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Thomas Bourgeron

Thomas Bourgeron

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Genetics
France
2024

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Genetics

D-Index
85
Citations
34481
World Ranking
1289
National Ranking
45

Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
37441
World Ranking
12503
National Ranking
388

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Thomas Bourgeron is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France, with a research focus spanning Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work is particularly concentrated in the subfields of Cognitive Neuroscience, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their scientific investigations predominantly address topics such as Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, Congenital heart defects research, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders.

The following recent papers demonstrate key contributions to these research areas:

  • LifeTime and improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine, 2020, Nature
  • Insufficient Evidence for "Autism-Specific" Genes, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetic correlates of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Discovery of 42 genome-wide significant loci associated with dyslexia, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association study reveals new insights into the heritability and genetic correlates of developmental dyslexia, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

Bourgeron's research is frequently published in several venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Autism
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Collaboration with other researchers is a notable aspect of Bourgeron's career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Eva Loth
  • Declan Murphy
  • Tony Charman
  • Jan K. Buitelaar
  • Christian F. Beckmann

Among recognitions received, Bourgeron is a Member of Academia Europaea since 2015 and also holds membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Mutations of the X-linked genes encoding neuroligins NLGN3 and NLGN4 are associated with autism.

    Stéphane Jamain;Hélène Quach;Catalina Betancur;Maria Råstam

  • Mutations in the gene encoding the synaptic scaffolding protein SHANK3 are associated with autism spectrum disorders.

    Christelle M Durand;Catalina Betancur;Tobias M Boeckers;Juergen Bockmann

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • Biochemical and molecular investigations in respiratory chain deficiencies

    P. Rustin;D. Chretien;T. Bourgeron;B. Gérard

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • Mutation of a nuclear succinate dehydrogenase gene results in mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiency

    Thomas Bourgeron;Pierre Rustin;Dominique Chretien;Mark Birch-Machin

  • From the genetic architecture to synaptic plasticity in autism spectrum disorder

    Thomas Bourgeron

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • Autistic-like behaviours and hyperactivity in mice lacking ProSAP1/Shank2

    Michael J. Schmeisser;Elodie Ey;Stephanie Wegener;Juergen Bockmann

  • A synaptic trek to autism.

    Thomas Bourgeron

  • A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

  • Meta-analysis of SHANK Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gradient of Severity in Cognitive Impairments

    Claire S. Leblond;Caroline Nava;Anne Polge;Julie Gauthier

  • Searching for ways out of the autism maze: genetic, epigenetic and environmental clues

    Antonio M. Persico;Thomas Bourgeron

  • Reduced social interaction and ultrasonic communication in a mouse model of monogenic heritable autism

    Stephane Jamain;Konstantin Radyushkin;Kurt Hammerschmidt;Sylvie Granon

  • Abnormal melatonin synthesis in autism spectrum disorders

    J Melke;H Goubran Botros;P Chaste;C Betancur

  • The Genetic Landscapes of Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Guillaume Huguet;Elodie Ey;Thomas Bourgeron

  • Genetic and Functional Analyses of SHANK2 Mutations Suggest a Multiple Hit Model of Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Claire S. Leblond;Jutta Heinrich;Richard Delorme;Christian Proepper

  • Fragile X syndrome and autism at the intersection of genetic and neural networks

    Matthew K Belmonte;Thomas Bourgeron;Thomas Bourgeron

  • Convergence of genes and cellular pathways dysregulated in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Marion Leboyer
Marion Leboyer Paris-Est Créteil University
Christopher Gillberg
Christopher Gillberg University of Gothenburg
Catalina Betancur
Catalina Betancur Sorbonne University
Sven Bölte
Sven Bölte Karolinska Institute
Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen University of Cambridge
Dominique Chretien
Dominique Chretien Grenoble Alpes University
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto
Anthony P. Monaco
Anthony P. Monaco Tufts University

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