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29962
World Ranking
872
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436

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Oliver Hobert is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Aging, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main research topics covered by their work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Spaceflight effects on biology, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Oliver Hobert has published several recent papers, including:

  • Molecular topography of an entire nervous system, 2021, Cell
  • NeuroPAL: A Multicolor Atlas for Whole-Brain Neuronal Identification in C. elegans, 2020, Cell
  • Unique homeobox codes delineate all the neuron classes of C. elegans, 2020, Nature
  • The neuropeptidergic connectome of C. elegans, 2023, Neuron
  • Homeobox genes and the specification of neuronal identity, 2021, Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Eviatar Yemini
  • Erdem Varol
  • HaoSheng Sun
  • Berta Vidal
  • Cyril Cros

Oliver Hobert's work has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • PubMed
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Current Biology

Among the recognitions received, Oliver Hobert has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014 and a Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Gene regulation by transcription factors and microRNAs.

    Oliver Hobert

  • A microRNA controlling left/right neuronal asymmetry in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Robert J. Johnston;Oliver Hobert

  • Whole-animal connectomes of both Caenorhabditis elegans sexes

    Steven J. Cook;Travis A. Jarrell;Christopher A. Brittin;Yi Wang

  • Molecular topography of an entire nervous system.

    Seth R. Taylor;Gabriel Santpere;Gabriel Santpere;Alexis Weinreb;Alec Barrett

  • PCR fusion-based approach to create reporter gene constructs for expression analysis in transgenic C. elegans.

    Oliver Hobert

  • Ezh2 controls B cell development through histone H3 methylation and Igh rearrangement

    I-hsin Su;Ashwin Basavaraj;Andrew N. Krutchinsky;Oliver Hobert

  • Perfect seed pairing is not a generally reliable predictor for miRNA-target interactions

    Dominic Didiano;Oliver Hobert

  • Functions of LIM-homeobox genes.

    Oliver Hobert;Heiner Westphal

  • Starvation-induced transgenerational inheritance of small RNAs in C. elegans

    Oded Rechavi;Oded Rechavi;Leah Houri-Ze’evi;Sarit Anava;Wee Siong Sho Goh

  • Functional mapping of neurons that control locomotory behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Ephraim L. Tsalik;Oliver Hobert

  • MicroRNAs act sequentially and asymmetrically to control chemosensory laterality in the nematode

    Sarah Chang;Robert J. Johnston;Christian Frøkjær-Jensen;Shawn Lockery

  • The Taxonomy of Developmental Control in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Gary Ruvkun;Oliver Hobert

  • The Molecular Diversity of Glycosaminoglycans Shapes Animal Development

    Hannes E. Bülow;Oliver Hobert

  • Transgenerational inheritance of an acquired small RNA-based antiviral response in C.elegans

    Oded Rechavi;Gregory Minevich;Oliver Hobert

  • Regulatory logic of neuronal diversity: Terminal selector genes and selector motifs

    Oliver Hobert

  • Ultrastructural features of the adult hermaphrodite gonad of Caenorhabditis elegans: relations between the germ line and soma.

    David H. Hall;Virginia P. Winfrey;Gareth Blaeuer;Loren H. Hoffman

  • MicroRNAs acting in a double-negative feedback loop to control a neuronal cell fate decision

    Robert J. Johnston;Sarah Chang;John F. Etchberger;Christopher O. Ortiz

  • A cellular and regulatory map of the cholinergic nervous system of C. elegans

    Laura Pereira;Laura Pereira;Paschalis Kratsios;Paschalis Kratsios;Esther Serrano-Saiz;Esther Serrano-Saiz;Hila Sheftel

  • CloudMap: A Cloud-Based Pipeline for Analysis of Mutant Genome Sequences

    Gregory Minevich;Danny S. Park;Daniel Blankenberg;Richard J. Poole

  • The neuronal genome of Caenorhabditis elegans

    Oliver Hobert

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary Ruvkun
Gary Ruvkun Harvard University
David H. Hall
David H. Hall Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Liam Paninski
Liam Paninski Columbia University
Shawn R. Lockery
Shawn R. Lockery University of Oregon
Aravinthan D. T. Samuel
Aravinthan D. T. Samuel Harvard University
John G. White
John G. White University of Wisconsin–Madison
Axel Ullrich
Axel Ullrich Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Nenad Sestan
Nenad Sestan Yale University
Itsik Pe'er
Itsik Pe'er Columbia University
Donald G. Moerman
Donald G. Moerman University of British Columbia

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