Lab
Marc Ekker Lab
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Statement of Research Interest
Function and regulation of dlx homeobox genes.
Evolution of duplicated hox genes through changes in regulation mechanisms.
Zebrafish models of neurological disorders.
Environmental factors and zebrafish sex determination.
Physical mapping of the zebrafish genome with a collection of zebrafish/mouse radiation hybrids.
Evolution of duplicated hox genes through changes in regulation mechanisms.
Zebrafish models of neurological disorders.
Environmental factors and zebrafish sex determination.
Physical mapping of the zebrafish genome with a collection of zebrafish/mouse radiation hybrids.
Lab Members
Okamoto, Hiroyuki Post-Doc | Poitras, Luc Post-Doc | Burton, Lindsay Graduate Student |
Jarinova, Olga Graduate Student | Martin, Kyle Graduate Student | Paquette, Martin Graduate Student |
Shipley, Nick Graduate Student | Xi, Yanwei Graduate Student | Hatch, Gary Technical Staff |
Saxena, Vishal Technical Staff |
- Hedayatikatouli, F., Kalyn, M., Elsaid, D., Mbesha, H.A., Ekker, M. (2024) Neuroprotective Effects of Ascorbic Acid, Vanillic Acid, and Ferulic Acid in Dopaminergic Neurons of Zebrafish. Biomedicines. 12(11):
- Kalyn, M., Garvey, R., Lee, H., Mbesha, H.A., Curry, J., Saxena, V., Mennigen, J.A., Ekker, M. (2024) Differential roles of NR4A2 (NURR1) paralogs in the brain and behavior of zebrafish. Journal of neurochemistry. :
- van Karnebeek, C.D.M., Tarailo-Graovac, M., Leen, R., Meinsma, R., Correard, S., Jansen-Meijer, J., Prykhozhij, S.V., Pena, I.A., Ban, K., Schock, S., Saxena, V., Pras-Raves, M.L., Drögemöller, B.I., Grootemaat, A.E., van der Wel, N.N., Dobritzsch, D., Roseboom, W., Schomakers, B.V., Jaspers, Y.R.J., Zoetekouw, L., Roelofsen, J., Ferreira, C.R., van der Lee, R., Ross, C.J., Kochan, J., McIntyre, R.L., van Klinken, J.B., van Weeghel, M., Kramer, G., Weschke, B., Labrune, P., Willemsen, M.A., Riva, D., Garavaglia, B., Moeschler, J.B., Filiano, J.J., Ekker, M., Berman, J.N., Dyment, D., Vaz, F.M., Wassermann, W.W., Houtkooper, R.H., van Kuilenburg, A.B.P. (2024) CIAO1 and MMS19 deficiency: a lethal neurodegenerative phenotype caused by cytosolic Fe-S cluster protein assembly disorders. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics. 26(6):101104
- Kalyn, M., Lee, H., Curry, J., Tu, W., Ekker, M., Mennigen, J.A. (2023) Effects of PFOS, F53-B and F53-B on locomotor behaviour, the dopamine system and mitochondrial function in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio). Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 326:121479
- Mohamed, W.M.Y., Ekker, M. (2023) Editorial: Zebrafish as a translational neuroscience model: today's science and tomorrow's success. Frontiers in Physiology. 14:12021981202198
- Ramachandran, D., Sharma, K., Saxena, V., Nipu, N., Rajapaksha, D.C., Mennigen, J.A. (2023) Knock-out of vasotocin reduces reproductive success in female zebrafish, Danio rerio. Frontiers in endocrinology. 14:11512991151299
- Yu, E.P.Y., Saxena, V., Perin, S., Ekker, M. (2023) Loss of dlx5a/dlx6a Locus Alters Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling and Meckel's Cartilage Morphology. Biomolecules. 13(9):
- Joyce, W., Pan, Y.K., Garvey, K., Saxena, V., Perry, S.F. (2022) The regulation of heart rate following genetic deletion of the ß1 adrenergic receptor in larval zebrafish. Acta physiologica (Oxford, England). 235(4):e13849
- Ekker, M. (2021) Visualizing traumatic brain injuries. eLIFE. 10
- El-Sahli, S., Hua, K., Sulaiman, A., Chambers, J., Li, L., Farah, E., McGarry, S., Liu, D., Zheng, P., Lee, S.H., Cui, J., Ekker, M., Côté, M., Alain, T., Li, X., D'Costa, V.M., Wang, L., Gadde, S. (2021) A triple-drug nanotherapy to target breast cancer cells, cancer stem cells, and tumor vasculature. Cell Death & Disease. 12:8
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