Thomas Edlund

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Gene
• DNA
• Enzyme

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Cell biology, ISL1, Molecular biology, Pancreas morphogenesis and Genetics. His Cell biology study incorporates themes from Superoxide dismutase, Antioxidant and Glycoprotein. Thomas Edlund has researched Molecular biology in several fields, including Enhancer, NKX2-3, Enhancer binding and EMX2.

His Pancreas morphogenesis research includes elements of RFX6, Foregut, Pancreatic bud and Pancreas. The concepts of his Genetics study are interwoven with issues in Motor neuron, Neuroscience and Spinal cord. Thomas Edlund has included themes like Neurulation, Anatomy, Neural plate and Neural tube patterning in his Neuroscience study.

His most cited work include:

• Insulin-promoter-factor 1 is required for pancreas development in mice (1588 citations)
• Topographic organization of embryonic motor neurons defined by expression of LIM homeobox genes (918 citations)
• Floor plate and motor neuron induction by vhh-1, a vertebrate homolog of hedgehog expressed by the notochord (815 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Cell biology, Molecular biology, Genetics, Biochemistry and Neuroscience. His study in Cell biology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Cellular differentiation and Fibroblast growth factor. His research integrates issues of Enhancer, Enzyme, Enhancer binding and Complementary DNA in his study of Molecular biology.

His research in the fields of Motor neuron and Hindbrain overlaps with other disciplines such as Cell and molecular biology. His Motor neuron research incorporates elements of ISL1 and LHX3. His studies in Neural plate integrate themes in fields like Neurulation and Anatomy.

He most often published in these fields:

• Cell biology (36.23%)
• Molecular biology (31.88%)
• Genetics (20.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2002-2018)?

• Cell biology (36.23%)
• Wnt signaling pathway (11.59%)
• Neural plate (15.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Cell biology, Wnt signaling pathway, Neural plate, Neuroscience and Progenitor cell. His study brings together the fields of Cellular differentiation and Cell biology. His work carried out in the field of Wnt signaling pathway brings together such families of science as Neural tube and Fibroblast growth factor.

His Neural plate research includes themes of Gastrulation, Internal medicine and Endocrinology. Thomas Edlund combines subjects such as Neural crest and Neuregulin with his study of Neuroscience. His biological study deals with issues like Retinoic acid, which deal with fields such as Hindbrain, Hox gene, Motor neuron and Neural stem cell.

Between 2002 and 2018, his most popular works were:

• Specification of dorsal telencephalic character by sequential Wnt and FGF signaling (167 citations)
• An early role for WNT signaling in specifying neural patterns of Cdx and Hox gene expression and motor neuron subtype identity. (112 citations)
• Wnt-regulated temporal control of BMP exposure directs the choice between neural plate border and epidermal fate. (101 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Gene
• DNA
• Enzyme

Thomas Edlund mainly investigates Wnt signaling pathway, Genetics, Cell biology, Neuroscience and Cell and molecular biology. His Wnt signaling pathway research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Fibroblast growth factor and Neural stem cell. The concepts of his Fibroblast growth factor study are interwoven with issues in Cerebrum, Cellular differentiation, Cerebral cortex, Sonic hedgehog and Frizzled.

Much of his study explores Frizzled relationship to Forebrain. The Neural stem cell study combines topics in areas such as Hox gene, Progenitor cell, Neural tube, Motor neuron and Retinoic acid. His Cell and molecular biology investigation overlaps with other disciplines such as Neural plate, Ectoderm, Border cells, Blastula and Gene expression.