Nagayasu Nakanishi

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: New York State Department of Health (1989); Tokai University (1989); Wadsworth Center (1989); Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1989); University of California, Los Angeles (2007–2016); The University of Queensland (2014–2019); University of Washington (1989); Central Institute for Experimental Animals (1989); The Netherlands Cancer Institute (1989); National Jewish Health (1989); Yale University (1989); University of Florida (2016–2019); University of Bergen (2011); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1989); University of Amsterdam (1989); University of California, Berkeley (2007)

19 h-index 40 pubs 1,533 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Nagayasu Nakanishi's research focuses on the molecular and developmental mechanisms underlying sensory neuron diversity in cnidarians, with a particular emphasis on mechanoreceptors. He has investigated the role of specific transcription factors, such as the class IV POU transcription factor, in defining mechanoreceptor identity during hair cell development in cnidarians. His work also explores the structural, molecular, and developmental evidence for cell-type diversity within cnidarian mechanosensory neurons across different life cycle phases and across various cnidarian classes, including Hydrozoa.

Nakanishi is a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award totaling $1,150,000 for his project on the neuropeptidergic control of life cycle transitions in Cnidaria. His scholarly contributions include 47 publications with over 2,469 citations, reflecting an h-index of 24. He actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ethan Ozment, Arianna N. Tamvacakis, Miguel A.P. Silva, and Julia Baranyk, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 19
Publications: 40
Citations: 1,533

Positions

Associate Professor 2023–present

University of Arkansas Department of Biological Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Knock-In of Salmo salar elovl2 Enhances Endogenous Omega-3 Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) (2026)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
Correction: Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 (2026)

Developmental Biology Advances DOI OpenAlex
Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024 (2025)

EvoDevo 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Diversification of Cnidarian Mechanosensory Neurons Across Life Cycle Phases: Evidence from Hydrozoa (2025)

Integrative and Comparative Biology DOI OpenAlex
Structural, molecular and developmental evidence for cell-type diversity in cnidarian mechanosensory neurons (2025)

Nature Communications 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Structural molecular and developmental evidence for cell-type diversity in cnidarian mechanosensory neurons (2024)

Research Square DOI OpenAlex
Structural molecular and developmental evidence for cell-type diversity in cnidarian mechanosensory neurons (2024)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Cnidarian hair cell development illuminates an ancient role for the class IV POU transcription factor in defining mechanoreceptor identity (2021)

eLife 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
Author response: Cnidarian hair cell development illuminates an ancient role for the class IV POU transcription factor in defining mechanoreceptor identity (2021)

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Cnidarian hair cell development illuminates an ancient role for the class IV POU transcription factor in defining mechanoreceptor identity (2021)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Expression Analysis of Cnidarian-Specific Neuropeptides in a Sea Anemone Unveils an Apical-Organ-Associated Nerve Net That Disintegrates at Metamorphosis (2020)

Frontiers in Endocrinology 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
Genotyping of Sea Anemone during Early Development (2019)

Journal of Visualized Experiments DOI OpenAlex
Genotyping of Sea Anemone during Early Development (2019)

Journal of Visualized Experiments 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Author response: CRISPR knockouts reveal an endogenous role for ancient neuropeptides in regulating developmental timing in a sea anemone (2018)

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CRISPR knockouts reveal an endogenous role for ancient neuropeptides in regulating developmental timing in a sea anemone (2018)

eLife 57 citations DOI OpenAlex