Publications

Yu, R.Y., Bucio-Méndez, A., Chen, B.E. 2026. PXGS: a Poly-Transgene Expression System based on Mutually Exclusive Splicing of Dscam. eLife Accepted. Abstract.

dos Santos, J.V., Yu, R.Y., Terceros, A., Mussells Pires, P., Rusu, D., Cvetkovska, V., Bucio-Méndez, A., Lin, T., Emran, F., Djambazian, H., Bérubé, P., Sladek, R., Chen, B.E. 2026. Identifying molecular instructions to hard-wire a sensory neuron’s synaptic connectivity. eLife Accepted. Abstract.

Chen, B.E. 2026. Manage Your Project (pgs 93–94), Cultivate a Growth Mindset (pg 185). In The Prosperous PhD: Secrets to Success from Top Supervisors. (Eds. J. Wearing, C. DeLuca, & S. MacGregor). University of Toronto Press.

Emran, F., Kays, I., Lo, C.A., Li, Y., Chen, B.E. 2025. A drug screening platform for protein expression levels in neurological disorders. BioTechniques 77(3): 113–124. Abstract.

Kays, I., Chen, B.E. 2024. Tracking and Measuring Local Protein Synthesis In Vivo. Development 151(21): 1–12. Abstract. Cet article démontre le suivi et la mesure instantanés des événements de synthèse protéique, à résolution subcellulaire, chez l'animal vivant.

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Shih, P-Y., Hsieh, B-Y., Tsai, C-Y., Lo, C.A., Chen, B.E., Hsueh, Y-P. 2020. Autism-linked mutations of CTTNBP2 reduce social interaction and impair dendritic spine formation via diverse mechanisms. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 8: 185. Abstract.

Li, J., Yu, R.Y., Emran, F., Chen, B.E., Hughes, M.E. 2019. Achilles-Mediated and Sex-Specific Regulation of Circadian mRNA Rhythms in Drosophila. Journal of Biological Rhythms 34(2): 131–143. Abstract.

Vieira Dos Santos, J., Yu, R.Y., Terceros, A., Chen, B.E. 2019. FGF receptors are required for proper axonal branch targeting in Drosophila. Molecular Brain 12: 84. Abstract.

Lo, C.A., Chen, B.E. 2019. Parental Allele-Specific Protein Expression in Single Cells In Vivo. Developmental Biology 454: 66-73. Abstract. Notre article a fait la couverture du numéro d'octobre 2019 de Developmental Biology. Cet article s'inscrivait dans mon objectif à long terme : suivre l'expression protéique des allèles maternel et paternel au fil du temps, dans des cellules individuelles chez un animal vivant.

Kays, I., Chen, B.E. 2019. Protein and RNA Quantification of Multiple Genes in Single Cells. BioTechniques 66: 15–21. Abstract.

Bagheri, H., Friedman, H., Shao, H., Chong, Y., Lo, C.A., Emran, F., Kays, I., Yang, X.J., Cooper, E., Chen, B.E., Siminovitch, K., Peterson, A. 2018. TIE: A Method to Electroporate Long DNA Templates into Preimplantation Embryos for CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing. The CRISPR Journal 1(3): 223–229. Abstract.

Lo, C.A., Greben, A.W., Chen, B. E. 2017. Generating stable cell lines with quantifiable protein production using CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in. BioTechniques 62: 165-174. Abstract.

Chen, B.E., Apostolova, I., Jungic, V., McIlroy, B., Crozier, G., Nugent, J., Lison, C., Tatossian, A. 2017. What I wish I knew as an early career professor. (ed. Anqi Shen) Pgs 12–17. University Affairs Vol. 58, No. 02. February 2017. Universities Canada Press.

Pavlou, H.J., Lin, A.C., Neville, M.C., Nojima, T., Diao, F., Chen, B.E., White, B.H., Goodwin, S.F. 2016. Neural circuitry coordinating male copulation. eLife 5: e20713. Abstract.

Suciu, R. M., Aydin, E., Chen, B. E. 2015. GeneDig: a web application for accessing genomic and bioinformatics knowledge. BMC Bioinformatics 16: 67. Abstract.

Lo, C.*, Kays, I.*, Emran, F., Lin, T., Cvetkovska, V., Chen, B. E. 2015. Quantification of Protein Levels in Single Living Cells. Cell Reports 13: 2634-2644. Abstract.

Chen, B. E. 2015. DSCAM, Mother of Innovations. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 43: 1-4. Abstract. Cet article est essentiellement mon manifeste et un hommage aux neurosciences canadiennes. On m'a invité à rédiger un commentaire sur ce que représente le fait d'être un nouveau chercheur au Canada, après avoir reçu le Prix du jeune chercheur 2014 de l'Association canadienne des neurosciences.