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D-Index
36
Citations
25802
World Ranking
8883
National Ranking
204

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Fiona Doetsch is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology. Their work primarily addresses mechanisms of neurogenesis, neuroplasticity, neuroinflammation, and disease regulation through molecular pathways such as microRNA and lipid metabolism.

Doetsch has authored numerous papers published in renowned scientific journals and platforms. Recent publications include:

  • Release of stem cells from quiescence reveals gliogenic domains in the adult mouse brain, 2021, Science
  • Pregnancy-responsive pools of adult neural stem cells for transient neurogenesis in mothers, 2023, Science
  • A fluorescent perilipin 2 knock-in mouse model reveals a high abundance of lipid droplets in the developing and adult brain, 2024, Nature Communications
  • The Organism as the Niche: Physiological States Crack the Code of Adult Neural Stem Cell Heterogeneity, 2024, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology
  • Mentorship in Science: Response to AlShebli et al., Nature Communications 2020, 2021, Stem Cell Reports

The main scientific venues where Doetsch's research appears include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science, Stem Cell Reports, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Nature Communications.

Their frequent collaborators feature researchers such as Ana C. Delgado, Zayna Chaker, Corina Segalada, Violeta Silva-Vargas, and Jonas A. Kretz, reflecting a network of joint investigations and co-authorships.

Doetsch's research covers several primary fields of study:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, the subfields they focus on include:

  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Cancer Research
  • Biochemistry

Key topics explored in Doetsch's work are:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Research in Cotton Cultivation

Fiona Doetsch has been recognized as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), highlighting their engagement in the molecular biology research community.

Best Publications

  • Subventricular Zone Astrocytes Are Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Mammalian Brain

    Fiona Doetsch;Isabelle Caillé;Daniel A. Lim;Jose Manuel García-Verdugo

  • Cellular Composition and Three-Dimensional Organization of the Subventricular Germinal Zone in the Adult Mammalian Brain

    Fiona Doetsch;Jose Manuel Garcı́a-Verdugo;Arturo Alvarez-Buylla

  • The transcriptional network for mesenchymal transformation of brain tumours

    Maria Stella Carro;Wei Keat Lim;Mariano Javier Alvarez;Robert J. Bollo

  • A specialized vascular niche for adult neural stem cells.

    Masoud Tavazoie;Lieven Van der Veken;Violeta Silva-Vargas;Marjorie Louissaint

  • EGF Converts Transit-Amplifying Neurogenic Precursors in the Adult Brain into Multipotent Stem Cells

    Fiona Doetsch;Leopoldo Petreanu;Isabelle Caille;Jose Manuel Garcia-Verdugo

  • miR-124 regulates adult neurogenesis in the subventricular zone stem cell niche

    Li-Chun Cheng;Erika Pastrana;Masoud Tavazoie;Fiona Doetsch

  • Eyes wide open: a critical review of sphere-formation as an assay for stem cells.

    Erika Pastrana;Violeta Silva-Vargas;Fiona Doetsch

  • Network of tangential pathways for neuronal migration in adult mammalian brain

    Fiona Doetsch;Arturo Alvarez-Buylla

  • The glial identity of neural stem cells

    Fiona Doetsch;Fiona Doetsch

  • Regeneration of a germinal layer in the adult mammalian brain

    Fiona Doetsch;Jose Manuel García-Verdugo;Arturo Alvarez-Buylla

  • A niche for adult neural stem cells.

    Fiona Doetsch

  • Prospective Identification and Purification of Quiescent Adult Neural Stem Cells from Their In Vivo Niche

    Paolo Codega;Violeta Silva-Vargas;Alex Paul;Angel R. Maldonado-Soto

  • ARCHITECTURE AND CELL TYPES OF THE ADULT SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE : IN SEARCH OF THE STEM CELLS

    José Manuel García‐Verdugo;Fiona Doetsch;Hynek Wichterle;Daniel A. Lim

  • Disruption of Eph/ephrin signaling affects migration and proliferation in the adult subventricular zone

    Joanne C. Conover;Joanne C. Conover;Fiona Doetsch;Jose-Manuel Garcia-Verdugo;Nicholas W. Gale

  • Identification of neural stem cells in the adult vertebrate brain.

    Arturo Alvarez-Buylla;Bettina Seri;Fiona Doetsch

  • Multipotent Neural Stem Cells Reside into the Rostral Extension and Olfactory Bulb of Adult Rodents

    Angela Gritti;Luca Bonfanti;Fiona Doetsch;Isabelle Caille

  • Simultaneous prospective purification of adult subventricular zone neural stem cells and their progeny.

    Erika Pastrana;Li-Chun Cheng;Fiona Doetsch

  • Molecular anatomy and functions of the choroidal blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier in health and disease

    Jean-François Ghersi-Egea;Nathalie Strazielle;Martin Catala;Violeta Silva-Vargas

  • Brain micro-ecologies: neural stem cell niches in the adult mammalian brain.

    Patricio A Riquelme;Elodie Drapeau;Fiona Doetsch

  • Age-Dependent Niche Signals from the Choroid Plexus Regulate Adult Neural Stem Cells.

    Violeta Silva-Vargas;Violeta Silva-Vargas;Angel R. Maldonado-Soto;Dogukan Mizrak;Paolo Codega

Frequent Co-Authors

Arturo Alvarez-Buylla
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla University of California, San Francisco
José Manuel García-Verdugo
José Manuel García-Verdugo University of Valencia
Hynek Wichterle
Hynek Wichterle Columbia University
Moses V. Chao
Moses V. Chao New York University
Constance Scharff
Constance Scharff Freie Universität Berlin
René Hen
René Hen Columbia University
Luca Bonfanti
Luca Bonfanti University of Turin
Christopher E. Henderson
Christopher E. Henderson Biogen (United States)
Zoltán Molnár
Zoltán Molnár University of Oxford

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