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Peng Huang
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Latest papers
Heterogeneity of Sonic Hedgehog response dynamics and fate specification in single neural progenitors.
eLife · 2026
Pdgfab/Pdgfra-mediated chemoattraction guides the migration of sclerotome-derived fibroblast precursors in zebrafish.
PLoS biology · 2025 · senior author
Somites are a source of nephron progenitors in zebrafish.
Nature communications · 2025
Latest funding
- $1,005,976
Regulation of Tendon Regeneration by Progenitor-like Fibroblasts
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $210,000
Guidance of fibroblast migration by Pdgfra signaling in development and regeneration
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
- $100,000
Extrinsic and intrinsic regulation of tendon regeneration
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
19 publications.
Heterogeneity of Sonic Hedgehog response dynamics and fate specification in single neural progenitors.
Xiong F, Tentner AR, Nandagopal S, Hiscock TW, Huang P, Tsung-Megason SG
Pdgfab/Pdgfra-mediated chemoattraction guides the migration of sclerotome-derived fibroblast precursors in zebrafish.
Méndez-Olivos EE, Kocha KM, Bloomekatz J, Liao S, Huang P
Somites are a source of nephron progenitors in zebrafish.
Peng Z, Vanichapol T, Nguyen PD, Chang HG, Kocha KM, O'Brien LL, Currie PD, Huang P, Davidson AJ
Dynamic BMP signaling regulates sclerotome induction and lineage diversification in zebrafish.
Xie L, Ma RC, Kocha KM, Méndez-Olivos EE, Huang P
The sclerotome is the source of the dorsal and anal fin skeleton and its expansion is required for median fin development.
Bailon-Zambrano R, Keating MK, Sales EC, Nichols AR, Gustafson GE, Hopkins CA, Kocha KM, Huang P, Barske L, Nichols JT
The development of brain pericytes requires expression of the transcription factor nkx3.1 in intermediate precursors.
Ahuja S, Adjekukor C, Li Q, Kocha KM, Rosin N, Labit E, Sinha S, Narang A, Long Q, Biernaskie J, Huang P, Childs SJ
col1a2+ fibroblasts/muscle progenitors finetune xanthophore countershading by differentially expressing csf1a/1b in embryonic zebrafish.
Chen J, Wang H, Wu S, Zhang A, Qiu Z, Huang P, Qu JY, Xu J
Single-cell analysis reveals distinct fibroblast plasticity during tenocyte regeneration in zebrafish.
Rajan AM, Rosin NL, Labit E, Biernaskie J, Liao S, Huang P
Origin and diversification of fibroblasts from the sclerotome in zebrafish.
Ma RC, Kocha KM, Méndez-Olivos EE, Ruel TD, Huang P
Temporal cell fate determination in the spinal cord is mediated by the duration of Notch signalling.
Jacobs CT, Kejriwal A, Kocha KM, Jin KY, Huang P
Regulation of Tendon Regeneration by Progenitor-like Fibroblasts
Principal investigators: Huang, Peng
Keywords: Cell Lineage; Cell Signaling; Extracellular Matrix; Fibroblast; In Vivo Imaging; Regeneration; Tendon; Tenocyte; Transcription Factor; Zebrafish
Guidance of fibroblast migration by Pdgfra signaling in development and regeneration
Principal investigators: Mendez Olivos, Emilio E
Keywords: Cell Migration; Fibroblast; Pdgf Signalling; Sclerotome; Tenocytes; Zebrafish
Extrinsic and intrinsic regulation of tendon regeneration
Principal investigators: Huang, Peng
Keywords: Cell Lineage; Cell Signaling; Extracellular Matrix; Fibroblast; In Vivo Imaging; Regeneration; Tendon; Tenocyte; Transcription Factor; Zebrafish
Cell signaling crosstalk during spinal cord patterning
Principal investigators: Huang, Peng
Keywords: zebrafish genetics; notch signaling; hedgehog signaling; spinal cord patterning; cell fate specification; in vivo imaging; primary cilia; gene regulation
10th Canadian Developmental Biology Conference
Principal investigators: Huang, Peng
Keywords: Cell Differentiation; Developmental Biology; Disease Modelling; Gene Expression; Genetics; Morphogenesis; Stem Cells; Tissue Patterning
Perivascular fibroblasts in maintaining blood vessel integrity
Principal investigators: Huang, Peng
Keywords: Blood Vessel; Cell Lineage; Cell Signaling; Development; Extracellular Matrix; Genetics; In Vivo Imaging; Sclerotome; Tissue Maintenance; Zebrafish
In vivo cell signaling dynamics in spinal cord patterning
Principal investigators: Huang, Peng
Identifying Cellular and Molecular Modifiers of Muscular Dystrophy
Principal investigators: Huang, Peng
Keywords: Cell Ablation; Cell Transplantation; Crispr Technology; Extracellular Matrix; Hedgehog Signaling; In Vivo Imaging; Muscular Dystrophy; Tissue Maintenance; Transcriptional Profiling; Zebrafish Genetics
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Peng Huang and Shan Liao: 4 shared papers
- Ian Scott and Brian Ciruna: 2 shared papers
- Marc Ekker and Xiao-Yan Wen: 2 shared papers
- Joanna Wilson and Ian Scott: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Peng Huang: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Marc Ekker: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Brian Ciruna: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Sarah McFarlane: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Sarah Childs: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Rhain Louis: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Vincent Tropepe: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Xiao-Yan Wen: 1 shared paper
- Joanna Wilson and Tod Thiele: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Peng Huang: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Marc Ekker: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Sarah McFarlane: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Sarah Childs: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Rhain Louis: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Vincent Tropepe: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Xiao-Yan Wen: 1 shared paper
- Ian Scott and Tod Thiele: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Marc Ekker: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Brian Ciruna: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Sarah McFarlane: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Sarah Childs: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Rhain Louis: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Vincent Tropepe: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Xiao-Yan Wen: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Quan Long: 1 shared paper
- Peng Huang and Tod Thiele: 1 shared paper
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
- Biology
- Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
- Biological Sciences UTSC
- Cell & Systems Biology
- Other
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Shan Liao
Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
4 shared papers, latest 2025
Tod Thiele
Biological Sciences UTSC
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Brian Ciruna
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Vincent Tropepe
Cell & Systems Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Rhain Louis
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Sarah Childs
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Xiao-Yan Wen
Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Marc Ekker
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Sarah McFarlane
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Quan Long
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Joanna Wilson
Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
Ian Scott
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2016
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