User profiles for Melissa R. Alcorn

Melissa Alcorn

Graduate Student, MCD Biology Dept. at UC Santa Barbara
Verified email at lifesci.ucsb.edu
Cited by 42

Extensive intraspecies cryptic variation in an ancient embryonic gene regulatory network

…, ER Mears, CG Wood, CEA Al-Alami, MR Alcorn… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.48220.001 Innovations in metazoan development arise from evolutionary
modification of gene regulatory networks (GRNs). We report widespread cryptic variation in the …

Regulation of defective mitochondrial DNA accumulation and transmission in C. elegans by the programmed cell death and aging pathways

S Flowers, R Kothari, YNT Cleuren, MR Alcorn… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The heteroplasmic state of eukaryotic cells allows for cryptic accumulation of defective
mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA).‘Purifying selection’mechanisms operate to remove such …

Heterotaxy in Caenorhabditis: widespread natural variation in left–right arrangement of the major organs

MR Alcorn, DC Callander… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… We thank Kelsey Alcorn for help with creating figures, and Matt Cieslak for help in
developing R Code. We are grateful to Leonid Kruglyak for sharing C. elegans isolates and Erik …

Natural reversal of left‐right gut/gonad asymmetry in C. elegans males is independent of embryonic chirality

DC Callander, MR Alcorn, B Birsoy, JH Rothman - genesis, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Anatomical left‐right (L/R) asymmetry in C. elegans is established in the four‐cell embryo as
a result of anteroposterior skewing of transverse mitotic spindles with a defined handedness…

[BOOK][B] Genetic analysis of developmental fidelity in C. elegans

MR Alcorn - 2020 - search.proquest.com
Organismal development relies on precise temporal and spatial regulation of numerous
processes to ensure proper formation of the body plan including the enforcement of symmetric …

Reciprocal requirement of Wnt signaling and SKN-1 underlies cryptic intraspecies variation in an ancient embryonic gene regulatory network

…, E Mears, CG Wood, CAE Al-Alami, MR Alcorn… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
Innovations in metazoan development arise from evolutionary modification of gene regulatory
networks (GRNs). We report widespread cryptic variation in the requirement for two key …

“If God wanted me yesterday, I wouldn't be here today”: Religious and spiritual themes in patients' experiences of advanced cancer

SR Alcorn, MJ Balboni, HG Prigerson… - Journal of palliative …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Background: This study sought to inductively derive core themes of religion and/or spirituality
(R/S) active in patients' experiences of advanced cancer to inform the development of …

[BOOK][B] Heaven

R Alcorn - 2011 - books.google.com
… Randy Alcorn has the answers. In the most comprehensive and definitive book on Heaven …
Rick Warren “Randy Alcorn’s thorough mind and careful pen have produced a treasury about …

[BOOK][B] If God is good: Faith in the midst of suffering and evil

R Alcorn - 2014 - books.google.com
… , Randy Alcorn delves deep into … Alcorn challenges the logic of disbelief, and brings a fresh,
hopeful, and thoroughly biblical insight to the issues these important questions raise. Alcorn

Usability and Acceptability of Social Robot Pets Among Community-Dwelling Veterans Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers

…, JM Davagnino, ER Alcorn… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Social robot pets promote engagement and psychosocial well-being among older adults,
yet little is known about their use among community-dwelling Veterans living with dementia. …