2026
Kozol RA, Canavan A, Tolentino B, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER. Evolution of a central dopamine circuit underlies adaptation of light-evoked sensorimotor response in the blind cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. Accepted at Science Advances. 2026
Mapa R, Choy S, Lapko S, Kimmel A, Carino-Bazan I, Kowalko JE. Automated profiling of social behaviors to assess the genetic basis of evolution of aggressive behaviors in Astyanax mexicanus. J Exp Zool A. 2026
Choy S†, Enriquez M†, Manning AE, Ambosie R, Mullin BF, Rodriguez-Morales R, Abdelaziz J, Jacobson S, Lloyd E, Padmanaban N, Kimmel A, Lapko S, Carino-Bazan I, Bilandzija H, Keene AC, Duboue E, McGaugh S, Kowalko, JE. Analysis of multi-trait evolution across independently evolved cavefish populations reveals shared and independent evolution of suites of cave-associated traits. Proc. R. Soc. B 2026
Mapa R, Choy S, Lapko S, Kimmel A, Carino-Bazan I, Kowalko JE. Automated profiling of social behaviors to assess the genetic basis of evolution of aggressive behaviors in Astyanax mexicanus. J Exp Zool A. 2026
Choy S†, Enriquez M†, Manning AE, Ambosie R, Mullin BF, Rodriguez-Morales R, Abdelaziz J, Jacobson S, Lloyd E, Padmanaban N, Kimmel A, Lapko S, Carino-Bazan I, Bilandzija H, Keene AC, Duboue E, McGaugh S, Kowalko, JE. Analysis of multi-trait evolution across independently evolved cavefish populations reveals shared and independent evolution of suites of cave-associated traits. Proc. R. Soc. B 2026
2025
North O, Maza-Castaneda LC, Manning AE, Rastogi A, Glusenkamp A, Glusenkamp L, Swanson N, Hernandez-Lozano J, Garduno-Sanchez M, Diaz-Cruz JA, Kowalko JE, McGaugh SE, Keene AC, Ornelas-Garcia CP. Widespread loss of sleep in independently evolved populations of wild-caught cavefish. iScience. 2025 Dec
Padmanaban N, Ambosie R, Choy S, Marcus S, Nilsson SRO, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER. Automated behavioral profiling using neural networks reveals differences in stress-like behavior between cave and surface-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus. J Exp Zool B. 2025 Jul 27
Shennard D, Sifuentes-Romero I, Ambosie R, Abdelaziz J, Duboue ER, Kowalko JE. The rx3 gene contributes to the evolution of eye loss in the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus. Evol Dev. 2025 Sept
Choy S, Thakur S, Polyakov E, Abdelaziz J, Lloyd E, Enriquez M, Jayan N, Mensinger A, Fily Y, McGaugh S, Keene AC, Kowalko JE. Mutations in the albinism gene oca2 gene alter vision-dependent prey capture behavior in the Mexican tetra. J Exp Biol. 2025 March 17
Roback E, Ferrufino E, Moran RL, Shennard D, Mulliniks C, Gallop J, Weagley J, Miller J, Fily Y, Ornelas-Garcia CP, Rohner N, Kowalko JE, McGaugh SE. Population genomics of premature termination codons in cavefish with substantial trait loss. Mol Biol Evol. 2025 Jan 21
Padmanaban N, Ambosie R, Choy S, Marcus S, Nilsson SRO, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER. Automated behavioral profiling using neural networks reveals differences in stress-like behavior between cave and surface-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus. J Exp Zool B. 2025 Jul 27
Shennard D, Sifuentes-Romero I, Ambosie R, Abdelaziz J, Duboue ER, Kowalko JE. The rx3 gene contributes to the evolution of eye loss in the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus. Evol Dev. 2025 Sept
Choy S, Thakur S, Polyakov E, Abdelaziz J, Lloyd E, Enriquez M, Jayan N, Mensinger A, Fily Y, McGaugh S, Keene AC, Kowalko JE. Mutations in the albinism gene oca2 gene alter vision-dependent prey capture behavior in the Mexican tetra. J Exp Biol. 2025 March 17
