Heather Marlow, PhD

European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Heidelberg, Germany

2015

The University of Hawaii
Manoa, Hawaii
Ph.D - Zoology
2010

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
B.A. - Biology
2004

Cellular and transcriptional trajectories of neural fate specification in sea anemone uncover two modes of adult neurogenesis.
Cellular and transcriptional trajectories of neural fate specification in sea anemone uncover two modes of adult neurogenesis. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 10; 17(1).
PMID: 41667466

The Biodiversity Cell Atlas: mapping the tree of life at cellular resolution.
The Biodiversity Cell Atlas: mapping the tree of life at cellular resolution. Nature. 2025 09; 645(8082):877-885.
PMID: 40993253

Adaptive Cellular Radiations and the Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Animal Nervous System Diversification.
Adaptive Cellular Radiations and the Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Animal Nervous System Diversification. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2024 10; 40(1):407-425.
PMID: 39052757

Insights into early animal evolution from the genome of the xenacoelomorph worm Xenoturbella bocki.
Insights into early animal evolution from the genome of the xenacoelomorph worm Xenoturbella bocki. Elife. 2024 Aug 07; 13.
PMID: 39109482

Single cell atlas of Xenoturbella bocki highlights limited cell-type complexity.
Single cell atlas of Xenoturbella bocki highlights limited cell-type complexity. Nat Commun. 2024 Mar 19; 15(1):2469.
PMID: 38503762

Shifting landscapes: the role of 3D genomic organizations in gene regulatory strategies.
Shifting landscapes: the role of 3D genomic organizations in gene regulatory strategies. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2023 08; 81:102064.
PMID: 37390583

TATTOO-seq delineates spatial and cell type-specific regulatory programs in the developing limb.
TATTOO-seq delineates spatial and cell type-specific regulatory programs in the developing limb. Sci Adv. 2022 Dec 14; 8(50):eadd0695.
PMID: 36516250

Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis in the Regenerating Cnidarian Nematostella vectensis.
Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis in the Regenerating Cnidarian Nematostella vectensis. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2450:565-581.
PMID: 35359329

Cnidarian Cell Type Diversity and Regulation Revealed by Whole-Organism Single-Cell RNA-Seq.
Cnidarian Cell Type Diversity and Regulation Revealed by Whole-Organism Single-Cell RNA-Seq. Cell. 2018 05 31; 173(6):1520-1534.e20.
PMID: 29856957

From nerve net to nerve ring, nerve cord and brain--evolution of the nervous system.
From nerve net to nerve ring, nerve cord and brain--evolution of the nervous system. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2016 Jan; 17(1):61-72.
PMID: 26675821

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