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PUBLICATIONS AND CV<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Alexa Sadier
<\/strong>CNRS faculty\/Charg\u00e9e de recherche CNRS
Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution
UNIVERSIT\u00c9 DE MONTPELLIER
Bureau 65 – RDC – Place Eug\u00e8ne Bataillon
34095 Montpellier Cedex 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

email:<\/strong> alexa.sadier at umontpellier.fr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

See here<\/a> my google scholar page<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Social media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BlueSky: @aigverte.bsky.social <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: @explorabats<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linkedin: Alexa Sadier<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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PUBLICATIONS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

*: equal contributions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preprint\/in prep<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Herrera M., Moison B., <\/strong>Grossnickle, D. M., <\/strong>Santana, S., <\/strong>Sears K., and Sadier, A.<\/strong> Adaptive Developmental Trajectories Shape the Evolution of Molars, in prep<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patterson, E., Grossnickle, D. M., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Sears K. and Santana, S. Bat jaw dimensions predict bite force and reflect dietary adaptations, in review<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u00fa\u00f1ez Novas, M. S., Mateo Jim\u00e9nez, A. L., Sadier, A<\/strong>., Salazar, J., Zorrilla, J. M. Bat assemblage and trophic ecology on the island of Hispaniola, Journal of Mammalogy, in review, Journal of Mam Evol<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Rudolf A., Muratani M. Evolution in Space: Experimental pathways to understanding life\u2019s adaptability beyond Earth Accepted<\/em> (invited)<\/em> Interface focus<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

27. <\/strong>Sharlene E Santana, Alexa Sadier<\/strong>, Marco A R Mello, (2024). The ecomorphological radiation of phyllostomid bats, Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/evolinnean\/kzae032<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26.<\/strong> Grossnickle, D. M., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Patterson, E., Cort\u00e9s-Viruet, N. N., Jim\u00e9nez-Rivera, S. M., Sears, K. E., & Santana, S. E. (2024). The hierarchical radiation of phyllostomid bats as revealed by adaptive molar morphology. Current Biology. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cub.2024.02.027<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

25.<\/strong> Anthwal, N., Hall, R. P., de la Rosa Hernandez, F. A., Koger, M., Yohe, L. R., Hedrick, B. P., Davies, K. T. J., Mutumi, G. L., Roseman, C. C., Dumont, E. R., Davalos, L. M., Rossiter, S. J., Sadier*, A. (co-last)<\/strong>, & Sears*, K. E. (2023). Cochlea development shapes bat sensory system evolution. The Anatomical Record, 1\u201312. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ar.25353<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Anthwal, N., Krause, A.L. et al.<\/em> Bat teeth illuminate the diversification of mammalian tooth classes. Nat Commun<\/em>14, 4687 (2023). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41467-023-40158-4 <\/a><\/a>
Behind the paper  <\/em><\/strong>blog post Nature Eco Evo: here<\/a> and the node: here<\/a>
Article featured as one of the 50 best papers<\/strong>  <\/em>recently published in an area by Nature communications<\/em> editors: https:\/\/www.nature.com\/collections\/jadchbbhdi<\/a>
UW press release and press  <\/em><\/strong>blog post: here<\/a>
PNAS highlight about our work (2025)!<\/strong>: <\/em>Taking evo-devo to the next level https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/full\/10.1073\/pnas.2519801122<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. <\/strong>Mutumi GL, Hall RP, Hedrick BP, Yohe LR, Sadier A<\/strong>, Davies KTJ, Rossiter SJ, Sears KE, D\u00e1valos LM, Dumont ER. 2023. Disentangling Mechanical and Sensory Modules in the Radiation of Noctilionoid Bats. The American Naturalist<\/strong> 000\u2013000. https:\/\/www.journals.uchicago.edu\/doi\/full\/10.1086\/725368<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22.<\/strong> Anthwal, N., Urban, D.J., Sadier, A<\/strong>. et al.<\/em> Insights into the formation and diversification of a novel chiropteran wing membrane from embryonic development. BMC Biol<\/em> 21<\/strong>, 101 (2023). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12915-023-01598-y<\/a>https:\/\/bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12915-023-01598-y<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

