Constance Cepko, Ph.D.
Bullard Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School
Professor of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The chicken RaxL gene plays a role in the initiation of photoreceptor differentiation.
Stem cells that know their place.
The dorsal-ventral axis of the neural retina is divided into multiple domains of restricted gene expression which exhibit features of lineage compartments.
Ena/VASP proteins regulate cortical neuronal positioning.
The mouse Crx 5'-upstream transgene sequence directs cell-specific and developmentally regulated expression in retinal photoreceptor cells.
Authors: Authors: Furukawa A, Koike C, Lippincott P, Cepko CL, Furukawa T.
J Neurosci
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J Neurosci
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Mutations in the inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 1 gene (IMPDH1) cause the RP10 form of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
Authors: Authors: Bowne SJ, Sullivan LS, Blanton SH, Cepko CL, Blackshaw S, Birch DG, Hughbanks-Wheaton D, Heckenlively JR, Daiger SP.
Hum Mol Genet
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Hum Mol Genet
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Sox-9 and cDachsund-2 expression in the developing chick telencephalon.
Profile of the genes expressed in the human peripheral retina, macula, and retinal pigment epithelium determined through serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE).
Authors: Authors: Sharon D, Blackshaw S, Cepko CL, Dryja TP.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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Comprehensive analysis of photoreceptor gene expression and the identification of candidate retinal disease genes.
Tackling the brain's genetic complexity.