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Scott E. Fraser is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology, biophysics, biomedical engineering, surgery, and genetics.

Their recent publications demonstrate a broad engagement with topics related to regeneration, imaging techniques, and developmental biology. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Macrophages directly contribute collagen to scar formation during zebrafish heart regeneration and mouse heart repair" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Cilia function as calcium-mediated mechanosensors that instruct left-right asymmetry" (2023), published in Science
  • "High-contrast, synchronous volumetric imaging with selective volume illumination microscopy" (2020), published in Communications Biology
  • "Response to change in the number of visual stimuli in zebrafish: A behavioural and molecular study" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "SHR and SCR coordinate root patterning and growth early in the cell cycle" (2024), published in Nature

Scott E. Fraser frequently collaborates with researchers including Thai V. Truong, Giorgio Vallortígara, Francesco Cutrale, Falk Schneider, and Jason A. Junge.

The scientist publishes regularly in several venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 16 publications
  • Biophysical Journal with 7 publications
  • Communications Biology with 5 publications
  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 5 publications
  • iScience with 4 publications

Their scholarly interests encompass several main topics, including:

  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

In addition to journal articles, Scott E. Fraser has contributed to book publications. One such book is titled "Single Cell 'Omics of Neuronal Cells," published by Humana Press in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 coordinately regulate mitochondrial fusion and are essential for embryonic development

    Hsiuchen Chen;Scott A. Detmer;Andrew J. Ewald;Erik E. Griffin

  • In vivo visualization of gene expression using magnetic resonance imaging

    Angelique Y. Louie;Martina M. Hüber;Eric T. Ahrens;Ute Rothbächer

  • Label-Free, Single-Molecule Detection with Optical Microcavities

    Andrea M. Armani;Rajan P. Kulkarni;Scott E. Fraser;Richard C. Flagan

  • Intracardiac fluid forces are an essential epigenetic factor for embryonic cardiogenesis

    Jay R. Hove;Reinhard W. Köster;Reinhard W. Köster;Arian S. Forouhar;Gabriel Acevedo-Bolton

  • Dishevelled controls cell polarity during Xenopus gastrulation

    John B. Wallingford;Brian A. Rowning;Kevin M. Vogeli;Ute Rothbächer

  • Segmentation in the chick embryo hindbrain is defined by cell lineage restrictions

    Scott Fraser;Roger Keynes;Andrew Lumsden

  • Multipotent precursors can give rise to all major cell types of the frog retina.

    Richard Wetts;Scott E. Fraser

  • Effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on optic axon branching and remodelling in vivo

    Susana Cohen-Cory;Scott E. Fraser

  • Programmable in situ amplification for multiplexed imaging of mRNA expression

    Harry M T Choi;Joann Y Chang;Le A Trinh;Jennifer E Padilla

  • Cell lineage analysis reveals multipotency of some avian neural crest cells.

    Marianne Bronner-Fraser;Scott E. Fraser

  • Convergent Extension: The Molecular Control of Polarized Cell Movement during Embryonic Development

    John B Wallingford;Scott E Fraser;Richard M Harland

  • Vascular remodeling of the mouse yolk sac requires hemodynamic force

    Jennifer L. Lucitti;Elizabeth A. V. Jones;Chengqun Huang;Ju Chen

  • Nucleic acid mediated electron transfer

    Thomas J. Meade;Jon Faiz Kayyem;Scott E. Fraser

  • Vital dye analysis of cranial neural crest cell migration in the mouse embryo

    George N. Serbedzija;Marianne Bronner-Fraser;Scott E. Fraser

  • Deep and fast live imaging with two-photon scanned light-sheet microscopy

    Thai V Truong;Willy Supatto;Willy Supatto;David S Koos;John M Choi

  • Interactions of Eph-related receptors and ligands confer rostrocaudal pattern to trunk neural crest migration

    Catherine E. Krull;Rusty Lansford;Nicholas W. Gale;Andres Collazo

  • Multi-spectral imaging and linear unmixing add a whole new dimension to laser scanning fluorescence microscopy.

    M E Dickinson;G Bearman;S Tille;R Lansford

  • Planar cell polarity signalling controls cell division orientation during zebrafish gastrulation

    Ying Gong;Chunhui Mo;Scott E. Fraser

  • Xwnt-5A: a maternal Wnt that affects morphogenetic movements after overexpression in embryos of Xenopus laevis

    Randall T. Moon;Robert M. Campbell;Jan L. Christian;L. Lynn McGrew

  • Pathways of trunk neural crest cell migration in the mouse embryo as revealed by vital dye labelling

    George N. Serbedzija;Scott E. Fraser;Marianne E. Bronner-Fraser

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Meade
Thomas J. Meade Northwestern University
Russell E. Jacobs
Russell E. Jacobs University of Southern California
Marianne Bronner-Fraser
Marianne Bronner-Fraser California Institute of Technology
Morteza Gharib
Morteza Gharib California Institute of Technology
Michael L. Roukes
Michael L. Roukes California Institute of Technology
Niles A. Pierce
Niles A. Pierce California Institute of Technology
Kerry J. Vahala
Kerry J. Vahala California Institute of Technology
David Warburton
David Warburton University of Southern California
Andrew J. Ewald
Andrew J. Ewald Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Eric H. Davidson
Eric H. Davidson California Institute of Technology

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