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Thomas Becker is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with special attention to cell biology, neurology, developmental neuroscience, surgery, and clinical psychology.

The main themes of Becker's work include zebrafish biomedical research applications, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, spinal cord injury research, psychiatric care and mental health services, microRNA in disease regulation, and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Notable recent publications by Becker and colleagues include:

  • A unique macrophage subpopulation signals directly to progenitor cells to promote regenerative neurogenesis in the zebrafish spinal cord, 2021, Developmental Cell
  • CRISPR gRNA phenotypic screening in zebrafish reveals pro-regenerative genes in spinal cord injury, 2021, PLoS Genetics
  • Targeting phosphoglycerate kinase 1 with terazosin improves motor neuron phenotypes in multiple models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2022, EBioMedicine
  • Genome-wide analysis of 944 133 individuals provides insights into the etiology of haemorrhoidal disease, 2021, Gut
  • Regenerative neurogenesis: the integration of developmental, physiological and immune signals, 2022, Development

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Becker include:

  • Catherina G. Becker
  • Themistoklis M. Tsarouchas
  • Marcus Keatinge
  • Louisa K. Drake
  • Ana-Maria Oprişoreanu

Becker's publications have appeared in a variety of venues, predominantly bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with additional works published in Current Opinion in Physiology, Psychiatrische Praxis, Developmental Cell, and PLoS Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Axonal regrowth after spinal cord transection in adult zebrafish

    Thomas Becker;Mario F. Wullimann;Catherina G. Becker;Robert R. Bernhardt

  • The polysialic acid modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule is involved in spatial learning and hippocampal long-term potentiation.

    C.G. Becker;A. Artola;R. Gerardy-Schahn;T. Becker

  • Motor Neuron Regeneration in Adult Zebrafish

    Michell M Reimer;Inga Sörensen;Veronika Kuscha;Rebecca E Frank

  • Dynamic control of proinflammatory cytokines Il-1β and Tnf-α by macrophages in zebrafish spinal cord regeneration.

    Themistoklis M. Tsarouchas;Daniel Wehner;Daniel Wehner;Leonardo Cavone;Tahimina Munir

  • Adult zebrafish as a model for successful central nervous system regeneration

    Catherina G Becker;Thomas Becker

  • L1.1 is involved in spinal cord regeneration in adult zebrafish.

    Catherina G Becker;Bettina C Lieberoth;Fabio Morellini;Julia Feldner

  • Dysregulation of ubiquitin homeostasis and β-catenin signaling promote spinal muscular atrophy

    Thomas M. Wishart;Chantal A. Mutsaers;Markus Riessland;Michell M. Reimer

  • Wnt signaling controls pro-regenerative Collagen XII in functional spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish

    Daniel Wehner;Themistoklis M. Tsarouchas;Andria Michael;Christa Haase

  • Readiness of Zebrafish Brain Neurons to Regenerate a Spinal Axon Correlates with Differential Expression of Specific Cell Recognition Molecules

    Thomas Becker;Robert R. Bernhardt;Eva Reinhard;Mario F. Wullimann

  • Regenerating descending axons preferentially reroute to the gray matter in the presence of a general macrophage/microglial reaction caudal to a spinal transection in adult zebrafish.

    Thomas Becker;Catherina G. Becker

  • Sonic hedgehog is a polarized signal for motor neuron regeneration in adult zebrafish.

    Michell M. Reimer;Veronika Kuscha;Cameron Wyatt;Inga Sörensen

  • Dopamine from the Brain Promotes Spinal Motor Neuron Generation during Development and Adult Regeneration

    Michell M. Reimer;Anneliese Norris;Jochen Ohnmacht;Rickie Patani

  • Repellent guidance of regenerating optic axons by chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans in zebrafish.

    Catherina G. Becker;Thomas Becker

  • Spinal motor neurons are regenerated after mechanical lesion and genetic ablation in larval zebrafish

    Jochen Ohnmacht;Yu-jie Yang;Gianna W. Maurer;Antón Barreiro-Iglesias

  • Neuronal Regeneration from Ependymo-Radial Glial Cells: Cook, Little Pot, Cook!

    Catherina G. Becker;Thomas Becker

  • Notch Signaling Controls Generation of Motor Neurons in the Lesioned Spinal Cord of Adult Zebrafish

    Tatyana B. Dias;Yu-Jie Yang;Kazuhiro Ogai;Thomas Becker

  • Tenascin-R inhibits regrowth of optic fibers in vitro and persists in the optic nerve of mice after injury.

    Thomas Becker;Thomas Becker;Brigitte Anliker;Catherina G. Becker;Catherina G. Becker;Joanne Taylor

  • Bioenergetic status modulates motor neuron vulnerability and pathogenesis in a zebrafish model of spinal muscular atrophy

    Penelope J Boyd;Wen-Yo Tu;Hannah K Shorrock;Ewout J N Groen

  • Claudin k is specifically expressed in cells that form myelin during development of the nervous system and regeneration of the optic nerve in adult zebrafish

    Eva Jolanda Münzel;Karin Schaefer;Barbara Obirei;Elisabeth Kremmer

  • Axonal regeneration in zebrafish

    Thomas Becker;Catherina G Becker

  • Plasticity of tyrosine hydroxylase and serotonergic systems in the regenerating spinal cord of adult zebrafish.

    Veronika Kuscha;Antón Barreiro-Iglesias;Catherina G Becker;Thomas Becker

  • Expression of protein zero is increased in lesioned axon pathways in the central nervous system of adult zebrafish

    Jörn Schweitzer;Thomas Becker;Catherina G Becker;Melitta Schachner

Frequent Co-Authors

Melitta Schachner
Melitta Schachner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Udo Bartsch
Udo Bartsch Universität Hamburg
David A. Lyons
David A. Lyons University of Edinburgh
Mario F. Wullimann
Mario F. Wullimann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Shin-ichi Higashijima
Shin-ichi Higashijima National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Ramón Anadón
Ramón Anadón University of Santiago de Compostela
Enrico Tongiorgi
Enrico Tongiorgi University of Trieste
Brunhilde Wirth
Brunhilde Wirth University of Cologne
Kay E. Davies
Kay E. Davies University of Oxford

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