Tudor C. Badea

This study compares visual code restoration in retinal degenerate mice by targeting opsins to bipolar cells versus retinal ganglion cells, finding that bipolar cell targeting produces a richer visual code.

This study shows that Brn3a controls soma localization and axonal extension patterns in spinal dorsal horn neurons by analyzing its expression and effects in mice.

The paper shows that Zfp503 is essential for RPE differentiation and optic fissure closure, with loss of function leading to uveal coloboma and altered gene expression in developing mouse eyes.

This paper identifies a unique retinal ganglion cell type, tSbC RGCs, and maps their precise axon projections to specific brain regions with developmental precision.

This study shows that Brn3a and Ret interact in retinal ganglion cell type specification, with Brn3a loss affecting Ret co-receptors and neurotrophin receptors.

This study shows that Atoh7 is essential for RGC survival but not for their specification, as RGCs can develop without Atoh7 when apoptosis is inhibited.

This paper identifies new retinal ganglion cell types and brain nuclei expressing Brn3c using a novel Cre allele, revealing expanded RGC diversity and novel connectivity patterns.

This study identifies Tbr2-expressing retinal ganglion cells as intrinsically photosensitive RGCs and shows Tbr2 regulates Opn4 transcription for ipRGC development and maintenance.

The paper identifies molecularly distinct proprioceptor subtypes in muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs using single-cell RNA sequencing and validates their functional roles.