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Jean-Léon Thomas

Jean-Léon Thomas

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
10665
World Ranking
17537
National Ranking
7199

Overview

Jean-Léon Thomas is affiliated with Yale University in the United States, specializing primarily in Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research encompasses a broad array of topics related to neurological and molecular biological processes with a particular focus on cerebrospinal fluid dynamics, neurovascular conditions, and lymphatic system function.

Their main fields of study include Medicine and Neuroscience, with subfields emphasizing Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Thomas's work covers key topics such as:

  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Lymphatic System and Diseases

The scientist has contributed to multiple papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain, 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours, 2020, Nature
  • Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Whole-Genome and RNA Sequencing Reveal Variation and Transcriptomic Coordination in the Developing Human Prefrontal Cortex, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Conserved meningeal lymphatic drainage circuits in mice and humans, 2022, The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Frequent publication venues for Thomas include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Nature, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and Cell Reports.

Jean-Léon Thomas has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Anne Eichmann, Luiz Henrique Geraldo, Eric Song, Laurent Jacob, and Stéphanie Lenck, reflecting a network of co-authorship in their research activities.

Best Publications

  • Neuroinvasion of SARS-CoV-2 in human and mouse brain.

    Eric Song;Ce Zhang;Benjamin Israelow;Alice Lu-Culligan

  • The netrin receptor UNC5B mediates guidance events controlling morphogenesis of the vascular system

    Xiaowel Lu;Ferdinand Le Noble;Li Yuan;Quingjan Jiang;Quingjan Jiang

  • Development and plasticity of meningeal lymphatic vessels.

    Salli Antila;Sinem Karaman;Harri Nurmi;Mikko Airavaara

  • A new alternative mechanism in glioblastoma vascularization: tubular vasculogenic mimicry.

    Soufiane El Hallani;Blandine Boisselier;Florent Peglion;Audrey Rousseau

  • Thalidomide stimulates vessel maturation and reduces epistaxis in individuals with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

    Franck Lebrin;Samly Srun;Karine Raymond;Sabrina Martin

  • Neuropilin-2 mediates VEGF-C-induced lymphatic sprouting together with VEGFR3.

    Yunling Xu;Li-li Yuan;Judy Mak;Luc Pardanaud

  • VEGF-C-driven lymphatic drainage enables immunosurveillance of brain tumours

    Eric Song;Tianyang Mao;Huiping Dong;Ligia Simoes Braga Boisserand

  • Multiple Restricted Origin of Oligodendrocytes

    N. Spassky;C. Goujet-Zalc;E. Parmantier;C. Olivier

  • Directional guidance of oligodendroglial migration by class 3 semaphorins and netrin-1.

    Nathalie Spassky;Fernando de Castro;Barbara Le Bras;Katharina Heydon

  • Intramembrane binding of VE-cadherin to VEGFR2 and VEGFR3 assembles the endothelial mechanosensory complex

    Brian Bg Coon;Nicolas Baeyens;Jinah Han;Madhusudhan Budatha

  • Semaphorin 3A and 3F: key players in myelin repair in multiple sclerosis?

    Anna Williams;Gabrièle Piaton;Marie-Stéphane Aigrot;Aisha Belhadi

  • Activation of the UNC5B receptor by Netrin-1 inhibits sprouting angiogenesis

    Bruno Larrivée;Catarina Freitas;Marc Trombe;Xiang Lv

  • Vascular remodeling is governed by a VEGFR3-dependent fluid shear stress set point

    Nicolas Baeyens;Stefania Nicoli;Brian G Coon;Tyler D Ross

  • VEGF-C is a trophic factor for neural progenitors in the vertebrate embryonic brain.

    Barbara Le Bras;Maria-José Barallobre;Jihane Homman-Ludiye;Annelii Ny

  • Robo4 maintains vessel integrity and inhibits angiogenesis by interacting with UNC5B.

    Alexander W. Koch;Thomas Mathivet;Bruno Larrivée;Raymond K. Tong

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 directly regulates murine neurogenesis

    Charles-Félix Calvo;Romain H. Fontaine;Jihane Soueid;Tuomas Tammela

  • Ascl1/Mash1 Promotes Brain Oligodendrogenesis during Myelination and Remyelination

    Hiroko Nakatani;Elodie Martin;Elodie Martin;Elodie Martin;Hessameh Hassani;Hessameh Hassani;Hessameh Hassani;Adrien Clavairoly;Adrien Clavairoly;Adrien Clavairoly

  • Monofocal origin of telencephalic oligodendrocytes in the anterior entopeduncular area of the chick embryo

    C. Olivier;I. Cobos;E.M. Perez Villegas;N. Spassky

  • Molecular Parallels between Neural and Vascular Development

    Anne Eichmann;Anne Eichmann;Jean-Léon Thomas

  • Sonic hedgehog-dependent emergence of oligodendrocytes in the telencephalon: evidence for a source of oligodendrocytes in the olfactory bulb that is independent of PDGFRα signaling

    Nathalie Spassky;Katharina Heydon;Arnaud Mangatal;Alexandar Jankovski

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Zalc
Bernard Zalc Grenoble Alpes University
Anne Eichmann
Anne Eichmann Yale University
Akiko Iwasaki
Akiko Iwasaki Yale University
Salvador Martinez
Salvador Martinez Miguel Hernandez University
Kari Alitalo
Kari Alitalo University of Helsinki
Marc Sanson
Marc Sanson Sorbonne University
Kaya Bilguvar
Kaya Bilguvar Yale University
Andreas Bikfalvi
Andreas Bikfalvi University of Bordeaux
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Michael E. Talkowski
Michael E. Talkowski Harvard University

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