The University of Queensland

Management of marine plastic debris and microplastics

Thushari, G. G. N., Senevirathna, J. D. M., Wijesena, Naveen M. and De Zoysa, H. K. S. (2022). Management of marine plastic debris and microplastics. Waste technology for emerging economies. (pp. 79-109) edited by T.C. Bamunuarachchige and H.K.S. de Zoysa. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003132349-5

Germ layer evolution: using novel approaches to address a classic evolutionary embryological problem

Wijesena, Naveen (2019). Germ layer evolution: using novel approaches to address a classic evolutionary embryological problem. Old questions and young approaches to animal evolution. (pp. 133-149) edited by José M. Martín-Durán and Bruno C. Vellutini. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18202-1_7

Detecting expression patterns of Wnt pathway components in Nematostella vectensis embryos

Kumburegama, Shalika, Wijesena, Naveen and Wikramanayake, Athula H. (2008). Detecting expression patterns of Wnt pathway components in Nematostella vectensis embryos. Wnt signaling - volume 2: pathway models. (pp. 55-67) edited by Elizabeth Vincan. New York, United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-60327-469-2_6

Distinct Frizzled receptors independently mediate endomesoderm specification and primary archenteron invagination during gastrulation in Nematostella

Wijesena, Naveen, Sun, Hongyan, Kumburegama, Shalika and Wikramanayake, Athula H. (2022). Distinct Frizzled receptors independently mediate endomesoderm specification and primary archenteron invagination during gastrulation in Nematostella. Developmental Biology, 481, 215-225. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.11.002

Evolutionary transition between invertebrates and vertebrates via methylation reprogramming in embryogenesis

Xu, Xiaocui, Li, Guoqiang, Li, Congru, Zhang, Jing, Wang, Qiang, Simmons, David K., Chen, Xuepeng, Wijesena, Naveen, Zhu, Wei, Wang, Zhanyang, Wang, Zhenhua, Ju, Bao, Ci, Weimin, Lu, Xuemei, Yu, Daqi, Wang, Qian-fei, Aluru, Neelakanteswar, Oliveri, Paola, Zhang, Yong E., Martindale, Mark Q. and Liu, Jiang (2019). Evolutionary transition between invertebrates and vertebrates via methylation reprogramming in embryogenesis. National Science Review, 6 (5), 993-1003. doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwz064

Reengineering the primary body axis by ectopic cWnt signaling

Wijesena, Naveen and Martindale, Mark Q. (2018). Reengineering the primary body axis by ectopic cWnt signaling. Current Biology, 28 (5), R206-R207. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.01.042

Antagonistic BMP-cWNT signaling in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis reveals insight into the evolution of mesoderm

Wijesena, Naveen, Simmons, David K. and Martindale, Mark Q. (2017). Antagonistic BMP-cWNT signaling in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis reveals insight into the evolution of mesoderm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114 (28), E5608-E5615. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1701607114

Strabismus-mediated primary archenteron invagination is uncoupled from Wnt/β-catenin-dependent endoderm cell fate specification in Nematostella vectensis (Anthozoa, Cnidaria): Implications for the evolution of gastrulation

Kumburegama, Shalika, Wijesena, Naveen, Xu, Ronghui and Wikramanayake, Athula H. (2011). Strabismus-mediated primary archenteron invagination is uncoupled from Wnt/β-catenin-dependent endoderm cell fate specification in Nematostella vectensis (Anthozoa, Cnidaria): Implications for the evolution of gastrulation. EvoDevo, 2 (1) 2. doi: 10.1186/2041-9139-2-2

Wnt signaling in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis: Insights into the evolution of gastrulation

Wijesena, Naveen M., Kumburegama, Shalika, Xu, Ronghui and Wikramanayake, Athula (2011). Wnt signaling in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis: Insights into the evolution of gastrulation. 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Chicago, IL, United States, 21-25 July 2011 . Maryland Heights, MO, United States: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.05.027

Wnt signaling and the evolution of pattern formation

Wikramanayake, Athula H., Kumburegama, Shalika, Peng, Jeff and Wijesena, Naveen (2009). Wnt signaling and the evolution of pattern formation. Experimental Biology 2009 Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, 18–22 April 2009. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.308.3

Investigating the role of Wnt/PCP signaling in the evolution of embryonic polarity in metazoans

Wijesena, N., Kumburegama, N. S. and Wikramanayake, A. (2009). Investigating the role of Wnt/PCP signaling in the evolution of embryonic polarity in metazoans. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Boston, MA, United States, 3-7 January 2009. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/icb/icp003