Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024
Abstract The third iteration of the Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting (Cnidofest) was held August 14–17th, 2024 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. The meeting featured presentations from laboratories representing 11 countries, covering a broad range of topics related to cnidarian species. The rese...
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| author | Whitney B. Leach Leslie Babonis Celina E. Juliano Nagayasu Nakanishi Christine E. Schnitzler Patrick R. H. Steinmetz Michael J. Layden |
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| description | Abstract The third iteration of the Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting (Cnidofest) was held August 14–17th, 2024 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. The meeting featured presentations from laboratories representing 11 countries, covering a broad range of topics related to cnidarian species. The research highlighted diverse topics, with sessions focused on regeneration, evo-devo, genomics, symbiosis, cell biology, physiology, neurobiology, and development. A notable shift at this meeting was the extent to which established cnidarian model systems have caught up with the classical laboratory models such as Drosophila and vertebrates, with modern genomic, genetic, and molecular tools now routinely applied. In addition, more cnidarian systems are now being developed for functional studies by the community, enhancing our ability to gain fundamental insights into animal biology that are otherwise difficult in the complex bilaterian model systems. Together, the integration of cnidarian and bilaterian model systems provides researchers with a broader toolkit for selecting animal models best suited to address their specific biological questions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f1655c02fc7f4f48962b6c866fbc9e872025-08-20T02:37:14ZengBMCEvoDevo2041-91392025-06-0116111310.1186/s13227-025-00247-5Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024Whitney B. Leach0Leslie Babonis1Celina E. Juliano2Nagayasu Nakanishi3Christine E. Schnitzler4Patrick R. H. Steinmetz5Michael J. Layden6Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh UniversityDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell UniversityDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of CaliforniaFulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, University of ArkansasWhitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience and Department of Biology, University of FloridaMichael Sars Centre, University of BergenDepartment of Biological Sciences, Lehigh UniversityAbstract The third iteration of the Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting (Cnidofest) was held August 14–17th, 2024 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. The meeting featured presentations from laboratories representing 11 countries, covering a broad range of topics related to cnidarian species. The research highlighted diverse topics, with sessions focused on regeneration, evo-devo, genomics, symbiosis, cell biology, physiology, neurobiology, and development. A notable shift at this meeting was the extent to which established cnidarian model systems have caught up with the classical laboratory models such as Drosophila and vertebrates, with modern genomic, genetic, and molecular tools now routinely applied. In addition, more cnidarian systems are now being developed for functional studies by the community, enhancing our ability to gain fundamental insights into animal biology that are otherwise difficult in the complex bilaterian model systems. Together, the integration of cnidarian and bilaterian model systems provides researchers with a broader toolkit for selecting animal models best suited to address their specific biological questions.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-025-00247-5CnidofestCnidariansH. vulgarisN. vectensisH. symbiolongicarpusAnemone |
| spellingShingle | Whitney B. Leach Leslie Babonis Celina E. Juliano Nagayasu Nakanishi Christine E. Schnitzler Patrick R. H. Steinmetz Michael J. Layden Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 EvoDevo Cnidofest Cnidarians H. vulgaris N. vectensis H. symbiolongicarpus Anemone |
| title | Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 |
| title_full | Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 |
| title_fullStr | Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 |
| title_short | Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 |
| title_sort | discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at cnidofest 2024 |
| topic | Cnidofest Cnidarians H. vulgaris N. vectensis H. symbiolongicarpus Anemone |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-025-00247-5 |
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