Roback E, Ferrufino E, Moran RL, Shennard D, Mulliniks C, Gallop J, Weagley J, Miller J, Fily Y, Ornelas-Garcia CP, Rohner N, Kowalko JE, McGaugh SE. Population genomics of premature termination codons in cavefish with substantial trait loss. Mol Biol Evol. 2025 Jan 21
2024
Gallman K, Rastogi A, North O, O’Gorman M, Hutton P, Lloyd E, Warren WC, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER, Rohner N, Keene AC. Postprandial sleep in short-sleeping Mexican tetra. JEZ Part A. 2024 Nov 13
Wiese J, Richards E, Kowalko JE, McGaugh SE. Quantitative trait loci concentrate in specific regions of the Mexican cavefish genome and reveal key candidate genes for cave-associated evolution. Journal of Heredity. 2024 July 30
Manning AE, Grunwald H, Moran R, Rodriguez-Morales R, Powers AK, McGaugh SE, Kowalko JE. Defining the unseen: Population-specific markers for A. mexicanus blind cavefish. Zebrafish. 2024 Feb 14
Wiese J, Richards E, Kowalko JE, McGaugh SE. Quantitative trait loci concentrate in specific regions of the Mexican cavefish genome and reveal key candidate genes for cave-associated evolution. Journal of Heredity. 2024 July 30
Manning AE, Grunwald H, Moran R, Rodriguez-Morales R, Powers AK, McGaugh SE, Kowalko JE. Defining the unseen: Population-specific markers for A. mexicanus blind cavefish. Zebrafish. 2024 Feb 14
2023
Paz A, Holt K, Clarke A, Aviles A, Abraham B, Keene AC, Duboue ER, Fily Y, Kowalko JE. Changes in local interaction rules during ontogeny underlie the evolution of collective behavior. iScience. 2023 July
Kozol RA, Conith AJ, Yuiska A, Cree-Newman A, Tolentino B, Benesh K, Paz A, Lloyd E, Kowalko JE, Keene AC, Albertson C, Duboue ER. A brain-wide analysis maps structural evolution to distinct anatomical modules. Elife. 2023 July
Sifuentes-Romero I, Aviles AM, Carter JL, Chan-Pong A, Clarke A, Crotty P, Engstrom D, Meka P, Perez A, Perez R, Phelan C, Sharrad T, Smirnova MI, Wade AJ, Kowalko JE. Trait loss in evolution: What cavefish have taught us about mechanisms underlying eye regression. Integr Comp Biol. 2023 May
Moran RL, Richards EJ, Ornelas-Garcia CP, Gross JB, Donny A, Wiese J, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Rohner N, McGaugh SE. Selection-driven trait loss in independently evolved cavefish populations. Nat Commun. 2023 May
Hess RA, Erickson OA, Cole RB, Isaacs JM, Alvarez-Clare S, Arnold J, Augustus-Wallace A, Ayoob JC, Berkowitz A, Branchaw J, Burgio KR, Cannon CH, Ceballos RB, Cohen CS, Coller H, Disney J, Doze VA, Eggers MJ, Farina S, Ferguson EL, Gray JJ, Greenberg JT, Hoffmann A, Jensen-Ryan D, Kao RM, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Lopez SA, Mathis C, Minkara M, Murren CJ, Ondrechen MJ, Ordoñez P, Osano A, Padilla-Crespo E, Palchoudhury S, Qin H, Ramírez-Lugo J, Reithel J, Shaw CA, Smith A, Smith R, Summers AP, Tsien F, Dolan EL. Virtually the same? Evaluating the effectiveness of remote undergraduate research experiences. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Jun
Kozol RA, Yuiska A, Han J, Tolentino B, Lopatto A, Lewis P, Paz A, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER. Novel husbandry practices result in rapid rates of growth and sexual maturation without impacting adult behavior in the blind Mexican cavefish. Zebrafish. 2023 April
Culver DC, Kowalko JE, Pipan T. Natural Selection versus Neutral Mutation in the Evolution of Subterranean Life: A False Dichotomy. Frontiers Ecol Evol 2023 Jan 26
Sifuentes-Romero I, Ferrufino E, Kowalko JE. Application of CRISPR-Cas9 for functional analysis in A. mexicanus. Neuromethods, Vol. 194: Emerging Model Organisms. Eds. Wang, Wang, Rohner. 2023
Kowalko JE. Evolution: Out of the shadows and into the light. Current Biology. 2023 Sept 25.
