Publications
In Review *:corresponding author; ^:Undergraduate co-author
Heryanto, C., Mazo-Vargas, A., Martin, A. 2022. Efficient hyperactive piggyBac transgenesis in Plodia pantry moths. In review at Frontiers in Genome Editing. bioRxiv preprint .
Cicconardi, F., Milanetti, E., de Castro, É.C.P., Mazo-Vargas, A., Van Belleghem, S.M., Ruggieri, A.A., Rastas, P., Hanly, J., Evans, E., Jiggins, C.D., McMillan, W.O., Papa, R., Marino, D. di, Martin, A., Montgomery, S.H., 2022. Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies. In review at Science Advances. bioRxiv 2022.08.12.503723.
Peer-reviewed
Mazo-Vargas, A.*, Langmüller, A. M., Wilder, A.^, van der Burg, K. R. L., Lewis, J. J., Messer, P. W., Zhang, L., Martin, A., Reed, R.D. 2022. Deep cis-regulatory homology of the butterfly wing pattern ground plan. Science 378(6617): 304–308.
Heryanto, C., Hanly, J. J., Mazo-Vargas, A., Tendolkar, A., Martin, A. 2022. Mapping and CRISPR homology-directed repair of a recessive white eye mutation in Plodia moths. iScience 25(3):103885.
Kolchanova, S.; Komissarov, A.; Kliver, S.; Mazo-Vargas, A.; Afanador, Y.; Velez-Valentín, J.; de la Rosa, R.V.; Castro-Marquez, S.; Rivera-Colon, I.; Majeske, A.J.; Wolfsberger, W.W.; Hains, T.; Corvelo, A.; Martinez-Cruzado, J.-C.; Glenn, T.C.; Robinson, O.; Koepfli, K.-P.; Oleksyk, T.K. Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Amazon Parrots in the Greater Antilles. Genes 2021, 12, 608.
van der Burg, K. R. L., Lewis, J. J., Brack, B.J.^, Fandino, R.A., Mazo-Vargas, A., Reed, R.D. 2020. Genomic architecture of a genetically assimilated seasonal color pattern. Science 370, 721–725.
Peng, C.L.^, Mazo-Vargas, A., Brack, B.J.^, Reed, R.D. 2020. Multiple roles for laccase2 in butterfly wing pigmentation, scale development, and cuticle tanning. Evolution & Development 22, 336–341.
Genova, L.A., Johnson, B.B., Castelli, F.R., Arcila Hernández, L.M., Chang van Oordt, D., Demery, A-J., Fletcher, N.K., Goud, E.M., Holmes, K.D., Houtz, J.L., Howard, M.M., Hughes, J.J., Jensen, K.H., Kunerth, H.D., Law, E.P., Lombardi, E., Mazo-Vargas, A., McDonald, C.A., Mittan, C.S., Ryan, T.A., Tracy, A.M., Uehling, J.J., Weiss, A.K., Smith, M.K. 2020. What is speciation, how does it occur, and why is it important for conservation?. CourseSource.
Lewis, J. J., Geltman, R.C., Pollak, P.C., Rondem, K.E., Belleghem, S.MV., Hubisz, M.J, Munn, P.R., Zhang, L., Benson, C., Mazo-Vargas, A., Danko, C.G, Counterman, B.A., Papa, R., Reed, R.D. 2019. Parallel evolution of ancient, pleiotropic enhancers underlies butterfly wing pattern mimicry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116(48): 24174-24183
Mazo-Vargas, A., Concha, C., Livraghi, L., Massardo, D., Wallbank, R.W.R., Zhang, L., Papador, J.D., Martinez-Najera, D., Jiggins, C.D., Kronforst, M.R., Breuker, C.J., Reed, R.D., Patel, N.H., McMillan, W.O., Martin, A. 2017. Macroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114), 10701–10706.
Zhang, L., Mazo-Vargas, A., Reed, R. D. 2017. A single master regulatory gene coordinates the evolution and development of butterfly color and iridescence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114) 10707–10712
Lewis, J. J., van der Burg, K. R. L., Mazo-Vargas, A., & Reed, R. D. 2016. ChIP- seq-Annotated Heliconius erato genome highlights patterns of cis-regulatory evolution in Lepidoptera. Cell Reports (16), 2855-2863.
Mazo-Vargas, A.; Park, H.; Aydin, M.; Buchler, N.E. 2014. Measuring fast gene dynamics in single cells with timelapse luminescence microscopy. Mol. Biol. Cell 25(22), 3699-3708.
Oleksyk, T.K.; Pombert, J.F.; Siu, D.; Mazo-Vargas, A.; Ramos, B.; Guiblet, W.; Afanador, Y.; Ruiz-Rodriguez, C.T, Nickerson, M.L.; Dean, M.; Logue, D.; Valentin, R.; Figueroa, L.; Martinez-Cruzado, J.C. 2012.. A locally funded Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) genome sequencing project increases avian data and advances young researcher education. Giga Science, 1(1), 14214.
Miscellaneous
Mazo‐Vargas, A. In the Spotlight – Graduate Student. J Exp Zool (Mol Dev Evol). 2020; 1–2. The Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution invite for an interview for the "In the Spotlight" section.
