortega-Ramírez A, Raycheva M et al. Functional Analysis of Ligand-Gated Chloride Channels in a Cnidarian Sheds Light on the Evolution of Inhibitory Signaling. Advanced Science. 2026 Jul 22;13(41):e15481. Epub 2026 May 1. doi: 10.1002/advs.202515481

Narayanaswamy S, Haas F, Haillot E, Cole AG, Tanaka EM, Technau U. Notch coordinates self-organization of germ layers and axial polarity in sea anemone gastruloids. Nature Communications. 2026 Jun 19;17(1). doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-74441-x

Bainour K, Pérez-Ara J, Adelmann L, Raible F, Navarro JC, Monroig Ó. Impact of dietary iron on the LC-PUFA biosynthetic pathways in Platynereis dumerilii. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 2026 Jun 1;284:111224. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2026.111224

Rencken SD, Tushev G, Hain D, Ciirdaeva E, Simakov O, Laurent G. Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the European common cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis. eLife. 2026 May 28;14. doi: 10.7554/eLife.107393

Kramml HM, Herpell JB, Priemer C, Wessely Z, Schindler F, Berger A et al. Clusia genomes shed light on the evolution and diversity of crassulacean acid metabolism physiotypes. Nature Communications. 2026 May 5;17(1):3937. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-71958-z

Knabl P, Ordoñez JF, Montenegro Cabrera JD, Abed-Navandi D, Halbauer R, Link O et al. The anti-neural role of BMP signaling is a consequence of its ancestral function in dorsoventral patterning. PLoS Biology. 2026 May;24(5):e3003803. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003803

Karapidaki I, Handberg-Thorsager M, Momose T, Yasuo H, Genikhovich G, Assaf S et al. Targeting the cell membrane in established and emerging model organisms. Development (Cambridge, England). 2026 Apr 15;153(8). doi: 10.1101/2024.11.12.623055v3, 10.1242/dev.205415

Sanchez G, Fernández-Álvarez FÁ, Bernal A, Heath-Heckman E, Lami R, McFall-Ngai M et al. Rapid mid-Cretaceous diversification of squid and cuttlefish preceded radiation into coastal niches. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2026 Apr;10(4):662-676. doi: 10.1038/s41559-026-03009-1

Markovitsch J, Mitic D, Jimenez Garcia A, Alsberga Z, Kainz S, Kaur R et al. Sequential formation of Drosophila circuit asymmetry via prolonged structural plasticity. Science Advances. 2026 Mar 25;12. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aea6020

Paredes E, Berhane Getachew N, Bezares-Calderón LA, Campos S, Belokurov A, Tessmar-Raible K. Cryopreservation of Platynereis dumerilii larvae. Cryobiology. 2026 Mar;122:105544. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2025.105544

Schultz DT, Simakov O. Topological Approaches in Animal Comparative Genomics. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 2026 Feb;14(1):17-48. doi: 10.1146/annurev-animal-030424-084541

Vijayan N, Briseño J, Simakov O, Nyholm SV. Maintaining microbiota across diverse symbiotic organs in

Euprymna scolopes: Insights into shared immune responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2026 Jan 6;123(1):e2512903122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2512903122

Ahuja N, Schultz DT, Destanović D, Church SH, Picciani N, Munro C et al. Siphonophore genome structure and the evolution of functional specialization. PLoS ONE. 2026;21(7):e0351247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0351247

Kjosavik MA, Downham KLP, Styfhals R, Adelmann L, Chatzigeorgiou M, Raible F et al. The nascent RNA labelling compound 5-ethynyl uridine (EU) integrates into DNA in some animals. BMC Molecular and Cell Biology. 2025 Dec 26;27(1):4. doi: 10.1186/s12860-025-00560-w

Milivojev N, Scaramuzza F, Brum PO, Velastegui Gamboa CL, Andreatta G, Raible F et al. Light-modulated stem cells in the camera-type eye of an annelid model for adult brain plasticity. Nature Communications. 2025 Dec;16(1):9861. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65631-0