ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS (Click for Google Scholar, or Researchgate)
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Mutemi K. N., Simakov O., Pan L., Santangeli L., Null R. W., Handberg-Thorsager M., Vellutini B. C., Larsson T., Savage E., Lopez M. O., Hercog R., Provaznik J., Ordoñez-Rueda D., Azevedo N., Gazave E., Vervoort M., Tomancak P., Tan W., Winkler S., Benes V., Hui J., Helm C., Özpolat B. D., Arendt A. A genome resource for the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii (2024) bioRxiv *BDÖ Co-corresponding Author
Ribeiro R. P., Null, R.W., Özpolat B. D. Sex-biased gene expression precedes sexual dimorphism in the agonadal annelid Platynereis dumerilii. (2024) (pre-print, minor revision in Development) bioRxiv
Stockinger A.W., Adelmann L., Fahrenberger M., Ruta C., Özpolat B.D., Milivojev N., Balavoine G., Raible F. Source, molecular profile and lineage restriction of stem cells in an annelid regeneration model. (2024) Nature Communications 15, 9882
Metzger B. M., Özpolat B. D. Developmental stage dependent effects of posterior and germline regeneration on sexual maturation in Platynereis dumerilii. (2024) Developmental Biology 513, 33-49
Alvarez-Campos P., Garcia-Castro H., Emili E., Perez-Posada A., Salamanca-Diaz D., Mason V., Metzger B., Bely A.E., Kenny N., Özpolat B.D., Solana J. Annelid adult cell type diversity and their pluripotent cellular origins (2024) Nature Communications 12 Apr 2024 *BDÖ Co-corresponding Author
Kuehn E., Clausen D., Null R.W., Metzger B., Willis A., Özpolat B.D. Segment number threshold determines juvenile onset of germline cluster expansion in Platynereis dumerilii (2021) J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 2021;1–16
Torres J.P., Lin Z., Watkins M., Salcedo P.F., Baskin R.P., Elhabian S., Safavi-Hemami H., Tun J., Saguil N., Fang Y., Urdaneta R.F., Özpolat B.D., Olivera B.M., Schmid E.W. Small molecule mimicry hunting strategy in the imperial cone snail, Conus imperialis. (2021) Science Advances. 12 Mar 2021: Vol. 7, no. 11
Kuehn E., Girard J., Stockinger A., Raible F., Özpolat B.D. A scalable culturing system for the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii. PLoS ONE (2019)
Özpolat B.D., Handberg-Thorsager M., Vervoort M., Balavoine G. Cell lineage and cell cycling analyses of the 4d micromere using live imaging in the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii. eLife DOI: 10.7554/eLife.30463 (2017)
Özpolat B.D., Sloane E., Zattara E.E., Bely A.E. Plasticity and regeneration of gonads in the annelid Pristina leidyi. EvoDevo 7:22. (2016)
Özpolat B.D., Bely A.E.. Gonad establishment during asexual reproduction in the annelid Pristina leidyi. Dev. Biol. 405(1):123–36. (2015)
Özpolat B.D., Zapata M., Frugé J.D., Coote J., Lee J., Muneoka K., Anderson R. Regeneration of the elbow joint in the developing chick embryo recapitulates development. Dev. Biol. 372(2):229-38. (2012)
Özpolat B.D. (Ph.D. Dissertation) Development and Regeneration of the Elbow Joint in the Chicken Embryo. (2010)
Tran U., Pickney L.M., Özpolat B.D., Wessely O. Xenopus Bicaudal-C is required for the differentiation of the amphibian pronephros. Dev. Biol. 307(1):152-64. (2007)
--- Reviews and Book Chapters etc. ---
Özpolat B.D. In the Spotlight—Early Career Researcher. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. (2024)
Özpolat B.D. Annelids as models of germ cell and gonad regeneration. J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol. 1-18 (2023) (Aquatic Models of Human Disease special issue)
Özpolat B.D., Randel N., Williams E.A., Bezares-Calderón L.A., Andreatta G., Balavoine G., Bertucci P., Ferrier D., Gambi M.C., Gazave E., Handberg-Thorsager M., Hardege J., Hird C., Hsieh Y., Hui J., Mutemi K.N., Schneider S.Q., Simakov O., Vergara H., Vervoort M., Jékely G., Tessmar-Raible K., Raible F., Arendt D. The nereid on the rise: Platynereis as a model system. EvoDevo 12, 10 (2021) (Emerging Systems Series)
(pre-print) MacCord K. and Özpolat B.D. Is the Germline Immortal and Continuous? A Discussion in Light of iPSCs and Germline Regeneration (Review) - Download manuscript preprint from here.
Zattara E.E., Özpolat B.D. Quantifying cell proliferation during regeneration of aquatic worms. Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and Other Marine Invertebrates. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2219. Eds: David Carroll, Stephen Stricker. (2020) (Book Chapter)
Özpolat B.D., Bely A.E. Developmental and molecular biology of annelid regeneration: a comparative review of recent studies. Current Op. in Gen. Dev. Volume 40, pg: 144–153. (2016) (Review)
Özpolat B.D., Gökçümen Ö. Humans and philosophy under the light of evolution. Cogito YKY (60-61). (2009) (Book Chapter in Turkish)
OUTREACH
For several years Duygu was the editor-in-chief of Hard-workers for Evolution, a volunteer group for public outreach and education about evolution, founded in 2007. Among many public outreach activities of this group, the most important was translating the Understanding Evolution website by UC Berkeley from English to Turkish (Turkish website and blog).
If you would like to learn more about Duygu's public outreach efforts, here is an interview by the Society for Developmental Biology.
BOOK TRANSLATIONS
Duygu has participated in translations of several books written by Richard Dawkins from English to Turkish.
- Magic of Reality: "Gerçeğin Büyüsü" (BDÖ as the editor).
- Unweaving the Rainbow: "Gökkuşağını Çözmek" (BDÖ as the editor).
- Climbing Mount Improbable: "Olasılıksızlık Dağına Tırmanmak" (BDÖ as one of the translators).
- The Greatest Show on Earth: "Yeryüzündeki En Büyük Gösteri" (BDÖ as one of the translators).