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Paul Whitington

Honorary
Anatomy and Physiology
axon guidance
evolutionary development
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
animals
developmental biology
drosophila
drosophila proteins
axons
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Paul Whitington

 
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Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Neural Development
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Displaying the 6 most recent projects by Paul Whitington.

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The role played by cell adhesion molecules in promoting the growth of neurons toward their targets

All cells contain on their surface a class of molecules, cell adhesion molecules, that enable them to adhere to other cells in tissues. Cell..

2008 - 2010
Completed
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Cellular mechanisms controlling neural crest cell migration along the developing gut

Within the wall of the gut, there are a large number of neurons, probably more than are in the spinal cord. These enteric neurons play an es..

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How do interactions between axon guidance molecules bring about directed axon growth?

This project deals with a fundamental, yet poorly understood biological problem at the cutting edge of international science - how axons nav..

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High resolution cellular and molecular imaging system

Understanding where molecules are within cells, and how they interact with each other, is fundamental to significant advances being made in ..

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Migration and differentiation of enteric neuron precursors

There are many millions of nerve cells within the wall of the intestine, and they control many intestinal functions, including motility. Dur..

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The molecular basis for target selection in the central nervous system by sensory axons

The normal function of the brain depends upon the specific connections that nerve cells make with each other. These connections are set up i..

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Paul Whitington.

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Morphological Characterization of the Entire Interneuron Population Reveals Principles of Neuromere Organization in the Ventral Nerve Cord of Drosophila

Christof Rickert, Thomas Kunz, Kerri-Lee Harris, Paul M Whitington, Gerhard M Technau

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Neuroscience

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The core planar cell polarity gene prickle interacts with flamingo to promote sensory axon advance in the Drosophila embryo

Eli M Mrkusich, Dustin J Flanagan, Paul M Whitington

Journal article  |  2011  |  Developmental Biology

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When are cellular oscillators sufficient for sequential segmentation?

Rebecca H Chisholm, Barry D Hughes, Kerry A Landman, Georg Mayer, Paul M Whitington

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Theoretical Biology

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The origins of the arthropod nervous system: Insights from the Onychophora

Paul M Whitington, Georg Mayer

Journal article  |  2011  |  Arthropod Structure & Development

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A revision of brain composition in Onychophora (velvet worms) suggests that the tritocerebrum evolved in arthropods

Georg Mayer, Paul M Whitington, Paul Sunnucks, Hans-Joachim Pflueger

Journal article  |  2010  |  BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

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Netrin-guided accessory cell morphogenesis dictates the dendrite orientation and migration of a Drosophila sensory neuron

Eli M Mrkusich, Zalina B Osman, Karen E Bates, Julia M Marchingo, Molly Duman-Scheel, Paul M Whitington

Journal article  |  2010  |  Development

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Neural development in Onychophora (velvet worms) suggests a step-wise evolution of segmentation in the nervous system of Panarthropoda

Georg Mayer, Paul M Whitington

Journal article  |  2009  |  Developmental Biology

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Velvet worm development links myriapods with chelicerates

Georg Mayer, Paul M Whitington

Journal article  |  2009  |  Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences

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The atypical cadherin Flamingo is required for sensory axon advance beyond intermediate target cells

Martin C Steinel, Paul M Whitington

Journal article  |  2009  |  Developmental Biology

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The Migratory Behavior of Immature Enteric Neurons

MM Hao, RB Anderson, K Kobayashi, PM Whitington, HM Young

Journal article  |  2009  |  Developmental Neurobiology

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Keyword Analysis

Neurosciences
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Expanding Knowledge
Zoology
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Non-Oriented Research
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Applied Mathematics
Other Biological Sciences

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Anatomy and Physiology

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

The Australian National University