Topics: Genomics (Long Read),Transcriptomics (Illumina)
Origin: IP
Project type: Expertise
Name of Applicant: Núria Ros-Rocher
Date of application: 02-03-2026
Unit: Department of Cell Biology & Infection,Department of Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Location: Monod 2nd Floor Lab 08 (66.02.08)
Phone: @ Mail: nuria.ros@pasteur.fr
@ PI-Mail: thibaut.brunet@pasteur.fr
Project context and summary: How did the cellular mechanisms underlying animal morphogenesis arise in our distant unicellular ancestors remains an open evolutionary question. Recent efforts to reconstruct the mechanisms by which the first multicellular animals evolved have benefited greatly from comparisons of extant animals and their closest living unicellular relatives, including choanoflagellates.
In ongoing research, we aim to provide high-quality genome and transcriptome resources for comparative genomics and phylogenomics of newly isolated choanoflagellate species to address fundamental questions about the conservation of molecular pathways involved in morphogenesis and multicellularity between choanoflagellates and animals.
Related team publications:Ros-Rocher, Reyes-Rivera, et al., Nature 2026: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10137-y
Ros-Rocher & Brunet, Animal Cogn. 2023: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-023-01776-z
Brunet, Larson, Linden, et al., Science 2019: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aay2346
Manager: marc.monot@pasteur.frStatus: Kick-off meeting
