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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mary C. Mullins is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also in medicine. Within these broad fields, their subfields of study include molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, and rheumatology.

The main topics in Mary C. Mullins' research encompass:

  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Developmental biology and gene regulation
  • Reproductive biology and fertility
  • Genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Heterotopic ossification and related conditions
  • Zebrafish biomedical research applications

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathways and developmental processes. Select recent papers include:

  • "BMP heterodimers signal via distinct type I receptor class functions," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The BMP signaling gradient is interpreted through concentration thresholds in dorsal-ventral axial patterning," 2021, PLoS Biology
  • "Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva mutant ACVR1 signals by multiple modalities in the developing zebrafish," 2020, eLife
  • "Diversity and robustness of bone morphogenetic protein pattern formation," 2021, Development
  • "Proteolytic Restriction of Chordin Range Underlies BMP Gradient Formation," 2020, Cell Reports

Mary C. Mullins has frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Birth Defects Research
  • eLife
  • Development
  • Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Collaboration is an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Manami Kobayashi, Kristin Artinger, Michel Vekemans, Christina Chambers, and San Diego.

Mary C. Mullins was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    P. Haffter;M. Granato;M. Brand;M.C. Mullins

  • Large-scale mutagenesis in the zebrafish: in search of genes controlling development in a vertebrate

    Mary C. Mullins;Matthias Hammerschmidt;Pascal Haffter;Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard

  • Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva

    M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach;T. Trowe

  • Ventral and lateral regions of the zebrafish gastrula, including the neural crest progenitors, are established by a bmp2b/swirl pathway of genes.

    Vu H. Nguyen;Bettina Schmid;Jamie Trout;Stephanie A. Connors

  • Mutations affecting somite formation and patterning in the zebrafish, Danio rerio

    F. J. M. Van Eeden;M. Granato;U. Schach;M. Brand

  • ZEBRAFISH PIGMENTATION MUTATIONS AND THE PROCESSES OF NEURAL CREST DEVELOPMENT

    R. N. Kelsh;M. Brand;Y.-J. Jiang;C.-P. Heisenberg

  • Mutations affecting the cardiovascular system and other internal organs in zebrafish

    J.-N. Chen;P. Haffter;J. Odenthal;E. Vogelsang

  • Genes establishing dorsoventral pattern formation in the zebrafish embryo: The ventral specifying genes

    M. C. Mullins;M. Hammerschmidt;D. A. Kane;J. Odenthal

  • dino and mercedes, two genes regulating dorsal development in the zebrafish embryo

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M. C. Mullins;D. A. Kane

  • Equivalent genetic roles for bmp7/snailhouse and bmp2b/swirl in dorsoventral pattern formation

    Bettina Schmid;Maximilian Fürthauer;Stephanie A. Connors;Jamie Trout

  • Jaw and branchial arch mutants in zebrafish I: branchial arches

    T. F. Schilling;T. Piotrowski;H. Grandel;M. Brand

  • Genetic analysis of digestive physiology using fluorescent phospholipid reporters.

    Steven A. Farber;Steven A. Farber;Michael Pack;Shiu Ying Ho;Iain D. Johnson

  • Mutations in zebrafish genes affecting the formation of the boundary between midbrain and hindbrain.

    M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;Y.-J. Jiang;D. Beuchle

  • Mutations affecting development of the zebrafish inner ear and lateral line

    T. T. Whitfield;M. Granato;F. J. M. Van Eeden;U. Schach

  • Mutations affecting morphogenesis during gastrulation and tail formation in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    M. Hammerschmidt;F. Pelegri;M.C. Mullins;D.A. Kane

  • Regulation of Msx genes by a Bmp gradient is essential for neural crest specification

    Celeste Tríbulo;Manuel Javier Aybar;Vu H. Nguyen;Mary C. Mullins

  • Mutations affecting neurogenesis and brain morphology in the zebrafish, Danio rerio.

    Y.-J. Jiang;M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;D. Beuchle

  • Mutations affecting development of the midline and general body shape during zebrafish embryogenesis

    M. Brand;C.-P. Heisenberg;R. M. Warga;F. Pelegri

  • Hop is an unusual homeobox gene that modulates cardiac development.

    Fabian Chen;Hyun Kook;Rita Milewski;Aaron D. Gitler

  • Characterization of zebrafish mutants with defects in embryonic hematopoiesis

    D. G. Ransom;P. Haffter;J. Odenthal;A. Brownlie

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Granato
Michael Granato University of Pennsylvania
Robert N. Kelsh
Robert N. Kelsh University of Bath
Michael Brand
Michael Brand TU Dresden
Makoto Furutani-Seiki
Makoto Furutani-Seiki Yamaguchi University
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg
Carl-Philipp Heisenberg Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Matthias Hammerschmidt
Matthias Hammerschmidt University of Cologne
Todd Evans
Todd Evans Cornell University
Philip W. Ingham
Philip W. Ingham University of Bath
Gerald M. Rubin
Gerald M. Rubin Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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