Gary Schoenwolf, Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Children’s Health Research Center
Editor-in-Chief, Developmental Dynamics

(b. 1949); B.A., 1971, Elmhurst College; M.S., 1973, Ph.D., 1976, University of Illinois; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico.

Email: schoenwolf@neuro.utah.edu
Office Phone: 801-581-6453

Editor-in-Chief, Developmental Dynamics

Research

Pattern formation during early embryogenesis of vertebrates

The Schoenwolf laboratory addresses the general question of how intercellular and intracellular signaling results in the generation of pattern during vertebrate embryogenesis. Although we work on a number of diverse organ rudiments and developmental events using multiple experimental organisms, our current work focuses on normal and abnormal development of the ear. This work is relevant for understanding birth defects, cancer, aging and regeneration.

Selected Publications

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  • Wright, T.J., R. Ladher, J. McWhirter, C. Murre, G.C. Schoenwolf and S.L. Mansour 2004 Mouse FGF15 is the orthologue of chick FGF19, but is not uniquely required for otic induction. Dev. Biol., 269:264-275.
  • Chapman, S.C., A. Lawson, W.C. MacArthur, R.J. Wiese, R.H. Loechel, M. Burgos-Trinidad, J.K. Wakefield, R. Ramabhadran, T.J. Mauch and G.C. Schoenwolf 2005 Ubiquitous GFP expression in transgenic chickens utilizing a lentiviral vector. Development, 132:935-940.
  • Ladher, R.K., T. J. Wright, A.M. Moon, S.L. Mansour and G.C. Schoenwolf 2005FGF8 initiates inner ear induction in chick and mouse. Genes Dev., 19:603-613.
  • Mansour, S. and G.C. Schoenwolf 2005 Morphogenesis of the inner ear. In: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, Development of the Ear, D. Wu and M. W. Kelley, Eds. Pp. 43-84.
  • deCastro, M., Y. Saijoh and G.C. Schoenwolf 2006 Optimized cationic lipid-based gene delivery reagents for use in developing vertebrate embryos. Dev. Dyn., 235: 2210-2219.
  • Chapman, S.C., Q. Cai, S. Bleyl and G.C. Schoenwolf 2006 Restricted expression of Fgf16 within the developing chick inner ear. Dev. Dyn., 235: 2276-2281.
  • Bleyl, S.B, J.L.B. Byrne, S.T. South, D.C. Dries, D.A. Stevenson, A.F. Rope, A.M. Vianna-Morgante, G.C. Schoenwolf, J.D. Kivlin, A. Brothman and J.C. Carey 2007 Brachymesomelic dysplasia with Peters anomaly of the eye results form disruptions of the X chromosome near the SHOX and SOX3 genes. Am. J. Med. Genet., Part A, 143A:2785-2795.
  • Bleyl, S.B., A. Moshrefi, M. Shaw, Y. Saijoh, G.C. Schoenwolf, L.A. Pennacchio and A.M Slavotinek 2007 Candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia from animal models: Sequencing of FOG2 and PDGFRalpha reveals rare variants in diaphragmatic hernia patients. Eur. J. Hum. Genet., 15:950-958.
  • Chapman, S.C., K. Matsumoto, Q. Cai and G.C. Schoenwolf 2007 Specification of germ layer identity in the chick gastrula. BioMed Central Dev. Biol., 7:91-107.
  • Schoenwolf, G.C. 2008 Atlas of Descriptive Embryology, 7th Edition. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco. 8-1/2 X 11”; 306 pages; 342 illustrations.
  • Schoenwolf, G.C., S.B. Bleyl, P.R. Brauer and P.H. Francis-West 2009 Larsen’s Human Embryology. 4th Edition. Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia. 8 X 10”; 687 pages; 469 illustrations.
  • Schoenwolf, G.C. 2009 Laboratory Studies of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Embryos. Guide and Atlas of Descriptive and Experimental Development, 9th Edition. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco. 8-1/2 X 11”; 388 pages; 549 illustrations.