Heryanto, C., Mazo-Vargas, A., Martin, A. 2022. Efficient hyperactive piggyBac transgenesis in Plodia pantry moths. In review at Frontiers in Genome Editing. bioRxiv preprint .
Cicconardi, F., Milanetti, E., de Castro, É.C.P., Mazo-Vargas, A., Van Belleghem, S.M., Ruggieri, A.A., Rastas, P., Hanly, J., Evans, E., Jiggins, C.D., McMillan, W.O., Papa, R., Marino, D. di, Martin, A., Montgomery, S.H., 2022. Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies. In review at Science Advances. bioRxiv 2022.08.12.503723.
Peer-reviewed
Mazo-Vargas, A.*, Langmüller, A. M., Wilder, A.^, van der Burg, K. R. L., Lewis, J. J., Messer, P. W., Zhang, L., Martin, A., Reed, R.D. 2022. Deep cis-regulatory homology of the butterfly wing pattern ground plan. Science 378(6617): 304–308.
Heryanto, C., Hanly, J. J., Mazo-Vargas, A., Tendolkar, A., Martin, A. 2022. Mapping and CRISPR homology-directed repair of a recessive white eye mutation in Plodia moths. iScience 25(3):103885.
Kolchanova, S.; Komissarov, A.; Kliver, S.; Mazo-Vargas, A.; Afanador, Y.; Velez-Valentín, J.; de la Rosa, R.V.; Castro-Marquez, S.; Rivera-Colon, I.; Majeske, A.J.; Wolfsberger, W.W.; Hains, T.; Corvelo, A.; Martinez-Cruzado, J.-C.; Glenn, T.C.; Robinson, O.; Koepfli, K.-P.; Oleksyk, T.K. Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Amazon Parrots in the Greater Antilles. Genes 2021, 12, 608.
van der Burg, K. R. L., Lewis, J. J., Brack, B.J.^, Fandino, R.A., Mazo-Vargas, A., Reed, R.D. 2020. Genomic architecture of a genetically assimilated seasonal color pattern. Science 370, 721–725.
Peng, C.L.^, Mazo-Vargas, A., Brack, B.J.^, Reed, R.D. 2020. Multiple roles for laccase2 in butterfly wing pigmentation, scale development, and cuticle tanning. Evolution & Development 22, 336–341.
Genova, L.A., Johnson, B.B., Castelli, F.R., Arcila Hernández, L.M., Chang van Oordt, D., Demery, A-J., Fletcher, N.K., Goud, E.M., Holmes, K.D., Houtz, J.L., Howard, M.M., Hughes, J.J., Jensen, K.H., Kunerth, H.D., Law, E.P., Lombardi, E., Mazo-Vargas, A., McDonald, C.A., Mittan, C.S., Ryan, T.A., Tracy, A.M., Uehling, J.J., Weiss, A.K., Smith, M.K. 2020. What is speciation, how does it occur, and why is it important for conservation?. CourseSource.
Lewis, J. J., Geltman, R.C., Pollak, P.C., Rondem, K.E., Belleghem, S.MV., Hubisz, M.J, Munn, P.R., Zhang, L., Benson, C., Mazo-Vargas, A., Danko, C.G, Counterman, B.A., Papa, R., Reed, R.D. 2019. Parallel evolution of ancient, pleiotropic enhancers underlies butterfly wing pattern mimicry. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 116(48): 24174-24183
Mazo-Vargas, A., Concha, C., Livraghi, L., Massardo, D., Wallbank, R.W.R., Zhang, L., Papador, J.D., Martinez-Najera, D., Jiggins, C.D., Kronforst, M.R., Breuker, C.J., Reed, R.D., Patel, N.H., McMillan, W.O., Martin, A. 2017. Macroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114), 10701–10706.
Zhang, L., Mazo-Vargas, A., Reed, R. D. 2017. A single master regulatory gene coordinates the evolution and development of butterfly color and iridescence. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (114) 10707–10712
Lewis, J. J., van der Burg, K. R. L., Mazo-Vargas, A., & Reed, R. D. 2016. ChIP- seq-Annotated Heliconius erato genome highlights patterns of cis-regulatory evolution in Lepidoptera. Cell Reports (16), 2855-2863.
Mazo-Vargas, A.; Park, H.; Aydin, M.; Buchler, N.E. 2014. Measuring fast gene dynamics in single cells with timelapse luminescence microscopy. Mol. Biol. Cell 25(22), 3699-3708.
Oleksyk, T.K.; Pombert, J.F.; Siu, D.; Mazo-Vargas, A.; Ramos, B.; Guiblet, W.; Afanador, Y.; Ruiz-Rodriguez, C.T, Nickerson, M.L.; Dean, M.; Logue, D.; Valentin, R.; Figueroa, L.; Martinez-Cruzado, J.C. 2012.. A locally funded Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) genome sequencing project increases avian data and advances young researcher education. Giga Science, 1(1), 14214.
Miscellaneous
Mazo‐Vargas, A. In the Spotlight – Graduate Student. J Exp Zool (Mol Dev Evol). 2020; 1–2. The Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution invite for an interview for the "In the Spotlight" section.
