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  • 1996 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Rachel O.L. Wong is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Specific subfields of study include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The main topics of their research cover a range of subjects with a strong emphasis on vision and neuroscience, including:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Rachel O.L. Wong has published multiple papers in notable venues, contributing to the scientific discourse on retinal and neural function. Some recent publications include:

  • "Regenerative and restorative medicine for eye disease," 2022, Nature Medicine
  • "LRRTM4: A Novel Regulator of Presynaptic Inhibition and Ribbon Synapse Arrangements of Retinal Bipolar Cells," 2020, Neuron
  • "Conditional and biased regeneration of cone photoreceptor types in the zebrafish retina," 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • "Circuit Reorganization Shapes the Developing Human Foveal Midget Connectome toward Single-Cone Resolution," 2020, Neuron
  • "Distinct Developmental Mechanisms Act Independently to Shape Biased Synaptic Divergence from an Inhibitory Neuron," 2020, Current Biology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Fred Rieke
  • Takeshi Yoshimatsu
  • Michael A. Dyer
  • Chi Zhang
  • Mrinalini Hoon

Their work has appeared multiple times in publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Medicine, Neuron, Current Biology, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Rachel O.L. Wong was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Synchronous Bursts of Action Potentials in Ganglion Cells of the Developing Mammalian Retina

    Markus Meister;Rachel O. L. Wong;Denis A. Baylor;Carla J. Shatz

  • Two modes of radial migration in early development of the cerebral cortex.

    Bagirathy Nadarajah;Janice E. Brunstrom;Jaime Grutzendler;Rachel O. L. Wong

  • Activity-dependent regulation of dendritic growth and patterning.

    Rachel O. L. Wong;Anirvan Ghosh

  • RETINAL WAVES AND VISUAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

    Rachel O. L. Wong

  • Transient period of correlated bursting activity during development of the mammalian retina.

    R.O.L. Wong;M. Meister;C.J. Shatz

  • Functional architecture of the retina: Development and disease

    Mrinalini Hoon;Haruhisa Okawa;Luca Della Santina;Rachel O.L. Wong

  • Stimulation of functional neuronal regeneration from Müller glia in adult mice

    Nikolas L. Jorstad;Matthew S. Wilken;William N. Grimes;Stefanie G. Wohl

  • Multicolor “DiOlistic” Labeling of the Nervous System Using Lipophilic Dye Combinations

    Wen Biao Gan;Jaime Grutzendler;Wai Thong Wong;Rachel O L Wong

  • Early functional neural networks in the developing retina.

    R. O. L. Wong;R. O. L. Wong;A. Chernjavsky;S. J. Smith;C. J. Shatz;C. J. Shatz

  • Transmitter-evoked local calcium release stabilizes developing dendrites.

    Christian Lohmann;Karen L. Myhr;Rachel O. L. Wong

  • Rapid Dendritic Remodeling in the Developing Retina: Dependence on Neurotransmission and Reciprocal Regulation by Rac and Rho

    Wai T. Wong;Beverly E. Faulkner-Jones;Joshua R. Sanes;Rachel O. L. Wong

  • Neuronal Migration in the Developing Cerebral Cortex: Observations Based on Real-time Imaging

    Bagirathy Nadarajah;P. Alifragis;R. O L Wong;J. G. Parnavelas

  • Differential progression of structural and functional alterations in distinct retinal ganglion cell types in a mouse model of glaucoma.

    Luca Della Santina;Denise M. Inman;Caroline B. Lupien;Philip J. Horner

  • Development of retinal ganglion cell structure and function.

    Evelyne Sernagor;Stephen J Eglen;Rachel O.L Wong

  • A Comparison of Experience-Dependent Plasticity in the Visual and Somatosensory Systems

    Kevin Dyson Fox;Rachel O. L. Wong

  • Visual space is represented by nonmatching topographies of distinct mouse retinal ganglion cell types.

    Adam Bleckert;Gregory W. Schwartz;Maxwell H. Turner;Fred Rieke;Fred Rieke

  • The spatial structure of a nonlinear receptive field.

    Gregory W Schwartz;Haruhisa Okawa;Felice A Dunn;Josh L Morgan

  • Molecular Anatomy of the Developing Human Retina

    Akina Hoshino;Rinki Ratnapriya;Matthew J. Brooks;Vijender Chaitankar

  • Ventricle-directed migration in the developing cerebral cortex

    Bagirathy Nadarajah;Pavlos Alifragis;Rachel O. L. Wong;John G. Parnavelas

  • Cone photoreceptor types in zebrafish are generated by symmetric terminal divisions of dedicated precursors.

    Sachihiro C. Suzuki;Adam Bleckert;Philip R. Williams;Masaki Takechi

  • High-resolution labeling and functional manipulation of specific neuron types in mouse brain by Cre-activated viral gene expression.

    Sandra J. Kuhlman;Z. Josh Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Rieke
Fred Rieke University of Washington
Daniel Kerschensteiner
Daniel Kerschensteiner Washington University in St. Louis
Jeff W. Lichtman
Jeff W. Lichtman Harvard University
Joshua R. Sanes
Joshua R. Sanes Harvard University
Carla J. Shatz
Carla J. Shatz Stanford University
Peter D. Lukasiewicz
Peter D. Lukasiewicz Washington University in St. Louis
Wen-Biao Gan
Wen-Biao Gan New York University
Ann Marie Craig
Ann Marie Craig University of British Columbia
Dennis M. Dacey
Dennis M. Dacey University of Washington
Evelyne Sernagor
Evelyne Sernagor Newcastle University

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