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Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Marc Tessier-Lavigne

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Biology and Biochemistry
USA
2026
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Neuroscience
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
162
Citations
89838
World Ranking
107
National Ranking
69

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
162
Citations
90169
World Ranking
115
National Ranking
88

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2020 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2016 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2010 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Marc Tessier-Lavigne is affiliated with Xaira Therapeutics in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple collaborations and have been published in recognized scientific venues.

Recent publications include:

  • Editorial Board, 2020, Trends in Neurosciences

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Marc Tessier-Lavigne include:

  • Matthew D. Keefe
  • J Nowakowski
  • Natalí L. Chanaday
  • Ege T. Kavalali
  • Maximilian Christ

The primary publication venue for their work as indicated is:

  • Trends in Neurosciences

Throughout their career, Marc Tessier-Lavigne has received a number of awards and recognitions from various organizations worldwide. These include:

  • Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience, 2020
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2016
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2013
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2011
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2010
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2001
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2001
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • The Molecular Biology of Axon Guidance

    Marc Tessier-Lavigne;Corey S. Goodman

  • The netrins define a family of axon outgrowth-promoting proteins homologous to C. elegans UNC-6

    Tito Serafini;Timothy E. Kennedy;Michael J. Gaiko;Christine Mirzayan

  • Netrins are diffusible chemotropic factors for commissural axons in the embryonic spinal cord.

    Timothy E. Kennedy;Tito Serafini;JoséR. de la Torre;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Slit Proteins Bind Robo Receptors and Have an Evolutionarily Conserved Role in Repulsive Axon Guidance

    Katja Brose;Kimberly S Bland;Kuan Hong Wang;David Arnott

  • Netrin-1 is required for commissural axon guidance in the developing vertebrate nervous system

    Tito Serafini;Sophia A Colamarino;E.David Leonardo;Hao Wang

  • Neuropilin Is a Receptor for the Axonal Chemorepellent Semaphorin III

    Zhigang He;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Plexins are a large family of receptors for transmembrane, secreted, and GPI-anchored semaphorins in vertebrates.

    Luca Tamagnone;Stefania Artigiani;Hang Chen;Zhigang He

  • Deleted in Colorectal Cancer (DCC) Encodes a Netrin Receptor

    Kazuko Keino-Masu;Kazuko Keino-Masu;Masayuki Masu;Lindsay Hinck;E.David Leonardo

  • APP binds DR6 to trigger axon pruning and neuron death via distinct caspases

    Anatoly Nikolaev;Todd McLaughlin;Dennis D. M. O’Leary;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Common mechanisms of nerve and blood vessel wiring

    Peter Carmeliet;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Roundabout Controls Axon Crossing of the CNS Midline and Defines a Novel Subfamily of Evolutionarily Conserved Guidance Receptors

    Thomas Kidd;Katja Brose;Kevin J Mitchell;Richard D Fetter

  • Efficient introduction of specific homozygous and heterozygous mutations using CRISPR/Cas9

    Dominik Paquet;Dylan Kwart;Antonia Chen;Andrew Sproul

  • Conversion of neuronal growth cone responses from repulsion to attraction by cyclic nucleotides.

    Hong Jun Song;Guo Li Ming;Zhigang He;Maxime Lehmann

  • Phenotype of mice lacking functional Deleted in colorectal cancer (Dcc) gene.

    Amin Fazeli;Stephanie L. Dickinson;Michelle L. Hermiston;Robert V. Tighe

  • New neurons follow the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the adult brain.

    Kazunobu Sawamoto;Hynek Wichterle;Oscar Gonzalez-Perez;Jeremy A. Cholfin

  • Mapping of Brain Activity by Automated Volume Analysis of Immediate Early Genes

    Nicolas Renier;Eliza L. Adams;Christoph Kirst;Zhuhao Wu

  • Patterning of mammalian somites by surface ectoderm and notochord: Evidence for sclerotome induction by a hedgehog homolog

    Chen-Ming Fan;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • A ligand-gated association between cytoplasmic domains of UNC5 and DCC family receptors converts netrin-induced growth cone attraction to repulsion.

    Kyonsoo Hong;Lindsay Hinck;Makoto Nishiyama;Mu-ming Poo

  • Neuropilin-2, a Novel Member of the Neuropilin Family, Is a High Affinity Receptor for the Semaphorins Sema E and Sema IV but Not Sema III

    Hang Chen;Alain Chédotal;Zhigang He;Corey S Goodman

  • Chemotropic guidance of developing axons in the mammalian central nervous system

    Marc Tessier-Lavigne;Marc Tessier-Lavigne;Marysia Placzek;Andrew G. S. Lumsden;Jane Dodd

  • The axonal chemoattractant netrin-1 is also a chemorepellent for trochlear motor axons.

    Sophia A. Colamarino;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Chédotal
Alain Chédotal Institut de la Vision
Corey S. Goodman
Corey S. Goodman University of California, Berkeley
Timothy E. Kennedy
Timothy E. Kennedy Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Mu-ming Poo
Mu-ming Poo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ryan J. Watts
Ryan J. Watts Denali Therapeutics (United States)
Zhigang He
Zhigang He Boston Children's Hospital
Cornelia I. Bargmann
Cornelia I. Bargmann Rockefeller University
Constantino Sotelo
Constantino Sotelo Sorbonne University
Sonia Garel
Sonia Garel École Normale Supérieure
Binhai Zheng
Binhai Zheng University of California, San Diego

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