21.<\/strong> Yohe LR, Fabbri M, Lee D, Davies KTJ, Yohe TP, S\u00e1nchez MKR, Rengifo EM, Hall RP, Mutumi G, Hedrick BP, Sadier A<\/strong>, Simmons NB, Sears KE, Dumont E, Rossiter SJ, Bhullar B-AS, D\u00e1valos LM. n.d. Ecological constraints on highly evolvable olfactory receptor genes and morphology in neotropical bats. Evolution n\/a. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/evo.14591<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20.<\/strong> Santana SE*, Grossnickle DM*, Sadier A (co-first)*<\/strong>, Patterson E, Sears KE. 2022. Bat Dentitions: A Model System for Studies at the Interface of Development, Biomechanics, and Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology 62:762\u201373. https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/icb\/article\/62\/3\/762\/6586353?login=false<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Sadier A.<\/strong>, Sears, K. and Womack, M. Unravelling the heritage of lost traits, J Exp Part B. <\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jez.b.23030<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18.<\/strong> Aidan O Howenstine, Alexa Sadier<\/strong>, Neal Anthwal, Clive LF Lau, Karen E Sears, Non-model systems in mammalian forelimb evo-devo, Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gde.2021.01.012<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

17.<\/strong> Hall, R.P., Mutumi, G.L., Hedrick, B.P., Yohe, L.R., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Davies, K.T.J., Rossiter, S.J., Sears, K., D\u00e1valos, L.M. and Dumont, E.R. (2021), Find the food first: An omnivorous sensory morphotype predates biomechanical specialization for plant based diets in phyllostomid bats. Evolution <\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/evo.14270<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.<\/strong> Nojiri T, Wilson LAB, L\u00f3pez-Aguirre C, Tu VT, Kuratani S, Ito K, Higashiyama H, Son NT, Fukui D, Sadier A<\/strong>, Sears KE, Endo H, Kamihori S, Koyabu D. 2021. Embryonic evidence uncovers convergent origins of laryngeal echolocation in bats. Current Biology<\/strong> 31:1353-1365.e3. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cub.2020.12.043<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Sadier A,<\/strong> Urban DJ, Anthwal N, Howenstine AO, Sinha I, Sears KE, Sadier A, Urban DJ, Anthwal N, Howenstine AO, Sinha I, Sears KE. 2020. Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution. Genetics and Molecular Biology <\/strong>http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1590\/1678-4685-gmb-2019-0146<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Sadier A., <\/strong>Santana S., Sears K. The role of core and variable Gene Regulatory Network modules in tooth development and evolution (2020) Integrative and Comparative Biology<\/strong>, icaa116 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/icb\/icaa116<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Jackman, W.R., Laudet, V and Gibert, Y. Vertebrate tooth type: is it signaled by a single organizing tooth? (2020) BioEssays<\/strong> 42 (6), 1900229 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/bies.201900229<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12.<\/strong> C Darrin Hulsey, Karly E Cohen, Zerina Johanson, Nidal Karagic, Axel Meyer, Craig T Miller, Alexa Sadier, <\/strong>Adam P Summers, Gareth J Fraser (2020) Grand Challenges in Comparative Tooth Biology Integrative and Comparative Biology<\/strong> icaa038 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/icb\/icaa038<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11.<\/strong> Hedrick BP, Mutumi GL, Munteanu VD, Sadier A<\/strong>, Davies KTJ, Rossiter SJ, Sears KE, D\u00e1valos LM, Dumont E. 2020. Morphological Diversification under High Integration in a Hyper Diverse Mammal Clade. J Mammal Evol 27:563\u2013575 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10914-019-09472-x<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10.<\/strong> Vial, J., Royet, A., Cassier, P., Tortereau, A., Dinvaut, S., Maillet, D., Gratadou-Hupon, L., Creveaux, M., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Tondeur, G., et al. (2019). The Ectodysplasin receptor EDAR acts as a tumor suppressor in melanoma by conditionally inducing cell death. Cell Death Differ<\/strong> 26, 443\u2013454. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41418-018-0128-1<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Twarogowska, M., Steklikova, K., Hayden, L., Lambert, A., Schneider, P., Laudet, V., Hovorakova, M., Calvez, V., and Pantalacci, S. (2019). Modeling Edar expression reveals the hidden dynamics of tooth signaling center patterning. PLoS Biol<\/strong> 17, e3000064 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pbio.3000064<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8.<\/strong> Sears, K., Maier, J.A., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Sorensen, D., and Urban, D.J. (2018). Timing the developmental origins of mammalian limb diversity. Genesis<\/strong> 56. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/dvg.23079<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Sadier*, A<\/strong>., Davies*, K.T., Yohe, L.R., Yun, K., Donat, P., Hedrick, B.P., Dumont, E.R., Davalos, L.M., Rossiter, S.J., and Sears, K.E. (2018). Multifactorial processes underlie parallel opsin loss in neotropical bats. Elife<\/strong> 7. https:\/\/elifesciences.org\/articles\/37412<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.