Did the Neuron evolve twice?
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Genetics
Abstract
Neurons are fundamental for survival in animals, enabling organisms respond to sensory stimuli, requires sophisticated integration of different functional modules. However, it has been suggested comb jellies may have independently evolved their neurons and nervous system structure. Using the recent developments of single-cell RNA-sequencing and observations that related cell-types are characterized by the shared expression of orthologous genes in my PhD I will clarify if neurons in ctenophores are homologous to the one in bilaterians
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
Roberto Feuda (Primary Supervisor) | |
Daenia La Rode (Student) |
Studentship Projects
Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
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BB/T00746X/1 | 01/10/2020 | 30/09/2028 | |||
2590783 | Studentship | BB/T00746X/1 | 04/10/2021 | 03/10/2025 | Daenia La Rode |