Current directions and future perspectives from the third Nematostella research conference

Ann M. Tarrant, Thomas D. Gilmore, Adam M. Reitzel, Oren Levy, Ulrich Technau, Mark Q. Martindale

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Abstract

The third Nematostella vectensis Research Conference took place in December 2013 in Eilat, Israel, as a satellite to the 8th International Conference on Coelenterate Biology. The starlet sea anemone, N. vectensis, has emerged as a powerful cnidarian model, in large part due to the extensive genomic and transcriptomic resources and molecular approaches that are becoming available for Nematostella, which were the focus of several presentations. In addition, research was presented highlighting the broader utility of this species for studies of development, circadian rhythms, signal transduction, and gene-environment interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-140
Number of pages6
JournalZoology
Volume118
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Cnidaria
  • Developmental biology
  • Genomics
  • Nematostella vectensis
  • Transcriptomics

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Animal Science and Zoology

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