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Filippo M. Rijli is affiliated with the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, along with Neuroscience.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of subfields, including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics, and Developmental Neuroscience. Their research topics cover areas such as Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, RNA Research and Splicing, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, and Gene expression and cancer classification.

Recent publications by Filippo M. Rijli include the following papers:

  • monaLisa: an R/Bioconductor package for identifying regulatory motifs, 2022, Bioinformatics
  • Shaping faces: genetic and epigenetic control of craniofacial morphogenesis, 2023, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • A unique bipartite Polycomb signature regulates stimulus-response transcription during development, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Dynamic interplay between thalamic activity and Cajal-Retzius cells regulates the wiring of cortical layer 1, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Epigenetic and Transcriptional Regulation of Spontaneous and Sensory Activity Dependent Programs During Neuronal Circuit Development, 2022, Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Frequent collaborators in their research include Guillermina López-Bendito, Gabriele Pumo, Michael Stadler, Sébastien Ducret, and Mar Aníbal-Martínez.

The scientist has published multiple papers in prominent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, Nature Communications, Bioinformatics, and Nature Reviews Genetics.

Best Publications

  • A homeotic transformation is generated in the rostral branchial region of the head by disruption of Hoxa-2, which acts as a selector gene

    Filippo M. Rijli;Filippo M. Rijli;Manuel Mark;Manuel Mark;Sudhakar Lakkaraju;Sudhakar Lakkaraju;Andrée Dierich;Andrée Dierich

  • Molecular mechanisms of cranial neural crest cell migration and patterning in craniofacial development

    Maryline Minoux;Filippo M. Rijli

  • Cranial neural crest and the building of the vertebrate head

    Fabio Santagati;Filippo M. Rijli

  • Hoxa1 and Hoxb1 synergize in patterning the hindbrain, cranial nerves and second pharyngeal arch

    A. Gavalas;M. Studer;A. Lumsden;F.M. Rijli

  • HOMEOBOX GENES IN EMBRYOGENESIS AND PATHOGENESIS

    Manuel Mark;Filippo M Rijli;Pierre Chambon

  • Role of Hoxa-2 in axon pathfinding and rostral hindbrain patterning

    A. Gavalas;M. Davenne;A. Lumsden;P. Chambon

  • Mapping the face in the somatosensory brainstem

    Reha S. Erzurumlu;Yasunori Murakami;Filippo M. Rijli

  • Coordinated temporal and spatial control of motor neuron and serotonergic neuron generation from a common pool of CNS progenitors

    Alexandre Pattyn;Anna Vallstedt;José M. Dias;Omar Abdel Samad

  • Cryptorchidism and homeotic transformations of spinal nerves and vertebrae in hoxa-10 mutant mice

    Filippo M. Rijli;Robert Matyas;Massimo Pellegrini;Andree Dierich

  • Evolution of the brain developmental plan: Insights from agnathans

    Yasunori Murakami;Katsuhisa Uchida;Filippo M. Rijli;Shigeru Kuratani

  • Retinoic acid and hindbrain patterning.

    Joel C. Glover;Jean-Sébastien Renaud;Filippo M. Rijli

  • Temporal requirement of Hoxa2 in cranial neural crest skeletal morphogenesis.

    Fabio Santagati;Maryline Minoux;Shu-Yue Ren;Filippo M. Rijli

  • Prenatal thalamic waves regulate cortical area size prior to sensory processing.

    Verónica Moreno-Juan;Anton Filipchuk;Noelia Antón-Bolaños;Cecilia Mezzera

  • Evolutionary biology: lamprey Hox genes and the evolution of jaws.

    Yoko Takio;Massimo Pasqualetti;Shigehiro Kuraku;Shigeki Hirano

  • Optogenetic Dissection of Neuronal Circuits in Zebrafish using Viral Gene Transfer and the Tet System

    Peixin Zhu;Yuichi Narita;Sebastian T. Bundschuh;Otto Fajardo

  • Segmentation and specification in the branchial region of the head: the role of the Hox selector genes.

    Filippo M. Rijli;Anthony Gavalas;Pierre Chambon

  • Hoxa2- and rhombomere-dependent development of the mouse facial somatosensory map.

    Franck Oury;Yasunori Murakami;Jean-Sebastien Renaud;Massimo Pasqualetti

  • Ezh2 Orchestrates Topographic Migration and Connectivity of Mouse Precerebellar Neurons

    Thomas Di Meglio;Claudius F. Kratochwil;Claudius F. Kratochwil;Nathalie Vilain;Alberto Loche;Alberto Loche

  • Cdx2 regulation of posterior development through non-Hox targets.

    Joanne G. A. Savory;Nathalie Bouchard;Vicki Pierre;Filippo M. Rijli

  • Hox paralog group 2 genes control the migration of mouse pontine neurons through slit-robo signaling.

    Marc J Geisen;Thomas Di Meglio;Massimo Pasqualetti;Sebastien Ducret

Frequent Co-Authors

Massimo Pasqualetti
Massimo Pasqualetti University of Pisa
Michael B. Stadler
Michael B. Stadler Friedrich Miescher Institute
Botond Roska
Botond Roska University of Basel
Pierre Chambon
Pierre Chambon Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Hiroki Kurihara
Hiroki Kurihara University of Tokyo
Guillermina López-Bendito
Guillermina López-Bendito Miguel Hernandez University
Alain Chédotal
Alain Chédotal Institut de la Vision
Silvia Arber
Silvia Arber University of Basel

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