ZFIN Person: Franz-Odendaal, Tamara

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-061103-1

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-061103-1

Franz-Odendaal, Tamara

Email:	Tamara.Franz-Odendaal@msvu.ca
URL:	http://www.bonedevelopmentlab.ca
Affiliation:	Franz-Odendaal Lab
Address:	Mount Saint Vincent University 66 Bedford Highway Halifax, NS, B3M 2J6 Canada
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Phone:	902 - 457 6140
Fax:	902 - 457 6455
ORCID ID:	0000-0003-4883-2677

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

We study the scaffolds of vertebrate bodies - the skeleton. We are a comparative developmental biology lab with a strong evo-devo focus. Check out our lab website for more on our team and current interests.

PUBLICATIONS

Franz-Odendaal, T.A., Bezuhly, M. (2023) Clomiphene Citrate and Enclomiphene Hydrochloride Exposure Is Associated With Interfrontal Suture Fusion in Zebrafish. Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.). 31:383389383-389

Zinck, N.W., McInnis, S.J.L., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2023) Intravitreal injection of FGF and TGF-β inhibitors disrupts cranial cartilage development. Differentiation; research in biological diversity. 133:515951-59

Jeradi, S., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2022) Vibration exposure uncovers a critical early developmental window for zebrafish caudal fin development. Development genes and evolution. 232(2-4):67-79

Zinck, N.W., Jeradi, S., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2020) Elucidating the early signaling cues involved in zebrafish chondrogenesis and cartilage morphology. Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution. 336(1):18-31

Giffin, J.L., Gaitor, D., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2019) The Forgotten Skeletogenic Condensations: A Comparison of Early Skeletal Development Amongst Vertebrates. Journal of developmental biology. 7(1)

Franz-Odendaal, T.A., Edsall, S. (2018) Long-term Effects of Simulated Microgravity and Vibration Exposure on Skeletal Development in Zebrafish. Stem cells and development. 27(18):1278-1286

Hammer, C.L., Atukorala, A.D., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2016) What shapes the oral jaws? Accommodation of complex dentition correlates with premaxillary but not mandibular shape. Mechanisms of Development. 141:100-8

Weigele, J., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2016) Functional bone histology of zebrafish reveals two types of endochondral ossification, different types of osteoblast clusters and a new bone type. Journal of anatomy. 229:92-103

Dufton, M., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2015) Morphological diversity in the orbital bones of two teleosts with experimental and natural variation in eye size. Developmental Dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists. 244(9):1109-1120

Chang, C., Franz-Odendaal, T. (2014) Perturbing the developing skull: using laser ablation to investigate the robustness of the infraorbital bones in zebrafish ( Danio rerio ). BMC Developmental Biology. 14:44

Edsall, S.C., Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2014) An assessment of the long-term effects of simulated microgravity on cranial neural crest cells in zebrafish embryos with a focus on the adult skeleton. PLoS One. 9:e89296

Chang, C., and Franz-Odendaal, T.A. (2014) The zebrafish infraorbital bones: a descriptive study. Zebrafish. 11(1):50-56

Milligan, B., Harris, N., Franz-Odendaal, T. A. (2012) Understanding morphology: a comparative study on the lower jaw in two teleost species. Zeitschrift fur angewandte Ichthyologie = Journal of applied ichthyology. 28(3):346-352

Kague, E., Gallagher, M., Burke, S., Parsons, M., Franz-Odendaal, T., and Fisher, S. (2012) Skeletogenic fate of zebrafish cranial and trunk neural crest. PLoS One. 7(11):e47394

Schonthaler, H.B., Franz-Odendaal, T.A., Hodel, C., Gehring, I., Geisler, R., Schwarz, H., Neuhauss, S.C., and Dahm, R. (2010) The zebrafish mutant bumper shows a hyperproliferation of lens epithelial cells and fibre cell degeneration leading to functional blindness. Mechanisms of Development. 127(3-4):203-219

Franz-Odendaal, T.A., Ryan, K., and Hall, B.K. (2007) Developmental and morphological variation in the teleost craniofacial skeleton reveals an unusual mode of ossification. Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution. 308B(6):709-721

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS
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