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Eric Wieschaus

Howard Hughes Medical Institute · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Cell Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, and RNA Research and Splicing.
h-index
92
citations
32,029
works
224
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Transcription factor clusters as information transfer agents
Science Advances 2025cited by 13position: middledoi
A model for boundary-driven tissue morphogenesis
2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
The geometric basis of epithelial convergent extension.
2024cited by 21position: contributordoi
The geometric basis of epithelial convergent extension
eLife 2024cited by 6position: contributordoi
The Geometric Basis of Epithelial Convergent Extension
2024cited by 2position: contributordoi
The Geometric Basis of Epithelial Convergent Extension
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Author response: The Geometric Basis of Epithelial Convergent Extension
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Functional analysis of the Drosophila eve locus in response to non-canonical combinations of gap gene expression levels
Developmental Cell 2023cited by 6position: middledoi
The Geometric Basis of Epithelial Convergent Extension
2023cited by 4position: contributordoi
Evaluating the Arrhenius equation for developmental processes.
2021cited by 45position: contributordoi
Temperature-Induced uncoupling of cell cycle regulators
Developmental Biology 2021cited by 25position: contributordoi
Temperature-Induced uncoupling of cell cycle regulators
Developmental Biology 2020cited by 24position: lastdoi
Temperature-Induced Uncoupling of Cell Cycle Regulators
2020cited by 1position: contributordoi
Optimal Decoding of Cellular Identities in a Genetic Network
Cell 2019cited by 195position: middledoi
Global morphogenetic flow is accurately predicted by the spatial distribution of myosin motors
eLife 2018cited by 208position: middledoi
The Science of Living Matter for Tomorrow
Cell Systems 2018cited by 6position: lastdoi
Measurement of cortical elasticity in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> embryos using ferrofluids
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 132position: lastdoi
Independent active and thermodynamic processes govern the nucleolus assembly in vivo
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017cited by 122position: lastdoi
Concentration dependent chromatin states induced by the bicoid morphogen gradient
eLife 2017cited by 96position: lastdoi
Polarity protein Par3/Bazooka follows myosin-dependent junction repositioning
Developmental Biology 2017cited by 38position: lastdoi
Nucleation by rRNA Dictates the Precision of Nucleolus Assembly
Current Biology 2016cited by 207position: lastdoi
Establishment and maintenance of heritable chromatin structure during early Drosophila embryogenesis
eLife 2016cited by 192position: lastdoi
Myosin-dependent remodeling of adherens junctions protects junctions from Snail-dependent disassembly
The Journal of Cell Biology 2016cited by 110position: lastdoi
Transcriptional Timers Regulating Mitosis in Early Drosophila Embryos
Cell Reports 2016cited by 13position: lastdoi
Zygotic Genome Activation Triggers the DNA Replication Checkpoint at the Midblastula Transition
Cell 2015cited by 218position: lastdoi
Coordinating Cell Cycle Remodeling with Transcriptional Activation at the Drosophila MBT
Current topics in developmental biology/Current Topics in Developmental Biology 2015cited by 69position: lastdoi
Passive Mechanical Forces Control Cell-Shape Change during Drosophila Ventral Furrow Formation
Biophysical Journal 2014cited by 124position: lastdoi
Quantitative 4D analyses of epithelial folding during <i>Drosophila</i> gastrulation
Development 2014cited by 60position: middledoi
Simple Biochemical Pathways far from Steady State Can Provide Switchlike and Integrated Responses
Biophysical Journal 2014cited by 8position: lastdoi
Positional information, in bits
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013cited by 211position: middledoi

Grants

PASI: Frontiers in Developmental Biology: Concepts, Techniques and Model Organisms; Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 23-November 1, 2008
NSF0719671$71,6002008–2009PIRePORTER
Meeting: SDB 67th Annual Meeting, July 26-30, 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
NSF0817980$12,0002008–2009PIRePORTER
Developmental Genetics of Neural-Epidermal Segregation in Drosophila
NSF8616928$162,1261987–1991PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

· 10 papers (2020–2025)Fridtjof Brauns · Princeton University6 papers (2023–2024)Nikolas H. Claussen · University of California, Santa Barbara6 papers (2023–2024)Boris I Shraiman · 6 papers (2023–2024)Shelby A. Blythe · Northwestern University6 papers (2013–2017)Matthew F. Lefebvre · Princeton University5 papers (2023–2024)Stefano Di Talia · Duke Medical Center5 papers (2012–2020)Thomas Gregor · Princeton University4 papers (2013–2025)Matthias Kaschube · Goethe University Frankfurt4 papers (2012–2014)Zia Khan · Alector (United States)3 papers (2012–2014)Yu‐Chiun Wang · RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research3 papers (2012–2014)Hanieh Falahati · Howard Hughes Medical Institute3 papers (2016–2020)Oleg Polyakov · Princeton University2 papers (2014–2017)William Bialek · Princeton University2 papers (2013–2019)Stanislav Y. Shvartsman · Princeton University2 papers (2012–2013)Gašper Tkačik · Princeton University2 papers (2013–2019)Bing He · Xinjiang Agricultural University2 papers (2012–2014)Mo Weng · University of Nevada, Las Vegas2 papers (2016–2017)M.K. Swan · Princeton University2 papers (2014–2017) · 1 papers (2018–2018)