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Jan Kaslin is affiliated with the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with additional contributions to Medicine. They have published extensively in subfields including Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Genetics, and Biophysics.

The scientist's work prominently involves Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications, which appears as a recurring topic across many publications. Other main research topics include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, microRNA in disease regulation, cellular transport and secretion, lysosomal storage disorders research, and genetics related to neurodevelopmental disorders. Advanced fluorescence microscopy techniques are also among their research interests.

Jan Kaslin has published frequently in several academic venues. Key journals include:

  • Zebrafish
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Development

Their recent significant papers highlight diverse research areas and include:

  • Bi-allelic variants in SPATA5L1 lead to intellectual disability, spastic-dystonic cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and hearing loss (2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • Inhibition of Amyloid Aggregation and Toxicity with Janus Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (2021, Chemistry of Materials)
  • Accelerated brain aging towards transcriptional inversion in a zebrafish model of the K115fs mutation of human PSEN2 (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • RNA-induced inflammation and migration of precursor neurons initiates neuronal circuit regeneration in zebrafish (2021, Developmental Cell)
  • Gas-Generating, pH-Responsive Calcium Carbonate Hybrid Particles with Biomimetic Coating for Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging (2020, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization)

Frequent collaborators in Jan Kaslin's research include Florian Kreuder, Alon M. Douek, Jason Henry, Donald Włodkowic, and Yutao Bai. These coauthors have multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Neural stem cells and neurogenesis in the adult zebrafish brain: Origin, proliferation dynamics, migration and cell fate

    Heiner Grandel;Jan V Kaslin;Julia Ganz;Isabell Wenzel

  • Acute Inflammation Initiates the Regenerative Response in the Adult Zebrafish Brain

    Nikos Kyritsis;Caghan Kizil;Sara Zocher;Volker Kroehne

  • Regeneration of the adult zebrafish brain from neurogenic radial glia-type progenitors

    Volker Kroehne;Dorian Freudenreich;Stefan Hans;Jan Victor Kaslin

  • Comparative anatomy of the histaminergic and other aminergic systems in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Jan Kaslin;Pertti Panula;Pertti Panula

  • Proliferation, neurogenesis and regeneration in the non-mammalian vertebrate brain

    Jan Victor Kaslin;Julia Ganz;Michael Brand

  • Adult neurogenesis and brain regeneration in zebrafish

    Caghan Kizil;Jan Victor Kaslin;Volker Kroehne;Michael Brand

  • The orexin/hypocretin system in zebrafish is connected to the aminergic and cholinergic systems

    Jan Kaslin;Johanna M. Nystedt;Maria Östergård;Nina Peitsaro

  • Neurochemical and behavioural changes in zebrafish Danio rerio after systemic administration of 6‐hydroxydopamine and 1‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyridine

    Oleg V. Anichtchik;Jan Kaslin;Nina Peitsaro;Nina Peitsaro;Mika Scheinin

  • Stem Cells in the Adult Zebrafish Cerebellum: Initiation and Maintenance of a Novel Stem Cell Niche

    Jan Victor Kaslin;Julia Ganz;Michaela Geffarth;Heiner Grandel

  • Temporally-controlled site-specific recombination in zebrafish.

    Stefan Hans;Jan Victor Kaslin;Dorian Freudenreich;Michael Brand

  • MPTP and MPP+ target specific aminergic cell populations in larval zebrafish.

    Ville Sallinen;Veera Torkko;Maria Sundvik;Ilkka Reenilä

  • Increased brain histamine levels in Parkinson's disease but not in multiple system atrophy.

    J. O. Rinne;O. V. Anichtchik;K. S. Eriksson;J. Kaslin

  • Heterogeneity and Fgf dependence of adult neural progenitors in the zebrafish telencephalon.

    Julia Ganz;Jan V Kaslin;Sarah Hochmann;Dorian Freudenreich

  • Subdivisions of the adult zebrafish subpallium by molecular marker analysis

    Julia Ganz;Jan V Kaslin;Dorian Freudenreich;Anja Machate

  • Regenerative Neurogenesis from Neural Progenitor Cells Requires Injury-Induced Expression of Gata3

    Caghan Kizil;Nikos Kyritsis;Stefanie Dudczig;Volker Kroehne

  • Modulation of the histaminergic system and behaviour by α‐fluoromethylhistidine in zebrafish

    Nina Peitsaro;Nina Peitsaro;Jan Kaslin;Oleg V. Anichtchik;Oleg V. Anichtchik;Pertti Panula;Pertti Panula

  • Subdivisions of the adult zebrafish pallium based on molecular marker analysis.

    Julia Ganz;Volker Kroehne;Dorian Freudenreich;Anja Machate

  • Hyperserotonergic phenotype after monoamine oxidase inhibition in larval zebrafish.

    Ville Sallinen;Maria Sundvik;Ilkka Reenila;Nina Peitsaro

  • Development of the histaminergic neurons and expression of histidine decarboxylase mRNA in the zebrafish brain in the absence of all peripheral histaminergic systems

    Krister S. Eriksson;Nina Peitsaro;Kaj Karlstedt;Jan Kaslin

  • Mural lymphatic endothelial cells regulate meningeal angiogenesis in the zebrafish

    Neil I Bower;Katarzyna Koltowska;Cathy Pichol-Thievend;Isaac Virshup

  • Generation of a non-leaky heat shock-inducible Cre line for conditional Cre/lox strategies in zebrafish.

    Stefan Hans;Dorian Freudenreich;Michaela Geffarth;Jan V Kaslin

  • Expression and function of α2-adrenoceptors in zebrafish: drug effects, mRNA and receptor distributions

    Jori O. Ruuskanen;Nina Peitsaro;Jan V. M. Kaslin;Jan V. M. Kaslin;Pertti Panula;Pertti Panula

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Striano University of Genoa
Juha O. Rinne
Juha O. Rinne Turku University Hospital
Xin-Fu Zhou
Xin-Fu Zhou University of South Australia
Ethan K. Scott
Ethan K. Scott University of Queensland
David L. Adelson
David L. Adelson University of Adelaide
Federico Zara
Federico Zara University of Genoa
John Christodoulou
John Christodoulou University of Melbourne
Ruirui Qiao
Ruirui Qiao University of Queensland
Jin Zhu
Jin Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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