<\/strong> Hedrick, B.P., Yohe, L., Vander Linden, A., Davalos, L.M., Sears, K., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Rossiter, S.J., Davies, K.T.J., and Dumont, E. (2018). Assessing Soft-Tissue Shrinkage Estimates in Museum Specimens Imaged With Diffusible Iodine-Based Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography (diceCT). Microsc Microanal<\/strong> 24, 284\u2013291. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/s1431927618000399<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.<\/strong> Urban, D.J., Anthwal, N., Luo, Z.-X., Maier, J.A., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Tucker, A.S., and Sears, K.E. (2017). A new developmental mechanism for the separation of the mammalian middle ear ossicles from the jaw. Proc Biol Sci<\/strong> 284. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rspb.2016.2416<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong> Gibert, Y., Samarut, E., Pasco-Viel, E., Bernard, L., Borday-Birraux, V., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Labbe, C., Viriot, L., and Laudet, V. (2015). Altered retinoic acid signalling underpins dentition evolution. Proc Biol Sci<\/strong> 282. https:\/\/royalsocietypublishing.org\/doi\/10.1098\/rspb.2014.2764<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Lambert, E., Chevret, P., Decimo, D., Semon, M., Tohme, M., Ruggiero, F., Ohlmann, T., Pantalacci, S., and Laudet, V. (2015). Tinkering signaling pathways by gain and loss of protein isoforms: the case of the EDA pathway regulator EDARADD. BMC Evol Biol<\/strong> 15, 129. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12862-015-0395-0<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Viriot, L., Pantalacci, S., and Laudet, V. (2014). The ectodysplasin pathway: from diseases to adaptations. Trends Genet<\/strong> 30, 24\u201331. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tig.2013.08.006<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> Pantalacci, S., Chaumot, A., Benoit, G., Sadier, A.<\/strong>, Delsuc, F., Douzery, E.J.P., and Laudet, V. (2008). Conserved features and evolutionary shifts of the EDA signaling pathway involved in vertebrate skin appendage development. Mol Biol Evol<\/strong> 25, 912\u2013928. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/molbev\/msn038<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book chapters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sadier, A., Soukup V. <\/strong>Initiation and periodic patterning of vertebrate dentitions In chapter in \u201cOdontodes: The Developmental and Evolutionary Building Blocks of Dentitions\u201d, in press<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadier, A.<\/strong> (2019). How Do Gene Networks Promote Morphological Evolution. In Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution, J.M. Mart\u00edn-Dur\u00e1n, and B.C. Vellutini, eds. (Cham: Springer International Publishing), pp. 209\u2013234.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadier, A.A.<\/strong> (2016). Regulatory and Coding Changes in Developmental Evolution, Roles of. In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, R.M. Kliman, ed. (Oxford: Academic Press), pp. 433\u2013440.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SELECTED AWARDS AND GRANTS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2023    ERC Consolidator <\/strong>– 2.65 M\u20ac<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023    Tremplin ERC <\/strong>– 100k\u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023    Bat Biology Foundation \u2013 Fieldwork expedition <\/strong>– 3k$<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021   <\/strong>  UCLA Chancellor\u2019s award for postdoctoral research 20\/21<\/strong> 
The Chancellor\u2019s Award for Postdoctoral Research recognizes the 10 most important contributions (among the ~1400 postdocs from all disciplines) that postdoctoral scholars make to UCLA\u2019s research mission \u2013 7.5k$  https:\/\/www.postdoc.ucla.edu\/chancellors-award-for-postdoctoral-research\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020<\/strong>     NSF IOS grant<\/strong> – Leader investigator of the project – Collaborators: PIs Karen Sears (UCLA), Sharlene Santana (UW) and Paul Fran\u00e7ois (Mc Gill)
Starting July 2020 \u2013 600 k$<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020<\/strong>     iBiology Young Scientists Seminar Award \u2013 winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2025:<\/strong> NASA STAR Program participant – STAR 6 https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/biological-physical\/resources\/star\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2024:<\/strong> Editorial Board Member, The Biological Journal of Linnean Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2021:<\/strong> Editorial Board Member, BMC Eco Evo https:\/\/bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021           European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut selection \u2013 <\/strong>Test phase 1 (1371\/~23000 applicants) https:\/\/www.esa.int\/About_Us\/Careers_at_ESA\/ESA_Astronaut_Selection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2019:<\/strong> The Company of Biologists Prelighter, part of the @preLights community – See my prelights here: https:\/\/prelights.biologists.com\/profiles\/aigverte\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Society member:<\/strong> EuroEvoDevo, PanAmEvoDevo, NASBR societies, SDB, BCI (Bat Conservation International), Bat1k genome project, SigmaX, NASA GeneLab<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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