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59
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12842
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Cornelis J. Weijer is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom and has a significant body of research spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering. Their work addresses various aspects of cell biology, molecular biology, and biomedical engineering, with additional contributions in condensed matter physics and genetics.

The scientist's research covers key topics such as cellular mechanics and interactions, 3D printing in biomedical research, micro and nano robotics, developmental biology and gene regulation, congenital heart defects research, microfluidic and bio-sensing technologies, and zebrafish biomedical research applications.

Recent publications include:

  • Generating active T1 transitions through mechanochemical feedback, 2023, eLife
  • Cellular processes driving gastrulation in the avian embryo, 2020, Mechanisms of Development
  • A mechanochemical model recapitulates distinct vertebrate gastrulation modes, 2023, Science Advances
  • Reconstruction of distinct vertebrate gastrulation modes via modulation of key cell behaviors in the chick embryo, 2023, Science Advances
  • Dynamic morphoskeletons in development, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The frequent co-authors in Weijer's publications include Mattia Serra, Guillermo Serrano Nájera, Manli Chuai, L. Mahadevan, and Alex M. Plum.

Publications have appeared predominantly in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Development
  • Science Advances
  • eLife

Weijer's research contributions are recognized by the award of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Collective cell migration in development.

    Cornelis J. Weijer

  • Cell Movement Patterns during Gastrulation in the Chick Are Controlled by Positive and Negative Chemotaxis Mediated by FGF4 and FGF8

    Xuesong Yang;Dirk Dormann;Andrea E. Münsterberg;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • Periodic phenomena in Proteus mirabilis swarm colony development.

    Oliver Rauprich;Mitsugu Matsushita;Cornelis J. Weijer;Florian Siegert

  • Myosin-II-mediated cell shape changes and cell intercalation contribute to primitive streak formation

    Emil Rozbicki;Manli Chuai;Antti I Karjalainen;Feifei Song

  • Active Vertex Model for cell-resolution description of epithelial tissue mechanics.

    Daniel L. Barton;Silke Henkes;Cornelis J. Weijer;Rastko Sknepnek

  • Three-dimensional scroll waves organize Dictyostelium slugs.

    Florian Siegert;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • The role of the cortical cytoskeleton: F-actin crosslinking proteins protect against osmotic stress, ensure cell size, cell shape and motility, and contribute to phagocytosis and development

    Francisco Rivero;Bernd Köppel;Barbara Peracino;Salvatore Bozzaro

  • Digital image processing of optical density wave propagation in Dictyostelium discoideum and analysis of the effects of caffeine and ammonia

    Florian Siegert;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-Dependent and -Independent Roles for PTEN in the Control of Cell Migration

    Nick R. Leslie;Xuesong Yang;C. Peter Downes;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • Signaling to cytoskeletal dynamics during chemotaxis.

    Markus Affolter;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • DEPENDENCE OF CELL-TYPE PROPORTIONING AND SORTING ON CELL CYCLE PHASE IN DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM

    Cornelis J. Weijer;Gertrud Duschl;Charles N. David

  • Spiral and concentric waves organize multicellular Dictyostelium mounds

    Florian Siegert;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • In vivo analysis of 3-phosphoinositide dynamics during Dictyostelium phagocytosis and chemotaxis

    Dirk Dormann;Gerti Weijer;Simon Dowler;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • Analysis of optical density wave propagation and cell movement in the cellular slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum

    Florian Siegert;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • PDGF signalling controls the migration of mesoderm cells during chick gastrulation by regulating N-cadherin expression

    Xuesong Yang;Holly Chrisman;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • Propagating chemoattractant waves coordinate periodic cell movement in Dictyostelium slugs

    Dirk Dormann;Cornelis J. Weijer

  • The cyclase-associated protein CAP as regulator of cell polarity and cAMP signaling in Dictyostelium.

    Angelika A. Noegel;Rosemarie Blau-Wasser;Hameeda Sultana;Rolf MüLLER

  • Cell movement during chick primitive streak formation.

    Manli Chuai;Wei Zeng;Xuesong Yang;Veronika Boychenko

  • Imaging of cell migration

    Dirk Dormann;Cornelis J Weijer

  • Visualizing Signals Moving in Cells

    Cornelis J. Weijer

Frequent Co-Authors

Florian Siegert
Florian Siegert Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Angelika A. Noegel
Angelika A. Noegel University of Cologne
Nick R. Leslie
Nick R. Leslie Heriot-Watt University
Charles N. David
Charles N. David Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peter N. Devreotes
Peter N. Devreotes Johns Hopkins University
Mark A. J. Chaplain
Mark A. J. Chaplain University of St Andrews
Michael Schleicher
Michael Schleicher Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stefan Müller
Stefan Müller Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
James A. Shapiro
James A. Shapiro University of Chicago
Gernot Glöckner
Gernot Glöckner University of Cologne

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