Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

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 Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Research areas Neurobiology Gilles Vanwalleghem

Gilles Vanwalleghem
[Translate to English:] Legend: The six days old larval zebrafish expresses a fluorescent calcium reporter in all of its neurons, including in the enteric nervous system that regulates the gut. We use this transparent animal to image in vivo the activity of its neurons. Arrows indicate the rostral, dorsal, caudal, and ventral directions. Scale bar is 100 um.
Video legend: Live imaging of the activity of neurons in the guts of a six days old larval zebrafish, we can see the high motility of the guts driven by the waves of neuronal activity.

Featured articles

  • “Brain-wide mapping of water flow perception in zebrafish.” Vanwalleghem G, Schuster K, Taylor MA, Favre-Bulle IA, Scott EK. Journal of Neuroscience, doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0049-20.2020 (2020)
  • “Cellular resolution imaging of vestibular processing across the larval zebrafish brain” Favre-Bulle IA*, Vanwalleghem GC*, Taylor MA, Rubinsztein-Dunlop H, Scott EK. Current Biology. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.060. (2018)
  • “Integrative whole-brain neuroscience in larval zebrafish" Vanwalleghem G, Ahrens MB and Scott EK. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2018.02.004 (2018)

Peer-reviewed publications

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Wong, E. S., Zheng, D., Tan, S. Z., Bower, N. I., Garside, V., Vanwalleghem, G., Gaiti, F., Scott, E., Hogan, B. M., Kikuchi, K., McGlinn, E., Francois, M. & Degnan, B. M. (2020). Deep conservation of the enhancer regulatory code in animals. Science, 370(6517), Article eaax8137. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax8137
Vanwalleghem, G., Constantin, L. & Scott, E. K. (2021). Calcium Imaging and the Curse of Negativity. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 14, Article 607391. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2020.607391
Vanwalleghem, G., Schuster, K., Taylor, M. A., Favre-Bulle, I. A. & Scott, E. K. (2020). Brain-wide mapping of water flow perception in zebrafish. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(21), 4130-4144. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0049-20.2020
Vanwalleghem, G. C., Ahrens, M. B. & Scott, E. K. (2018). Integrative whole-brain neuroscience in larval zebrafish. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 50, 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2018.02.004
Vanwalleghem, G., Morias, Y., Beschin, A., Szymkowski, D. E. & Pays, E. (2017). Trypanosoma brucei growth control by TNF in mammalian host is independent of the soluble form of the cytokine. Scientific Reports, 7(1), Article 6165. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06496-2

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