Kozol RA, Conith AJ, Yuiska A, Cree-Newman A, Tolentino B, Benesh K, Paz A, Lloyd E, Kowalko JE, Keene AC, Albertson C, Duboue ER. A brain-wide analysis maps structural evolution to distinct anatomical modules. Elife. 2023 July
Sifuentes-Romero I, Aviles AM, Carter JL, Chan-Pong A, Clarke A, Crotty P, Engstrom D, Meka P, Perez A, Perez R, Phelan C, Sharrad T, Smirnova MI, Wade AJ, Kowalko JE. Trait loss in evolution: What cavefish have taught us about mechanisms underlying eye regression. Integr Comp Biol. 2023 May
Moran RL, Richards EJ, Ornelas-Garcia CP, Gross JB, Donny A, Wiese J, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Rohner N, McGaugh SE. Selection-driven trait loss in independently evolved cavefish populations. Nat Commun. 2023 May
Hess RA, Erickson OA, Cole RB, Isaacs JM, Alvarez-Clare S, Arnold J, Augustus-Wallace A, Ayoob JC, Berkowitz A, Branchaw J, Burgio KR, Cannon CH, Ceballos RB, Cohen CS, Coller H, Disney J, Doze VA, Eggers MJ, Farina S, Ferguson EL, Gray JJ, Greenberg JT, Hoffmann A, Jensen-Ryan D, Kao RM, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Lopez SA, Mathis C, Minkara M, Murren CJ, Ondrechen MJ, Ordoñez P, Osano A, Padilla-Crespo E, Palchoudhury S, Qin H, Ramírez-Lugo J, Reithel J, Shaw CA, Smith A, Smith R, Summers AP, Tsien F, Dolan EL. Virtually the same? Evaluating the effectiveness of remote undergraduate research experiences. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 Jun
Kozol RA, Yuiska A, Han J, Tolentino B, Lopatto A, Lewis P, Paz A, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER. Novel husbandry practices result in rapid rates of growth and sexual maturation without impacting adult behavior in the blind Mexican cavefish. Zebrafish. 2023 April
Culver DC, Kowalko JE, Pipan T. Natural Selection versus Neutral Mutation in the Evolution of Subterranean Life: A False Dichotomy. Frontiers Ecol Evol 2023 Jan 26
Sifuentes-Romero I, Ferrufino E, Kowalko JE. Application of CRISPR-Cas9 for functional analysis in A. mexicanus. Neuromethods, Vol. 194: Emerging Model Organisms. Eds. Wang, Wang, Rohner. 2023
Kowalko JE. Evolution: Out of the shadows and into the light. Current Biology. 2023 Sept 25.
2022
Rodriguez-Morales R, Gonzalez-Lerma P, Yuiska A, Han JH, Guerra Y, Crisostomo L, Keene AC, Duboue ER, Kowalko JE. Convergence on reduced aggression through shared behavioral traits in multiple populations of Astyanax mexicanus. BMC Ecol Evol. 2022.
Oliva C, Hinz NK, Robinson W, Barrett Thompson AM, Booth J, Crisostomo LM, Zanineli S, Tanner M, Lloyd E, O’Gorman M, McDole B, Paz A, Kozol R, Brown EB, Kowalko JE, Fily Y, Duboue ED, Keene AC. Characterizing the genetic basis of trait evolution in the Mexican cavefish. Evol Dev. 2022.
Patch A, Paz A, Holt KJ, Duboue ER, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Fily Y. Kinematic analysis of social interactions deconstructs the evolved loss of schooling behavior in cavefish. PLoS One. 2022.
Moran RL, Jaggard JB, Roback E, Kenzior A, Rohner N, Kowalko JE, Ornelas-Garcia CP, McGaugh SE, Keene AC. Hybridization underlies localized trait evolution in cavefish. iScience. 2022.
Erickson OA, Cole Rb, Isaacs JM, Alvarez-Clare S, Arnold J, Augustus-Wallace A, Ayoob JC, Berkowitz A, Branchaw J, Burgio KR, Cannon CH, Cohen CS, Coller H, Disney J, Doze VA, Eggers MJ, Farina S, Ferguson EL, Gray JJ, Greenberg JT, Hoffman A, Jensen-Ryan D, Kao RM, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Lopez SA, Mathis C, Minkara M, Murren CJ, Ondrechen M, Ordoñez P, Osano A, Padilla-Crispo E, Palchoudhury S, Qin H, Ramírez-Lugo J, Reithel J, Shaw CA, Smith A, Smith R, Summers AP, Tsien F, Dolan EL. “How do we do this at a distance?!” A descriptive study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during COVID19. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2022.
