Dr. Omri Wurtzel
Research work
Regeneration, the regrowth of missing organs, is widespread in the animal kingdom. Yet, most organisms are unable to regenerate. Our lab studies the molecular basis for regeneration using model organisms, and organ systems, such as the brain.
Areas of interest & scientific knowledge
Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
Neurodevelopment and Neurogenetic Research
Specialization
GeneticsSelected Publications
- Y. Dagan, Y. Yesharim, A.R. Bonneu, T. Frankovits, S. Schwartz, P.W. Reddien, O. Wurtzel. m6A is required for resolving progenitor identity during planarian stem cell differentiation.
The EMBO Journal (2022). https://www.embopress.org/doi/10.15252/embj.2021109895 - N. Hendin, T. Gordon, N. Shenkar, O. Wurtzel. Molecular characterization of the immediate wound response of the solitary ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera.
Developmental Dynamics (2022) https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/dvdy.526?af=R - A.A. Raz, O. Wurtzel, P.W. Reddien. Planarian stem cells specify fate yet retain potency during the cell cycle. Cell Stem Cell (2021)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934590921001545 - M. Hoffman, O. Wurtzel. PLANAtools - an interactive gene expression repository for the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. bioRxiv (2022)
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.21.508730v1
