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Image of a larval zebrafish with clusters of hair cells called neuromasts labeled with fluorescent dye. The entire collection of neuromasts make up the lateral line system of the fish.
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Gao Y, Khan YA, Mo W, White KI, Perkins M'21, Pfuetzner RA, Trapani JG, Brunger AT, Nicolson T (2023) Sensory deficit screen identifies nsf mutation that differentially affects SNARE recycling and quality control. Cell Reports42(4):112345. DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112345
Venuto A, Thibodeau-Beganny S, Trapani JG, Erickson T (2023) A sensation for inflation: initial swim bladder inflation in larval zebrafish is mediated by the mechanosensory lateral line. bioRxivpreprint DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.12.523756
Barnaby W, Barclay HED, Nagarkar A, Perkins M'21, Teicher G, Trapani JG, Downes GB (2022) GABAA α Subunit Control of Hyperactive Behavior in Developing Zebrafish. Genetics, 220(4). DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac011
Hussain S, Aponte-Rivera R, Barghout RM'20, Trapani JG, Kindt KS (2022) In Vivo Analysis of Hair Cell Sensory Organs in Zebrafish: From Morphology to Function. In: Developmental, Physiological, and Functional Neurobiology of the Inner Ear, pp 175–220. Humana, New York, NY.
Ozdemir YI'19, Hansen CA'17, Ramy MA'18, Troconis EL'15, McNeil LD'21, Trapani JG (2021). Recording Channelrhodopsin-Evoked Field Potentials and Startle Responses from Larval Zebrafish. Methods Mol Biol, 2191:201-220. doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0830-2_13
Peterson HP’17, Troconis EL’15, Ordoobadi AJ ‘15, Thibodeau-Beganny S, Trapani JG (2018). Teaching Dose-response Relationships Through Aminoglycoside Block of Mechanotransduction Channels in Lateral Line Hair Cells of Larval Zebrafish. J Undergrad Neurosci Educ (JUNE), 17(1):A40-A49.
Song S'19, Lee JA'15 Smith College, Kiselev I'16, Iyengar V'14, Trapani JG, Tania N (2018). Mathematical modeling and analyses of interspike-intervals of spontaneous activity in afferent neurons of the zebrafish lateral line. Scientific Reports, (8) Article number: 14851. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33064-z
Troconis EL'15, Ordoobadi AJ'15, Sommers TF'16, Aziz-Bose R'14, Carter AR, Trapani JG (2017). Intensity-dependent timing and precision of startle response latency in larval zebrafish. The Journal of Physiology, 595(1): 265-282. DOI: 10.1113/JP272466 
Kruger M, Boney R, Ordoobadi AJ'15, Sommers TF'16, Trapani JG, Coffin AB (2016). Natural bizbenzoquinoline derivatives protect zebrafish lateral line sensory hair cells from aminoglycoside toxicity. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 10:83. DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00083.
Olt J, Ordoobadi AJ'15, Marcotti W, Trapani JG (2016). Physiological recordings from the zebrafish lateral line. Methods in Cell Biology, Vol. 133.
Toro C, Trapani JG, Pacentine I, Maeda R, Sheets L, Mo W, Nicolson T (2015). Dopamine modulates the activity of sensory hair cells. The Journal of Neuroscience, 35(50): 1694-16503.
Pujol-Marti J*, Faucherre A*, Aziz-Bose R'14, Asgharsharghi A, Colombelli J, Trapani JG, Lopez-Schier H (2014). Converging axons collectively initiate and maintain synaptic selectivity in a constantly remodeling sensory organ. Current Biology, 24: 2968-2974. *equal author contribution PubMed link
Monesson-Olson BD, Troconis EL'15, Trapani JG. (2014). Recording field potentials from zebrafish larvae during escape responses. J Undergrad Neurosci Educ, 13(1):A52-A58.
Monesson-Olson BD*, Browning-Kamins J* '13, Aziz-Bose R* '14, Kreines F '12, Trapani JG. (2014). Optical stimulation of zebrafish hair cells expressing channelrhodopsin-2. PLoS ONE, 9(5): e96641. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096641. *equal contributions
Mooney J '12, Thakur S '11, Kahng P '13, Trapani JG, Poccia DL. (2014). Quantification of exocytosis kinetics by DIC image analysis of cortical lawns. Journal of Chemical Biology, 7:43-55.
Smedemark-Margulies N '13 and Trapani JG. (2013). Tools, methods, and applications for optophysiology in neuroscience. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 6:18.
Catipovic MA '14, Tyler PM '14, Trapani JG, Carter AR. (2013). Improving the quantification of Brownian motion. American Journal of Physics, 81(7):485-491.
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