ZFIN Person: Schmitt, Ellen

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-960805-503

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-960805-503

Schmitt, Ellen

Email:	eschmitt@fas.harvard.edu
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Affiliation:
Address:	Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University 16 Divinity Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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Phone:	(617) 495-2599
Fax:	(617) 496-3321
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research encompasses early stages of retinal development which includes the early patterning of the eyefield and the subsequent differentiation and lamination of retinal cell types. Presently, my work focuses particularly on differences expressed along the dorsal-ventral axis of the developing eye.

PUBLICATIONS

Schmitt, E.A., Hyatt, G.A., and Dowling, J.E. (1999) Erratum: Temporal and spatial patterns of opsin gene expression in the zebrafish (Danio rerio): corrections with additions. Visual neuroscience. 16(3):601-605

Schmitt, E.A. and Dowling, J.E. (1999) Early retinal development in the zebrafish, Danio rerio: light and electron microscopic analysis. The Journal of comparative neurology. 404:515-536

Fulwiler, C., Schmitt, E.A., Kim, J.M.J., and Dowling, J.E. (1997) Retinal patterning in the zebrafish mutant Cyclops. The Journal of comparative neurology. 381(4):449-460

Hyatt, G.A., Schmitt, E.A., Fadool, J.M., and Dowling, J.E. (1996) Retinoic acid alters photoreceptor development in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 93(23):13298-13303

Schmitt, E.A. and Dowling, J.E. (1996) Comparison of topographical patterns of ganglion and photoreceptor cell differentiation in the retina of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. The Journal of comparative neurology. 371(2):222-234

Schmitt, E.A., Fadool, J.M., and Dowling, J.E. (1996) Zebrafish ultraviolet cone opsin. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 37:695

Hyatt, G.A., Schmitt, E.A., Marsh-Armstrong, N., McCaffery, P., Dräger, U.C., and Dowling, J.E. (1996) Retinoic acid establishes ventral retinal characteristics. Development (Cambridge, England). 122:195-204

Robinson, J., Schmitt, E.A., and Dowling, J.E. (1995) Temporal and spatial patterns of opsin gene expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Visual neuroscience. 12:895-906

Schmitt, E.A. and Dowling, J.E. (1994) Early eye morphogenesis in the zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio. The Journal of comparative neurology. 344:532-542

Robinson, J., Schmitt, E.A., Hárosi, F.I., Reece, R.J., and Dowling, J.E. (1993) Zebrafish ultraviolet visual pigment: absorption spectrum, sequence, and localization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 90:6009-6012

Hyatt, G.A., Schmitt, E.A., Marsh-Armstrong, N.R., and Dowling, J.E. (1992) Retinoic acid-induced duplication of the zebrafish retina. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 89:8293-8297

Fulwiler, C., Schmitt, E.A., and Dowling, J.E. (1991) Pattern regulation in the retina of the zebrafish mutant cyclops. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr.. 17:9

Schmitt, E.A., Fulwiler, C., Goodrich, L.V., and Dowling, J.E. (1991) Eye morphogenesis in the zebrafish. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr.. 17:9

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