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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

David Bilder is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields such as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's work covers key topics including Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Silk-based biomaterials and applications, Plant Molecular Biology Research, and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation.

David Bilder has published extensively, with research appearing frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature reviews. Cancer, Developmental Cell, and Biology Open.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Tumour-host interactions through the lens of Drosophila" (2021) in Nature reviews. Cancer
  • "Tumor-induced disruption of the blood-brain barrier promotes host death" (2021) in Developmental Cell
  • "Epithelial monitoring through ligand-receptor segregation ensures malignant cell elimination" (2022) in Science
  • "Distinct activities of Scrib module proteins organize epithelial polarity" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Specialized cells that sense tissue mechanics to regulate Drosophila morphogenesis" (2023) in Developmental Cell

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Jung Kim, Mark J. Khoury, Tsai-Ching Hsi, Katy Ong, and Hui-Yu Ku.

Among honors received, David Bilder was awarded the Hellman Fellow in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Cooperative regulation of cell polarity and growth by Drosophila tumor suppressors.

    David Bilder;Min Li;Norbert Perrimon

  • Localization of apical epithelial determinants by the basolateral PDZ protein Scribble.

    David Bilder;Norbert Perrimon

  • Epithelial polarity and proliferation control: links from the Drosophila neoplastic tumor suppressors

    David Bilder

  • Integrated activity of PDZ protein complexes regulates epithelial polarity

    David Bilder;Markus Schober;Norbert Perrimon

  • Endocytic control of epithelial polarity and proliferation in Drosophila

    Han Lu;David Bilder

  • Altered Modes of Stem Cell Division Drive Adaptive Intestinal Growth

    Lucy Erin O'Brien;Sarah S. Soliman;Xinghua Li;David Bilder

  • Microenvironmental autophagy promotes tumour growth.

    Nadja S. Katheder;Nadja S. Katheder;Rojyar Khezri;Rojyar Khezri;Fergal O’Farrell;Fergal O’Farrell;Sebastian W. Schultz;Sebastian W. Schultz

  • The Drosophila Tumor Suppressor vps25 Prevents Nonautonomous Overproliferation by Regulating Notch Trafficking

    Thomas Vaccari;David Bilder

  • ESCRTs and Fab1 Regulate Distinct Steps of Autophagy

    Tor Erik Rusten;Thomas Vaccari;Karine Lindmo;Lina M W Rodahl

  • Global Tissue Revolutions in a Morphogenetic Movement Controlling Elongation

    Saori L. Haigo;David Bilder

  • Mass transit: epithelial morphogenesis in the Drosophila egg chamber.

    Sally Horne-Badovinac;David Bilder

  • Regulation of imaginal disc growth by tumor-suppressor genes in Drosophila.

    Iswar K Hariharan;David Bilder

  • Endosomal entry regulates Notch receptor activation in Drosophila melanogaster

    Thomas Vaccari;Han Lu;Ritu Kanwar;Mark E. Fortini

  • Malignant Drosophila Tumors Interrupt Insulin Signaling to Induce Cachexia-like Wasting

    Alejandra Figueroa-Clarevega;David Bilder

  • Endocytic regulation of Notch signaling

    Mark E Fortini;David Bilder

  • neurotic, a novel maternal neurogenic gene, encodes an O-fucosyltransferase that is essential for Notch-Delta interactions.

    Takeshi Sasamura;Nobuo Sasaki;Fumiyasu Miyashita;Shiho Nakao

  • Domains controlling cell polarity and proliferation in the Drosophila tumor suppressor Scribble

    Jennifer Zeitler;Cynthia P. Hsu;Heather Dionne;David Bilder

  • The vacuolar ATPase is required for physiological as well as pathological activation of the Notch receptor

    Thomas Vaccari;Serena Duchi;Katia Cortese;Carlo Tacchetti

  • Comparative analysis of ESCRT-I, ESCRT-II and ESCRT-III function in Drosophila by efficient isolation of ESCRT mutants.

    Thomas Vaccari;Tor Erik Rusten;Laurent Menut;Ioannis P. Nezis

  • Report ESCRTs and Fab1 Regulate Distinct Steps of Autophagy

    Tor Erik Rusten;Thomas Vaccari;Karine Lindmo;Ioannis P. Nezis

Frequent Co-Authors

Norbert Perrimon
Norbert Perrimon Harvard University
Harald Alfred Stenmark
Harald Alfred Stenmark University of Oslo
Andreas Brech
Andreas Brech Oslo University Hospital
Didier Y. R. Stainier
Didier Y. R. Stainier Max Planck Society
Laufey T. Amundadottir
Laufey T. Amundadottir National Institutes of Health
Jean-Paul Vincent
Jean-Paul Vincent The Francis Crick Institute
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert Harvard University
Matthew P. Scott
Matthew P. Scott Stanford University

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