Contact

Email

rachel.thomson@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Senior Research Assistant
Physiology
Education
Diploma of Management
Performance Edge Systems Pty Ltd
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Dundee
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Physiology
University of St Andrews
ORCID

0000-0003-3802-8597

Dr. Rachel Thomson

Senior Research Assistant
Physiology
14 Scholarly works
1 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2020

    Journal article

    TMEPAI/PMEPA1 Is a Positive Regulator of Skeletal Muscle Mass
    DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.560225
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Intravascular Follistatin gene delivery improves glycemic control in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes
    DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802059RRR
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    Unlocking the anti-metastatic secrets of skeletal muscle to treat cancer
  • 2016

    Journal article

    Smad7 gene delivery prevents muscle wasting associated with cancer cachexia in mice
    DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aac4976
  • 2016

    Journal article

    Using AAV vectors expressing the beta 2-adrenoceptor or associated G alpha proteins to modulate skeletal muscle mass and muscle fibre size
    DOI: 10.1038/srep23042
  • 2015

    Journal article

    Evaluation of follistatin as a therapeutic in models of skeletal muscle atrophy associated with denervation and tenotomy
    DOI: 10.1038/srep17535
  • 2014

    Journal article

    Elevated expression of activins promotes muscle wasting and cachexia
    DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-245894
Rachel Thomson

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2013

    Journal article

    The bone morphogenetic protein axis is a positive regulator of skeletal muscle mass
    DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201211134
  • 2012

    Journal article

    Follistatin-mediated skeletal muscle hypertrophy is regulated by Smad3 and mTOR independently of myostatin
    DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201109091
  • 2010

    Journal article

    Regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells by ccp1, a FGF2 downstream gene.
    DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-657
  • 2009

    Journal article

    Fgf receptor 3 activation promotes selective growth and expansion of occipitotemporal cortex.
    DOI: 10.1186/1749-8104-4-4
  • 2007

    Journal article

    Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 kinase domain mutation increases cortical progenitor proliferation via mitogen-activated protein kinase activation.
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04285.x
  • 2005

    Journal article

    FGFR3 regulates brain size by controlling progenitor cell proliferation and apoptosis during embryonic development.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.11.035
  • 2004

    Journal article

    Tissue-specific expression and subcellular distribution of murine glutathione S-transferase class kappa.
    DOI: 10.1177/002215540405200509
  • 2003

    Journal article

    Biochemical and genetic characterization of a murine class Kappa glutathione S-transferase.
    DOI: 10.1042/BJ20030415