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Overview

Timothy E. Kennedy is affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada. Their research spans various domains within neuroscience, medicine, and molecular biology, with a substantial focus on developmental and cellular neuroscience as well as neurobiology.

Their recent research output includes studies published in multiple peer-reviewed journals between 2020 and 2021. Recent papers include:

  • Developmental trajectory of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in the human brain revealed by single cell RNA sequencing, 2020, Glia
  • Guiding synaptic plasticity: Novel roles for netrin-1 in synaptic plasticity and memory formation in the adult brain, 2020, The Journal of Physiology
  • Pre- and post-synaptic roles for DCC in memory consolidation in the adult mouse hippocampus, 2020, Molecular Brain
  • Multiple sclerosis iPS-derived oligodendroglia conserve their properties to functionally interact with axons and glia in vivo, 2020, Science Advances
  • Age-related injury responses of human oligodendrocytes to metabolic insults: link to BCL-2 and autophagy pathways, 2021, Communications Biology

The scientist's frequent co-authors include:

  • Jack P. Antel (20 collaborative works)
  • Daryan Chitsaz (12 collaborative works)
  • Qiao-Ling Cui (10 collaborative works)
  • Roy Dudley (10 collaborative works)
  • Myriam Srour (10 collaborative works)

Timothy E. Kennedy regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 8 publications
  • Glia with 5 publications
  • Brain with 3 publications
  • MethodsX with 3 publications
  • Journal of Neurochemistry with 2 publications

Their core fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience (63 publications)
  • Medicine (47 publications)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (38 publications)

Within these broad fields, the scientist has explored several subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology (27 publications)
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (26 publications)
  • Developmental Neuroscience (19 publications)
  • Neurology (18 publications)
  • Immunology (10 publications)

The main research topics covered in their work address:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (38 publications)
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (24 publications)
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (18 publications)
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (12 publications)
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 publications)
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (8 publications)
  • RNA regulation and disease (8 publications)

Best Publications

  • The netrins define a family of axon outgrowth-promoting proteins homologous to C. elegans UNC-6

    Tito Serafini;Timothy E. Kennedy;Michael J. Gaiko;Christine Mirzayan

  • Netrins are diffusible chemotropic factors for commissural axons in the embryonic spinal cord.

    Timothy E. Kennedy;Tito Serafini;JoséR. de la Torre;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Genetic Analysis of Netrin Genes in Drosophila: Netrins Guide CNS Commissural Axons and Peripheral Motor Axons

    Kevin J Mitchell;Jennifer L Doyle;Tito Serafini;Timothy E Kennedy

  • Netrin-1 and DCC Mediate Axon Guidance Locally at the Optic Disc: Loss of Function Leads to Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

    Michael S Deiner;Timothy E Kennedy;Amin Fazeli;Tito Serafini

  • G0 is a major growth cone protein subject to regulation by GAP-43.

    Stephen M. Strittmatter;Stephen M. Strittmatter;Dario Valenzuela;Dario Valenzuela;Timothy E. Kennedy;Eva J. Neer

  • Netrins: versatile extracellular cues with diverse functions.

    Karen Lai Wing Sun;James P. Correia;Timothy E. Kennedy

  • FTY720 modulates human oligodendrocyte progenitor process extension and survival.

    Veronique E Miron;Cha Gyun Jung;Hye Jung Kim;Timothy E Kennedy

  • Fingolimod (FTY720) enhances remyelination following demyelination of organotypic cerebellar slices.

    Veronique E. Miron;Samuel K. Ludwin;Peter J. Darlington;Andrew A. Jarjour;Andrew A. Jarjour

  • Netrins and their receptors.

    Simon W. Moore;Marc Tessier-Lavigne;Marc Tessier-Lavigne;Timothy E. Kennedy

  • p75 neurotrophin receptor expression is induced in apoptotic neurons after seizure.

    Philippe P. Roux;Michael A. Colicos;Philip A. Barker;Timothy E. Kennedy

  • The Netrin-1 Receptor DCC Promotes Filopodia Formation and Cell Spreading by Activating Cdc42 and Rac1

    Masoud Shekarabi;Timothy E. Kennedy

  • The netrin protein family.

    Sathyanath Rajasekharan;Timothy E Kennedy

  • A role for netrin-1 in the guidance of cortical efferents

    Christine Métin;Delphine Deléglise;Tito Serafini;Timothy E. Kennedy

  • Axon guidance by diffusible chemoattractants: a gradient of netrin protein in the developing spinal cord.

    Timothy E Kennedy;Hao Wang;Wallace Marshall;Marc Tessier-Lavigne

  • Netrin-1 promotes thalamic axon growth and is required for proper development of the thalamocortical projection.

    Janet E. Braisted;Susan M. Catalano;Robert Stimac;Timothy E. Kennedy

  • Deleted in Colorectal Cancer Binding Netrin-1 Mediates Cell Substrate Adhesion and Recruits Cdc42, Rac1, Pak1, and N-WASP into an Intracellular Signaling Complex That Promotes Growth Cone Expansion

    Masoud Shekarabi;Simon W. Moore;Nicolas X. Tritsch;Stephen J. Morris

  • 5-HT modulates protein synthesis and the expression of specific proteins during long-term facilitation in aplysia sensory neurons

    A. Barzilai;T.E. Kennedy;J.D. Sweatt;E.R. Kandel

  • Widespread Expression of Netrin-1 by Neurons and Oligodendrocytes in the Adult Mammalian Spinal Cord

    Colleen Manitt;Michael A. Colicos;Katherine M. Thompson;Etienne Rousselle

  • Neuroendocrine dysplasia in mice lacking protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma.

    Mounib Elchebly;John Wagner;Timothy E. Kennedy;Christian Lanctôt

  • Netrin 1 regulates blood-brain barrier function and neuroinflammation.

    Cornelia Podjaski;Jorge I. Alvarez;Lyne Bourbonniere;Sandra Larouche

  • The p75 Neurotrophin Receptor Activates Akt (Protein Kinase B) through a Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-dependent Pathway

    Philippe P. Roux;Asha L. Bhakar;Timothy E. Kennedy;Philip A. Barker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack P. Antel
Jack P. Antel McGill University
David Juncker
David Juncker McGill University
Edward S. Ruthazer
Edward S. Ruthazer Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Marc Tessier-Lavigne
Marc Tessier-Lavigne Xaira Therapeutics
Abbas F. Sadikot
Abbas F. Sadikot Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Alyson E. Fournier
Alyson E. Fournier Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Guillermina Almazan
Guillermina Almazan McGill University
Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Philip A. Barker
Philip A. Barker University of British Columbia
Michel L. Tremblay
Michel L. Tremblay McGill University

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