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Benjamin E. Reese is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. The main subfields of their work include molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, astronomy and astrophysics, and cognitive neuroscience.

The research topics that characterize the scientific contributions of Benjamin E. Reese include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Superconducting and THz Device Technology
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers in various venues, reflecting a breadth of interests across neuroscience, biology, and astronomy. Notable recent publications are:

  • Straying from the flatfish retinal plan: Cone photoreceptor patterning in the common sole ( Solea solea ) and the Senegalese sole ( Solea senegalensis ), 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Conceptual design of the modular detector and readout system for the CMB-S4 survey experiment, 2022, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI
  • Pten regulates endocytic trafficking of cell adhesion and Wnt signaling molecules to pattern the retina, 2024, Cell Reports
  • Interrelationships between Cellular Density, Mosaic Patterning, and Dendritic Coverage of VGluT3 Amacrine Cells, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cell numbers, cell ratios, and developmental plasticity in the rod pathway of the mouse retina, 2022, Journal of Anatomy

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Benjamin E. Reese include:

  • Patrick W. Keeley
  • Jason Aldred
  • Theresa A. Zesiewicz
  • Michael S. Okun
  • Corneliu Luca

In terms of publication venues, the scientist has often contributed to:

  • Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy XI
  • Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • Separate Progenitors for Radial and Tangential Cell Dispersion during Development of the Cerebral Neocortex

    Seong-Seng Tan;Michael Kalloniatis;Karin Sturm;Patrick P.L Tam

  • Mosaics of Islet-1-Expressing Amacrine Cells Assembled by Short-Range Cellular Interactions

    Lucia Galli-Resta;Giovanni Resta;Seong-Seng Tan;Benjamin E. Reese

  • The topography of rod and cone photoreceptors in the retina of the ground squirrel

    Z. Kryger;L. Galli-Resta;G.H. Jacobs;B.E. Reese

  • Development of the Retina and Optic Pathway

    Benjamin E. Reese

  • Gap Junctions Mediate Bystander Cell Death in Developing Retina

    Karen Cusato;Alejandra Bosco;Renato Rozental;Cinthya A. Guimarães

  • Cell dispersion patterns in different cortical regions studied with an X-inactivated transgenic marker

    S.S. Tan;B. Faulkner-Jones;S.J. Breen;M. Walsh

  • Neurogenesis in the retinal ganglion cell layer of the rat

    Unknown

  • Radial and tangential dispersion patterns in the mouse retina are cell-class specific.

    Unknown

  • Afferents and Homotypic Neighbors Regulate Horizontal Cell Morphology, Connectivity, and Retinal Coverage

    Benjamin E. Reese;Mary A. Raven;Stephanie B. Stagg

  • Genetically engineered mice with an additional class of cone photoreceptors: Implications for the evolution of color vision

    Philip M. Smallwood;Bence P. Ölveczky;Bence P. Ölveczky;Gary L. Williams;Gerald H. Jacobs

  • One-trial overshadowing

    N. J. Mackintosh;Benjamin Reese

  • Modelling the mosaic organization of rod and cone photoreceptors with a minimal-spacing rule.

    L. Galli-Resta;E. Novelli;Z. Kryger;G. H. Jacobs

  • Design principles and developmental mechanisms underlying retinal mosaics.

    Benjamin E. Reese;Patrick W. Keeley

  • Early afferent signaling in the outer plexiform layer regulates development of horizontal cell morphology.

    Mary E. Raven;Noelle C. Orton;Hadi Nassar;Gary A. Williams

  • Large-scale death of retinal astrocytes during normal development is non-apoptotic and implemented by microglia.

    Vanessa M. Puñal;Caitlin E. Paisley;Federica S. Brecha;Monica A. Lee

  • Crossed and uncrossed visual topography in dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the pigmented rat.

    B. E. Reese;G. Jeffery

  • The role of tangential dispersion in retinal mosaic formation

    Unknown

  • Cellular positioning and dendritic field size of cholinergic amacrine cells are impervious to early ablation of neighboring cells in the mouse retina

    Reza Farajian;Mary A. Raven;Karen Cusato;Benjamin E. Reese

  • Rods and cones project to the inner plexiform layer during development.

    P.T. Johnson;R.R. Williams;K. Cusato;B.E. Reese

  • Retinal horizontal cells: challenging paradigms of neural development and cancer biology.

    Ross A. Poché;Benjamin E. Reese

  • Determinants of the exclusion zone in dopaminergic amacrine cell mosaics.

    Mary A. Raven;Stephen J. Eglen;John J. Ohab;Benjamin E. Reese

  • Spatial patterning of cholinergic amacrine cells in the mouse retina.

    Irene E. Whitney;Patrick W. Keeley;Mary A. Raven;Benjamin E. Reese

  • Morphology of dopaminergic amacrine cells in the mouse retina: independence from homotypic interactions.

    Patrick W. Keeley;Benjamin E. Reese

  • Horizontal cell density and mosaic regularity in pigmented and albino mouse retina.

    Mary A. Raven;Benjamin E. Reese

  • Distribution of axons according to diameter in the monkey's optic tract.

    B. E. Reese;R. W. Guillery

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Anand Swaroop
Anand Swaroop National Institutes of Health
Lu Lu
Lu Lu University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Samer Hattar
Samer Hattar National Institutes of Health
William K. Stell
William K. Stell Alberta Children's Hospital
Kazuhiro Yamakawa
Kazuhiro Yamakawa Nagoya City University
Rachel O.L. Wong
Rachel O.L. Wong University of Washington
William Guido
William Guido University of Louisville

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