Duboue ER, Kowalko JE, Keene AC. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURES) as a pathway to diversify science. Evol. Dev. 2022
Oliva C, Hinz NK, Robinson W, Barrett Thompson AM, Booth J, Crisostomo LM, Zanineli S, Tanner M, Lloyd E, O’Gorman M, McDole B, Paz A, Kozol R, Brown EB, Kowalko JE, Fily Y, Duboue ED, Keene AC. Characterizing the genetic basis of trait evolution in the Mexican cavefish. Evol Dev. 2022.
Patch A, Paz A, Holt KJ, Duboue ER, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Fily Y. Kinematic analysis of social interactions deconstructs the evolved loss of schooling behavior in cavefish. PLoS One. 2022.
Moran RL, Jaggard JB, Roback E, Kenzior A, Rohner N, Kowalko JE, Ornelas-Garcia CP, McGaugh SE, Keene AC. Hybridization underlies localized trait evolution in cavefish. iScience. 2022.
Erickson OA, Cole Rb, Isaacs JM, Alvarez-Clare S, Arnold J, Augustus-Wallace A, Ayoob JC, Berkowitz A, Branchaw J, Burgio KR, Cannon CH, Cohen CS, Coller H, Disney J, Doze VA, Eggers MJ, Farina S, Ferguson EL, Gray JJ, Greenberg JT, Hoffman A, Jensen-Ryan D, Kao RM, Keene AC, Kowalko JE, Lopez SA, Mathis C, Minkara M, Murren CJ, Ondrechen M, Ordoñez P, Osano A, Padilla-Crispo E, Palchoudhury S, Qin H, Ramírez-Lugo J, Reithel J, Shaw CA, Smith A, Smith R, Summers AP, Tsien F, Dolan EL. “How do we do this at a distance?!” A descriptive study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during COVID19. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2022.
Duboue ER, Kowalko JE, Keene AC. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURES) as a pathway to diversify science. Evol. Dev. 2022
2021
O’Gorman M, Thakur S, Imrie G, Moran RL, Choy S, Sifuentes-Romero I, Bilandžija H, Renner KJ, Duboue E, Rohner N, McGaugh SE, Keene AC, Kowalko JE. Pleiotropic function of the oca2 gene underlies the evolution of sleep loss and albinism in cavefish. Current Biology. 2021.
Mack KL, Jaggard JB, Persons JL, Passow CN, Stanhope BA, Ferrufino E, Tsuchiya D, Smith SE, Slaughter B, Kono TJY, Kowalko JE, Rohner N, Keene AC, McGaugh SE. Repeated evolution of circadian clock dysfunction in cavefish populations. PLoS Genet. 2021.
Warren WC, Boggs TE, Borowsky R, Carlson B, Ferrufino E, Gross JB, Hillier L, Hu Z, Keene AC, Kenzior A, Kowalko JE, Tomlison C, Kremitzki M, Lemieux ME, Graves-Lindsay T, McGaugh SE, Miller JT, Mommersteeg MTM, Moran RL, Peuß R, Rice ES, Riddle MR, Sifuentes-Romero I, Stanhope BA, Tabin CJ, Thakur S, Yamamoto Y, Ro-021-21733-zhner N. A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution. Nat Commun. 2021.
Mack KL, Jaggard JB, Persons JL, Passow CN, Stanhope BA, Ferrufino E, Tsuchiya D, Smith SE, Slaughter B, Kono TJY, Kowalko JE, Rohner N, Keene AC, McGaugh SE. Repeated evolution of circadian clock dysfunction in cavefish populations. PLoS Genet. 2021.
Warren WC, Boggs TE, Borowsky R, Carlson B, Ferrufino E, Gross JB, Hillier L, Hu Z, Keene AC, Kenzior A, Kowalko JE, Tomlison C, Kremitzki M, Lemieux ME, Graves-Lindsay T, McGaugh SE, Miller JT, Mommersteeg MTM, Moran RL, Peuß R, Rice ES, Riddle MR, Sifuentes-Romero I, Stanhope BA, Tabin CJ, Thakur S, Yamamoto Y, Ro-021-21733-zhner N. A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution. Nat Commun. 2021.
2020
Jaggard J, Lloyd E, Yuiska A, Patch A, Fily Y, Kowalko JE, Appelbaum L, Duboue ER, Keene AC. Cavefish brain atlases reveal functional and anatomical convergence across independently evolved populations. Science Advances. 2020.
