Dr. rer. nat Thomas Müller

geb. am 02.11.1965 in Duisburg

Postdoctoral Scientist, 2010-2011 University of Freiburg, Germany; Principal Investigator: Wolfgang Driever Molecular Factors Governing the Evolution and Development of the Zebrafish Telencephalon Organization with Emphasis on the Amygdaloid Complex Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005-2010 University of California San Francisco, USA; Principal Investigator: Su Guo The Zebrafish Dorsal Pallium (Isocortex-Homologue) Neural Stem Cells in the Zebrafish Forebrain Postdoctoral Fellow, 2003-2005 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France; Principal Investigator: Philippe Vernier; collaboration with Mario F. Wullimann Zebrafish Brain Development Atlas The GABA- and Cholinergic Systems of the Zebrafish Brain Ph.D. - summa cum laude, 2003 University of Bremen, Institute of Brain Research, Germany; Supervisor: Mario F. Wullimann Proneural and Neurogenic Genes in the Larval Zebrafish Brain M.A. Biology, 1997 University of Bremen; Institute of Brain Research, Germany; Supervisors: Andrea Schmidt and Gerhard Roth Hormonal Influences on Evolution and Development of Amphibian Brains

Fakultät für Biologie

Hauptforschungsgebiete

Comparative Neurology, Anatomy of the zebrafish brain, Developmental Neurobiology,

Wichtige Publikationen

Books: Mueller T and Wullimann MF. “Atlas of Early Zebrafish Brain Development: A Tool for Molecular Neurogenetics,” Elsevier Publishing Company, 2005 Research articles: Mueller T, Dong Z, Berberoglu M, and Guo S (2011): “The Dorsal Pallium in the Zebrafish Danio rerio (Cyprinidae, Teleostei)” Brain Res. 1381: 95-105. Osorio J, Mueller T, Rétaux S, Vernier P, and Wullimann MF (2010): “Phylotypic Expression of the bHLH Genes neurogenin2, NeuroD and Mash1 in the Mouse Embryonic Forebrain,” J. Comp. Neurol. 518(6): 851-871. Mueller T and Guo S (2009): “The Distribution of GAD67-mRNA in the Adult Zebrafish (Teleost) Forebrain Reveals a Prosomeric Pattern and Suggests Previously Unidentified Homologies to Tetrapods,” J. Comp. Neurol. 516(6): 553-568. Berberoglu M, Dong Z, Mueller T, and Guo S (2009): “fezf2 Expression Delineates Cells with Proliferative Potential and Expressing Markers of Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Zebrafish Brain,” Gene Expression Patterns. 9(6): 411-422. Peng J, Wagle M, Mueller T, Mathur P, Lockwood BL, Bretaud S, and Guo S (2009): “Ethanol-modulated Camouflage Response Screen in Zebrafish Uncovers a Novel Role for cAMP and ERK Signaling in Behavioral Sensitivity to Ethanol,” J. Neuroscience. 29(26): 8408-8418. Mueller T, Wullimann MF and Guo S (2008): “Early Teleostean Basal Ganglia Development Visualized by Zebrafish Dlx2a, Lhx6, Lhx7, Tbr2 (eomesa), and GAD67 Gene Expression,” J. Comp. Neurol. 507(2):1245-57. Mueller T, Vernier P and Wullimann MF (2006): “A Phylotypic Stage in Vertebrate Brain Development: GABA Cell Patterns in Zebrafish Compared to Mouse,” J. Comp. Neurol. 494(4):620-634. Mueller T, Vernier P and Wullimann MF (2004): “The Adult Central Nervous Cholinergic System in the Neurogenetic Animal Model System, the Zebrafish Danio rerio,” Brain Res. 1011(2):156-169. Wullimann MF and Mueller T (2004): “Identification and Morphogenesis of the Eminentia thalami in the Zebrafish,” J. Comp. Neurol. 471(1): 37-48. Mueller T and Wullimann MF (2003): “Anatomy of Neurogenesis in the Early Zebrafish Brain,” Dev. Brain Res. 140: 135-153. Wullimann MF and Mueller T (2002): “Expression of Zash-1a in the Postembryonic Zebrafish Brain allows Comparison to Mouse Mash1 Domains,” Gene Expression Patterns 1(3-4): 187-192. Mueller T and Wullimann MF (2002): “BrdU-, neuroD- and Hu-studies Show Unusual Non-Ventricular Neurogenesis in the Postembryonic Zebrafish Forebrain,” Mech. Develop. 117(1-2): 123-135. Mueller T and Wullimann MF (2002): “Expression Domains of NeuroD (nrd) in the Early Postembryonic Zebrafish Brain,” Brain Res. Bull. 57(3-4): 377-379. Reviews: Mueller T and Wullimann MF (2009): “Evolutionary Interpretation of Teleostean Forebrain Molecular Anatomy,” Brain Behav. Evol. 74(19): 30-42. Invited. Wullimann MF and Mueller T (2004): “Teleostean and Mammalian Forebrains Contrasted: Evidence from Genes to Behavior,” J. Comp. Neurol. 475(2):143-162. Invited.

Kontaktaufnahme

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