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  1. Reproductive success of inbred strain MV31 of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in a self-sustaining inland laboratory culture system

    Article • Heliyon, February 2025, Elsevier

    William Browne

  2. Reproductive success of inbred strain MV31 of the ctenophoreMnemiopsis leidyiin a self-sustaining inland laboratory culture system

    Article • July 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    William Browne

  3. Extracellular DNA traps in a ctenophore demonstrate immune cell behaviors in a non-bilaterian

    Article • Nature Communications, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  4. Pluripotency of a founding field: rebranding developmental biology

    Article • Development, February 2024, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Billie J. Swalla, William Browne

  5. Phylogenetic and Protein Structure Analyses Provide Insight into the Evolution and Diversification of the CD36 Domain “Apex” among Scavenger Receptor Class B Proteins across Eukarya

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    William Browne

  6. Flow cytometry methods for targeted isolation of ctenophore cells

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, October 2023, Frontiers

    William Browne

  7. Another new species of Glossocephalus (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Oxycephalidae) from the Monterey Bay region, California, USA

    Article • Zootaxa, January 2023, Magnolia Press

    William Browne

  8. Multigenerational laboratory culture of pelagic ctenophores and CRISPR–Cas9 genome editing in the lobate Mnemiopsis leidyi

    Article • Nature Protocols, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  9. Editorial: Innate Immunity in Early Diverging Metazoans

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, January 2022, Frontiers

    William Browne

  10. Isolation and Maintenance of In Vitro Cell Cultures from the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  11. Invasion genomics uncover contrasting scenarios of genetic diversity in a widespread marine invader

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Cornelia Jaspers, William Browne

  12. Krüppel-like factor gene function in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi assessed by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing

    Article • Development, September 2021, The Company of Biologists

    William Browne

  13. Functional Characterization of Hexacorallia Phagocytic Cells

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, July 2021, Frontiers

    William Browne

  14. Base-substitution mutation rate across the nuclear genome of Alpheus snapping shrimp and the timing of isolation by the Isthmus of Panama

    Article • BMC Ecology and Evolution, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  15. Evidence for de novo Biosynthesis of the Luminous Substrate Coelenterazine in Ctenophores

    Article • iScience, December 2020, Elsevier

    William Browne

  16. Ctenophore immune cells produce chromatin traps in response to pathogens and NADPH-independent stimulus

    Article • June 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    William Browne

  17. Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting for the Isolation of Scleractinian Cell Populations

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, May 2020, MyJove Corporation

    William Browne

  18. Still Enigmatic: Innate Immunity in the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, August 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    William Browne

  19. Krüppel-like factor gene function in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis suggests an ancient role in promoting cell proliferation in metazoan stem cell niches

    Article • January 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    William Browne

  20. The little shrimp that could: phylogeography of the circumtropical Stenopus hispidus (Crustacea: Decapoda), reveals divergent Atlantic and Pacific lineages

    Article • PeerJ, March 2018, PeerJ

    William Browne

  21. Insights into the Biodiversity, Behavior, and Bioluminescence of Deep-Sea Organisms Using Molecular and Maritime Technology

    Article • Oceanography, December 2017, The Oceanography Society

    William Browne

  22. The maternal-zygotic transition and zygotic activation of the Mnemiopsis leidyi genome occurs within the first three cleavage cycles

    Article • Molecular Reproduction and Development, October 2017, Wiley

    William Browne

  23. Symbiotic associations of crustaceans and a pycnogonid with gelatinous zooplankton in the Gulf of California

    Article • Marine Biodiversity, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  24. Establishing and maintaining primary cell cultures derived from the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2017, The Company of Biologists

    William Browne

  25. The genome of the crustaceanParhyale hawaiensis,a model for animal development, regeneration, immunity and lignocellulose digestion

    Article • eLife, November 2016, eLife

    William Browne

  26. The Presence of a Functionally Tripartite Through-Gut in Ctenophora Has Implications for Metazoan Character Trait Evolution

    Article • Current Biology, October 2016, Elsevier

    William Browne, Professor Billie J. Swalla

  27. Comprehensive analysis of Hox gene expression in the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis

    Article • Developmental Biology, January 2016, Elsevier

    William Browne

  28. A new Glossocephalus (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Oxycephalidae) from deep-water in the Monterey Bay region, California, USA, with an overview of the genus

    Article • Zootaxa, October 2015, Magnolia Press

    William Browne

  29. KLF/SP Transcription Factor Family Evolution: Expansion, Diversification, and Innovation in Eukaryotes

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, July 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    William Browne

  30. The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA): Developing Community Resources to Study Diverse Invertebrate Genomes

    Article • Journal of Heredity, December 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Dr. Gert Wörheide, William Browne, Professor Keith A Crandall

  31. Molecular phylogenetic evidence for the reorganization of the Hyperiid amphipods, a diverse group of pelagic crustaceans

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, April 2013, Elsevier

    William Browne

  32. MicroRNAs and essential components of the microRNA processing machinery are not encoded in the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  33. De novo assembly and characterization of a maternal and developmental transcriptome for the emerging model crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis

    Article • BMC Genomics, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Cassandra G Extavour, William Browne

  34. Conservation of arthropod midline netrin accumulation revealed with a cross-reactive antibody provides evidence for midline cell homology

    Article • Evolution & Development, May 2009, Wiley

    William Browne

  35. Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life

    Article • Nature, March 2008, Nature

    William Browne

  36. Phylogenetic analysis of lineage relationships among hyperiid amphipods as revealed by examination of the mitochondrial gene, cytochrome oxidase I (COI)

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, May 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    William Browne

  37. Expression of otd orthologs in the amphipod crustacean, Parhyale hawaiensis

    Article • Development Genes and Evolution, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  38. Neuroanatomy of sea spiders implies an appendicular origin of the protocerebral segment

    Article • Nature, October 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    William Browne

  39. Stages of embryonic development in the amphipod crustacean,Parhyale hawaiensis

    Article • genesis, January 2005, Wiley

    William Browne

  40. Gene duplication and speciation in Drosophila : Evidence from the Odysseus locus

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2004, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    William Browne

  41. Cell lineage analysis of the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis reveals an early restriction of cell fates

    Article • Development, December 2002, The Company of Biologists

    William Browne

  42. Molecular genetics of crustacean feeding appendage development and diversification

    Article • Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, December 2000, Elsevier

    William Browne

  43. Ancestors and variants: tales from the cryptic

    Article • Evolution & Development, May 2000, Wiley

    William Browne

  44. Assaying genome-wide recombination and centromere functions with Arabidopsis  tetrads

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 1998, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    William Browne

  45. Abstract

    Article • eLife

    William Browne