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David M. Parichy is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work notably focuses on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, with additional involvement in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research covers key topics including Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, as well as melanin and skin pigmentation. Other areas of interest include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Retinal Development and Disorders, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research.

Recent publications reflect these thematic areas with papers such as:

  • "Thyroid hormone receptors mediate two distinct mechanisms of long-wavelength vision," published in 2020 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Thyroid hormones regulate the formation and environmental plasticity of white bars in clownfishes," published in 2021 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "In situ differentiation of iridophore crystallotypes underlies zebrafish stripe patterning," published in 2020 in Nature Communications
  • "Evolution of pigment cells and patterns: recent insights from teleost fishes," published in 2021 in Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
  • "A mechanism for red coloration in vertebrates," published in 2022 in Current Biology

Their collaborative efforts include frequent coauthors such as Braedan M. McCluskey, John H. Postlethwait, Lauren M. Saunders, Delai Huang, and Andrew J. Aman, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Publication venues where they regularly contribute include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with eleven papers, followed by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, eLife, Developmental Biology, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for a core gut microbiota in the zebrafish

    Guus Roeselers;Erika K Mittge;W Zac Stephens;David M Parichy

  • Normal table of postembryonic zebrafish development: staging by externally visible anatomy of the living fish.

    David M. Parichy;Michael R. Elizondo;Margaret G. Mills;Tiffany N. Gordon

  • Zebrafish in the wild: a review of natural history and new notes from the field

    Raymond E. Engeszer;Larissa B. Patterson;Andrew A. Rao;David M. Parichy

  • Zebrafish sparse corresponds to an orthologue of c-kit and is required for the morphogenesis of a subpopulation of melanocytes, but is not essential for hematopoiesis or primordial germ cell development

    D.M. Parichy;J.F. Rawls;S.J. Pratt;T.T. Whitfield

  • An orthologue of the kit-related gene fms is required for development of neural crest-derived xanthophores and a subpopulation of adult melanocytes in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    D.M. Parichy;D.G. Ransom;B. Paw;L.I. Zon

  • Learned social preference in zebrafish.

    Raymond E Engeszer;Michael J Ryan;David M Parichy

  • Mutational analysis of endothelin receptor b1 (rose) during neural crest and pigment pattern development in the zebrafish Danio rerio.

    David M. Parichy;David M. Parichy;Eve M. Mellgren;John F. Rawls;Susana S. Lopes

  • Defective skeletogenesis with kidney stone formation in dwarf zebrafish mutant for trpm7.

    Michael R. Elizondo;Brigitte L. Arduini;Jennifer Paulsen;Erin L. MacDonald

  • Timing and plasticity of shoaling behaviour in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    Raymond E. Engeszer;Laura Alberici Da Barbiano;Michael J. Ryan;David M. Parichy

  • Thyroid hormone–dependent adult pigment cell lineage and pattern in zebrafish

    Sarah K. McMenamin;Emily J. Bain;Anna E. McCann;Larissa B. Patterson

  • Temporal and cellular requirements for Fms signaling during zebrafish adult pigment pattern development.

    David M. Parichy;Jessica M. Turner

  • Advancing biology through a deeper understanding of zebrafish ecology and evolution

    David M Parichy

  • Evolution of danio pigment pattern development

    D M Parichy

  • Metamorphosis in teleosts.

    Sarah K. McMenamin;David M. Parichy

  • Interactions with Iridophores and the Tissue Environment Required for Patterning Melanophores and Xanthophores during Zebrafish Adult Pigment Stripe Formation

    Larissa B. Patterson;David M. Parichy

  • Interplay between Foxd3 and Mitf regulates cell fate plasticity in the zebrafish neural crest.

    Kevin Curran;James A. Lister;Gary R. Kunkel;Andrew Prendergast

  • Involvement of Delta/Notch signaling in zebrafish adult pigment stripe patterning

    Hiroki Hamada;Masakatsu Watanabe;Hiu Eunice Lau;Tomoki Nishida

  • Embryonic requirements for ErbB signaling in neural crest development and adult pigment pattern formation

    Erine H. Budi;Larissa B. Patterson;David M. Parichy

  • Zebrafish hybrids suggest genetic mechanisms for pigment pattern diversification in Danio.

    David M. Parichy;Stephen L. Johnson

  • Advancing biology through a deeper understanding of zebrafish ecology and

    David M Parichy

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen L. Johnson
Stephen L. Johnson Washington University in St. Louis
Judith S. Eisen
Judith S. Eisen University of Oregon
Cole Trapnell
Cole Trapnell University of Washington
John F. Rawls
John F. Rawls Duke University
J. Joshua Smith
J. Joshua Smith Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David W. Raible
David W. Raible University of Washington
John H. Postlethwait
John H. Postlethwait University of Oregon
Michael J. Ryan
Michael J. Ryan The University of Texas at Austin
David M. Gardiner
David M. Gardiner University of California, Irvine
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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