ZFIN Person: Saxena, Vishal

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-060726-1

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-060726-1

Saxena, Vishal

Email:	vsaxena@uottawa.ca
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Affiliation:	Marc Ekker Lab
Address:	Center for Advanced Research in Environmental Genomics Department of Biology University of Ottawa 20, Marie Curie Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5 Canada
Country:	Canada
Phone:	+1-613-562-5800 X 2063/4, 2958
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

PUBLICATIONS

Yu, E.P.Y., Saxena, V., Perin, S., Ekker, M. (2023) Loss of dlx5a/dlx6a Locus Alters Non-Canonical Wnt Signaling and Meckel's Cartilage Morphology. Biomolecules. 13(9):

Ramachandran, D., Sharma, K., Saxena, V., Nipu, N., Rajapaksha, D.C., Mennigen, J.A. (2023) Knock-out of vasotocin reduces reproductive success in female zebrafish, Danio rerio. Frontiers in endocrinology. 14:11512991151299

Joyce, W., Pan, Y.K., Garvey, K., Saxena, V., Perry, S.F. (2022) The regulation of heart rate following genetic deletion of the ß1 adrenergic receptor in larval zebrafish. Acta physiologica (Oxford, England). 235(4):e13849

Yu, E.P.Y., Perin, S., Saxena, V., Ekker, M. (2021) Novel cross-regulation interactions between dlx genes in larval zebrafish. Gene. 801:145848

Wong, C.E.D., Hua, K., Monis, S., Saxena, V., Norazit, A., Noor, S.M., Ekker, M. (2020) Gdnf affects early diencephalic dopaminergic neuron development through regulation of differentiation-associated transcription factors in zebrafish. Journal of neurochemistry. 156(4):481-498

Pena, I.A., Roussel, Y., Daniel, K., Mongeon, K., Johnstone, D., Mendes, H.W., Bosma, M., Saxena, V., Lepage, N., Chakraborty, P., Dyment, D.A., van Karnebeek, C.D.M., Verhoeven-Duif, N., Bui, T.V., Boycott, K.M., Ekker, M., MacKenzie, A. (2017) Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy in Zebrafish Caused by Aldh7a1 Deficiency. Genetics. 207(4):1501-1518

Noble, S., Saxena, V., Ekker, M., Devlin, R. (2017) Expression of Thiaminase in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is Lethal and Has Implications for Use as a Biocontainment Strategy in Aquaculture and Invasive Species. Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.). 19(6):563-569

Yossa, R., Sarker, P.K., Proulx, E., Saxena, V., Ekker, M., and Vandenburg, G.W. (2013) A Practical Approach for Sexing Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. 25:148-153

Rouleau, M., Saxena, V., Rodrigue, A., Paquet, E.R., Gagnon, A., Hendzel, M.J., Masson, J.Y., Ekker, M., and Poirier, G.G. (2011) A Key Role for Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 3 in Ectodermal Specification and Neural Crest Development. PLoS One. 6(1):e15834

Sperber, S.M., Saxena, V., Hatch, G., and Ekker, M. (2008) Zebrafish dlx2a contributes to hindbrain neural crest survival, is necessary for differentiation of sensory ganglia and functions with dlx1a in maturation of the arch cartilage elements. Developmental Biology. 314(1):59-70

Liu, R.Z., Saxena, V., Sharma, M.K., Thisse, C., Thisse, B., Denovan-Wright, E.M.,Wright, J.M. (2007) The fabp4 gene of zebrafish (Danio rerio)--genomic homology with the mammalian FABP4 and divergence from the zebrafish fabp3 in developmental expression. The FEBS journal. 274(6):1621-1633

Sharma, M.K., Saxena, V., Liu, R.Z., Thisse, C., Thisse, B., Denovan-Wright, E.M., and Wright, J.M. (2005) Differential expression of the duplicated cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 2 genes (crabp2a and crabp2b) during zebrafish embryonic development. Gene expression patterns : GEP. 5(3):371-379

Saxena, V. (2005) Expression and promoter analysis of four zebrafish (Danio rerio) intracellular lipid-binding portein (iLBP) genes in embryos and cell culture. Master's Thesis. :98p

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS
� Vishal Saxena, Dharmendra Singh Baghel, Harendra Prasad and Laxmi Prasad (2005). Molecular Tools to Conserve Mahseer Stocks in Indian Waters. Fishing Chimes 25 (3): 39-41.

�Vishal Saxena, Harendra Prasad and Dharmendra Singh Baghel (2004). Additives in Processed Seafoods. Fishing Chimes, 24(4): 31-32.

�Vishal Saxena, 2003. Scientific guidelines for the farmers engaged in freshwater prawn farming in India. Aquaculture Asia (NACA), Vol. VIII (2) Pp.17-18.(http://library.enaca.org/AquacultureAsia/Articles/April-June-2003/8_macrobrach_April03.pdf)

�Vishal Saxena, Abhed Pandey & Dharmendra Singh Baghel, 2003. Present status, constraints & future prospects of seaweed fisheries along Indian coast. Aquacult, 4(1) Pp: 85-88.

�Dharmendra Singh Baghel and Vishal Saxena, 2002. Composite Fish Culture in Tarai region of Uttaranchal. Geobios, 29(2-3), Pp: 101-104.

�Dharmendra Singh Baghel and Vishal Saxena, 2001. Biotechnological tools in giant freshwater prawn aquaculture: prospects for application. Infofish international, (6), Nov-Dec 2001, Pp: 35-38.