Mammola S, Amorim IR, Bichuette ME, Borges PA, Cheeptham N, Cooper SJB, Culver DC, Deharveng L, Eme D, Ferreira RL, Fiser C, Fiser Z, Fong DW, Griebler C, Jeffery WR, Jugovic J, Kowalko JE, Lilley TM, Malard F, Manenti R, Martinez A, Meierhofer MB, Niemiller ML, Northup DE, Pellegrini TG, Pipan T, Protas M, Reboleira ASPS, Venarsky MP, Wynne JJ, Zamajster M, Cardoso P. Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2020.
Paz A, McDole B, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER, Keene AC. Evolution of the acoustic startle response of Mexican cavefish. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Chin JSR, Loomis CL, Albert LT, Medina-Trenche S, Kowalko JE, Keene AC, Duboue ER. Analysis of stress responses in Astyanax larvae reveals heterogeneity among different populations. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Sifuentes-Romero I, Ferrufino E, Thakur S, Laboissonniere LA, Solomon M, Smith CL, Keene AC, Trimarchi JM, Kowalko JE. Repeated evolution of eye loss in Mexican cavefish: Evidence of similar developmental mechanisms in independently evolved populations. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Krishnan J, Persons JL, Peuß R, Huzaifa H, Kenzior A, Xiong S, Olsen L, Maldonado E, Kowalko JE, Rohner N. Comparative transcriptome analysis of wild and lab populations of Astyanax mexicanus uncovers differential effects of environment and morphotype on gene expression. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
McGaugh SE, Kowalko JE, Duboue E, Lewis P, Franz-Odendall T, Rohner N, Gross JB, Keene A. Dark world rises: The emergence of cavefish as a model of the study of evolution, behavior and disease. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Kowalko JE. Utilizing the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus to understand the genetic basis of behavioral evolution. J Exp Biol. 2020
Kowalko JE, Franz-Odendaal T, Rohner N. Introduction to the Special Issue: Cavefish – Adaptation in the dark. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020 Dec 1.
Mammola S, Amorim IR, Bichuette ME, Borges PA, Cheeptham N, Cooper SJB, Culver DC, Deharveng L, Eme D, Ferreira RL, Fiser C, Fiser Z, Fong DW, Griebler C, Jeffery WR, Jugovic J, Kowalko JE, Lilley TM, Malard F, Manenti R, Martinez A, Meierhofer MB, Niemiller ML, Northup DE, Pellegrini TG, Pipan T, Protas M, Reboleira ASPS, Venarsky MP, Wynne JJ, Zamajster M, Cardoso P. Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2020.
Paz A, McDole B, Kowalko JE, Duboue ER, Keene AC. Evolution of the acoustic startle response of Mexican cavefish. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Chin JSR, Loomis CL, Albert LT, Medina-Trenche S, Kowalko JE, Keene AC, Duboue ER. Analysis of stress responses in Astyanax larvae reveals heterogeneity among different populations. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Sifuentes-Romero I, Ferrufino E, Thakur S, Laboissonniere LA, Solomon M, Smith CL, Keene AC, Trimarchi JM, Kowalko JE. Repeated evolution of eye loss in Mexican cavefish: Evidence of similar developmental mechanisms in independently evolved populations. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Krishnan J, Persons JL, Peuß R, Huzaifa H, Kenzior A, Xiong S, Olsen L, Maldonado E, Kowalko JE, Rohner N. Comparative transcriptome analysis of wild and lab populations of Astyanax mexicanus uncovers differential effects of environment and morphotype on gene expression. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
McGaugh SE, Kowalko JE, Duboue E, Lewis P, Franz-Odendall T, Rohner N, Gross JB, Keene A. Dark world rises: The emergence of cavefish as a model of the study of evolution, behavior and disease. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020.
Kowalko JE. Utilizing the blind cavefish Astyanax mexicanus to understand the genetic basis of behavioral evolution. J Exp Biol. 2020
Kowalko JE, Franz-Odendaal T, Rohner N. Introduction to the Special Issue: Cavefish – Adaptation in the dark. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2020 Dec 1.
2019
Stahl BA, Jaggard JB, Chin JSR, Kowalko JE, Keene AC, Duboue ER. Manipulation of gene function in Mexican cavefish. J Vis Exp. 2019.
Kowalko JE. Adaptations: Behavioral. In White W, Culver D and Pipan T editors. Encyclopedia of Caves, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. p. 24-32. 2019 May 16.
