Valerie Tornini
Websites:
Tornini Lab Website
Posts on X @TorniniLab
Research Interests:
chromatin regulation, neurodevelopment, evolution, bioethics, cell identity, zebrafish, genetics, micropeptides,Publications:
Tornini VA. Grand roles for microproteins. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2025 Feb; 26(2):84. view on PubMed
Tornini VA, Fernandez RW, Goldman OV, Suarez J. DEI infrastructures required for the best science and medicine. Lancet. 2024 06 01; 403(10442):2375. view on PubMed
Youlten SE, Miao L, Hoppe C, Boswell CW, Musaev D, Abdelmessih M, Krishnaswamy S, Tornini VA, Giraldez AJ. Novel cell states arise in embryonic cells devoid of key reprogramming factors. bioRxiv. 2024 May 15. view on PubMed
Tornini VA. Small protein plays with big networks. Trends Genet. 2024 01; 40(1):17-19. view on PubMed
Tornini VA, Miao L, Lee HJ, Gerson T, Dube SE, Schmidt V, Kroll F, Tang Y, Du K, Kuchroo M, Vejnar CE, Bazzini AA, Krishnaswamy S, Rihel J, Giraldez AJ. linc-mipep and linc-wrb encode micropeptides that regulate chromatin accessibility in vertebrate-specific neural cells. Elife. 2023 05 16; 12. view on PubMed
Tornini VA, Peregalli Politi S, Bruce L, Latham SR. Maximizing biomedical research impacts through bioethical considerations. Dis Model Mech. 2023 04 01; 16(4). view on PubMed
Strayer EC, Tornini VA, Giraldez AJ. Giving translation a hand. Dev Cell. 2021 11 08; 56(21):2921-2923. view on PubMed
De Simone A, Evanitsky MN, Hayden L, Cox BD, Wang J, Tornini VA, Ou J, Chao A, Poss KD, Di Talia S. Control of osteoblast regeneration by a train of Erk activity waves. Nature. 2021 02; 590(7844):129-133. view on PubMed
Han Y, Chen A, Umansky KB, Oonk KA, Choi WY, Dickson AL, Ou J, Cigliola V, Yifa O, Cao J, Tornini VA, Cox BD, Tzahor E, Poss KD. Vitamin D Stimulates Cardiomyocyte Proliferation and Controls Organ Size and Regeneration in Zebrafish. Dev Cell. 2019 03 25; 48(6):853-863.e5. view on PubMed
Cox BD, De Simone A, Tornini VA, Singh SP, Di Talia S, Poss KD. In Toto Imaging of Dynamic Osteoblast Behaviors in Regenerating Skeletal Bone. Curr Biol. 2018 12 17; 28(24):3937-3947.e4. view on PubMed
Tornini VA, Thompson JD, Allen RL, Poss KD. Live fate-mapping of joint-associated fibroblasts visualizes expansion of cell contributions during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development. 2017 08 15; 144(16):2889-2895. view on PubMed
Tornini VA, Puliafito A, Slota LA, Thompson JD, Nachtrab G, Kaushik AL, Kapsimali M, Primo L, Di Talia S, Poss KD. Live Monitoring of Blastemal Cell Contributions during Appendage Regeneration. Curr Biol. 2016 11 21; 26(22):2981-2991. view on PubMed
Kang J, Hu J, Karra R, Dickson AL, Tornini VA, Nachtrab G, Gemberling M, Goldman JA, Black BL, Poss KD. Modulation of tissue repair by regeneration enhancer elements. Nature. 2016 Apr 14; 532(7598):201-6. view on PubMed
Foglia MJ, Cao J, Tornini VA, Poss KD. Multicolor mapping of the cardiomyocyte proliferation dynamics that construct the atrium. Development. 2016 05 15; 143(10):1688-96. view on PubMed
Tornini VA, Poss KD. Keeping at arm's length during regeneration. Dev Cell. 2014 Apr 28; 29(2):139-45. view on PubMed
Nachtrab G, Kikuchi K, Tornini VA, Poss KD. Transcriptional components of anteroposterior positional information during zebrafish fin regeneration. Development. 2013 Sep; 140(18):3754-64. view on PubMed
Fereshteh M, Ito T, Kovacs JJ, Zhao C, Kwon HY, Tornini V, Konuma T, Chen M, Lefkowitz RJ, Reya T. β-Arrestin2 mediates the initiation and progression of myeloid leukemia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jul 31; 109(31):12532-7. view on PubMed