Kowalko JE. Adaptations: Behavioral. In White W, Culver D and Pipan T editors. Encyclopedia of Caves, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. p. 24-32. 2019 May 16.
2018
Gunesch JT, Angelo LS, Mahaptra S, Deering RP, Kowalko JE, Sleiman P, Tobias JW, Monaco-Shawver L, Orange JS, Mace EM. Genome-wide analysis and functional profiling of human NK cell lines. Mol Immunol. 2018.
Tabin JA, Aspiras A, Martineau B, Riddle M, Kowalko J, Borowsky R, Rohner N, Tabin CJ. Temperature preference of cave and surface populations of Astyanax mexicanus. Dev Biol. 2018.
Klaassen H, Wang Y, Adamski K, Rohner N, Kowalko JE. CRISPR mutagenesis confirms the role of oca2 in melanin pigmentation in Astyanax mexicanus. Dev Biol. 2018.
Tabin JA, Aspiras A, Martineau B, Riddle M, Kowalko J, Borowsky R, Rohner N, Tabin CJ. Temperature preference of cave and surface populations of Astyanax mexicanus. Dev Biol. 2018.
Klaassen H, Wang Y, Adamski K, Rohner N, Kowalko JE. CRISPR mutagenesis confirms the role of oca2 in melanin pigmentation in Astyanax mexicanus. Dev Biol. 2018.
Pre 2018
Kowalko JE, Ma L, Jeffery WR. Genome Editing in Astyanax mexicanus Using Transcription Activator-like Effector Nucleases. J Vis Exp. 2016.
Ma L, Jeffery WR, Essner JJ, Kowalko JE. Genome editing using TALENs in blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. PLoS One, 2015,
Kuo T, Kowalko JE, DiTommaso T, Nyambi M, Montoro DT, Essner JJ, Whited JL. TALEN-mediated gene editing of the thrombospondin-1 locus in axolotl. Regeneration. 2015.
Rohner N, Jarosz DF, Kowalko JE, Yoshizawa M, Jeffery WR, Borowsky RL, Lindquist S, Tabin CJ. Cryptic variation in morphological evolution: HSP90 as a capacitor for the loss of eyes in cavefish. Science. 2013.
Kowalko JE, Rohner N, Linden TA, Rompani SB, Warren WC, Borowsky R, Tabin CJ, Jeffery WR, Yoshizawa M. Convergence in feeding posture occurs through different genetic loci in independently evolved cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus. PNAS. 2013.
Kowalko JE, Rohner N, Rompani SB, Peterson BK, Linden TA, Yoshizawa M, Kay EH, Weber J, Hoekstra HE, Jeffery WR, Borowsky R, Tabin CJ. Loss of schooling behavior in cavefish through sight-dependent and sight-independent mechanisms. Curr Biol, 2013.
Kowalko JE, Sebert ME. The Streptococcus pneumoniae competence regulatory system influences respiratory tract colonization. Infect Immun. 2008.
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Ma L, Jeffery WR, Essner JJ, Kowalko JE. Genome editing using TALENs in blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. PLoS One, 2015,
Kuo T, Kowalko JE, DiTommaso T, Nyambi M, Montoro DT, Essner JJ, Whited JL. TALEN-mediated gene editing of the thrombospondin-1 locus in axolotl. Regeneration. 2015.
Rohner N, Jarosz DF, Kowalko JE, Yoshizawa M, Jeffery WR, Borowsky RL, Lindquist S, Tabin CJ. Cryptic variation in morphological evolution: HSP90 as a capacitor for the loss of eyes in cavefish. Science. 2013.
Kowalko JE, Rohner N, Linden TA, Rompani SB, Warren WC, Borowsky R, Tabin CJ, Jeffery WR, Yoshizawa M. Convergence in feeding posture occurs through different genetic loci in independently evolved cave populations of Astyanax mexicanus. PNAS. 2013.
Kowalko JE, Rohner N, Rompani SB, Peterson BK, Linden TA, Yoshizawa M, Kay EH, Weber J, Hoekstra HE, Jeffery WR, Borowsky R, Tabin CJ. Loss of schooling behavior in cavefish through sight-dependent and sight-independent mechanisms. Curr Biol, 2013.
Kowalko JE, Sebert ME. The Streptococcus pneumoniae competence regulatory system influences respiratory tract colonization. Infect Immun. 2008.
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