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1. B.J. Hilton, J.M. Griffin, J.W. Fawcett, F. Bradke (2024). Neuronal maturation and axon regeneration: unfixing circuitry to enable repair. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 25, 649-667.
2. B.J. Hilton, A. Husch, B. Schaffran, T.C. Lin, E.R. Burnside, S. Dupraz, M. Schelski, J. Kim, J.A. Muller, S. Schoch, C. Imig, N. Brose, F. Bradke (2022). An active vesicle priming machinery suppresses axon regeneration upon adult CNS injury. Neuron 110 (1), 51-69.
3. S. Stern*, B.J. Hilton*, E. Burnside, S. Dupraz, E. Handley, J. Gonyer, C. Brakebusch, F. Bradke (2021). RhoA drives actin compaction to restrict axon regeneration and astrocyte reactivity following CNS injury. Neuron 109 (21), 3437-3456. *Co-First Author.
4. B.J. Hilton, F. Bradke (2020). Growing myelin around regenerated axons after CNS injury. Neuron 108 (5), 797-798. (Preview article)
5. G.J. Duncan, S. Manesh, B.J. Hilton, P. Assinck, J.R. Plemel, W. Tetzlaff (2020). The fate and function of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells after traumatic spinal cord injury. Glia 68(2), 227-245.
6. S. Dupraz, B.J. Hilton, A. Husch, T. Santos, C. Coles, S. Stern, H. Cord, F. Bradke (2019). RhoA Instructs the Onset and Rate of Neuronal Polarization in the Developing Brain. Current Biology 29(22), 3874-3886.
7. A. Tedeschi, S. Dupraz, C.J. Laskowski M. Curcio, K.C. Flynn, T. Santos, S. Stern, B.J. Hilton, C.B. Gurniak, W. Witke, F. Bradke (2019). ADF/Cofilin-Mediated Actin Turnover Promotes Axon Regeneration in the Adult CNS. Neuron 103(6), 1073-1085.
8. B. Schaffran, B.J. Hilton, F. Bradke (2019). Imaging in vivo dynamics of sensory axon responses to CNS injury. Experimental Neurology 317, 110-118.
9. B.J. Hilton, O. Blanquie, A. Tedeschi, F. Bradke (2019). High resolution 3D imaging and analysis of axon regeneration in unsectioned spinal cord with or without tissue clearing. Nature Protocols 14, 1235-1260.
10. G.J. Duncan, S.B. Manesh, B.J. Hilton, P. Assinck, J. Liu, A. Moulson, J.R. Plemel, W. Tetzlaff (2018). Locomotor recovery following contusive spinal cord injury does not require oligodendrocyte remyelination. Nature Communications 9(1), 3066.
11. B.J. Hilton, W. Tetzlaff (2018). A brainstem bypass for spinal cord injury. Nature Neuroscience 21(4), 457-458. (News & Views article)
12. B.J. Hilton, F. Bradke (2017). Can injured adult CNS axons regenerate by recapitulating development? Development 144(19), 3417-3429.
13. B.J. Hilton*, A. Moulson*, W. Tetzlaff (2017). Neuroprotection and secondary damage following spinal cord injury: concepts and methods. Neuroscience Letters 652, 3-10. *Co-First Author.
14. P. Assinck*, G.J. Duncan*, B.J. Hilton*, J.R. Plemel*, W. Tetzlaff (2017). Cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury. Nature Neuroscience 20(05), 637-647. *Co-First Author.
15. C.G. Geoffroy*, B.J. Hilton*, W. Tetzlaff, B. Zheng (2016). Evidence for an Age-Dependent Decline in Axon Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Central Nervous System. Cell Reports, 15(2): 238-246. *Co-First Author
16. B.J. Hilton, E. Anenberg, T.C. Harrison, J.D. Boyd, T.H. Murphy, W. Tetzlaff (2016). Re-Establishment of Cortical Motor Output Maps and Spontaneous Functional Recovery via Spared Dorsolaterally Projecting Corticospinal Neurons after Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(14): 4080-92.
17. G.J. Duncan, P. Assinck*, B.J. Hilton* (2014). Canonical Wnt Signalling in PDGFRα-Expressing Cells is a Critical Regulator of Astrogliosis and Axon Regeneration following CNS Injury. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(49):16163-5. *Equal contribution
18. E. Anenberg, P. Arstikaitis, Y. Niitsu, T.C. Harrison, J.D. Boyd, B.J. Hilton, W. Tetzlaff, T.H. Murphy, (2014). Ministrokes in channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice reveal widespread deficits in motor output despite maintenance of cortical neuronal excitability. Journal of Neuroscience 34(4):1094-104.
19. B.J. Hilton, P. Assinck, G.J. Duncan, D. Lu, S. Lo, W. Tetzlaff (2013). Dorsolateral funiculus lesioning of the mouse cervical spinal cord at C4 but not at C6 results in sustained forelimb motor deficits. Journal of Neurotrauma, 30(12):1070-83.
20. B.J. Hilton, B.T. Lang, J.M. Cregg (2012). Keratan sulfate proteoglycans in plasticity and recovery after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(13):4331-3
21. F. Streijger, W.T. Plunet, J.H. Lee, J. Liu, C.K. Lam, S. Park. B.J. Hilton, B.L. Fransen, K.A. Matheson, P. Assinck, B.K. Kwon, W. Tetzlaff (2011). Ketogenic diet improves forelimb motor function after spinal cord injury in rodents. PLoS One (11):378765.
22. A.E. Bates, B.J. Hilton, C.D. Harley (2009). Effects of temperature, season, and locality on wasting disease in the keystone predatory sea star Pisaster ochraceus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 86(3):245-51
1. B.J. Hilton, J.M. Griffin, J.W. Fawcett, F. Bradke (2024). Neuronal maturation and axon regeneration: unfixing circuitry to enable repair. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 25, 649-667.
2. B.J. Hilton, A. Husch, B. Schaffran, T.C. Lin, E.R. Burnside, S. Dupraz, M. Schelski, J. Kim, J.A. Muller, S. Schoch, C. Imig, N. Brose, F. Bradke (2022). An active vesicle priming machinery suppresses axon regeneration upon adult CNS injury. Neuron 110 (1), 51-69.
3. S. Stern*, B.J. Hilton*, E. Burnside, S. Dupraz, E. Handley, J. Gonyer, C. Brakebusch, F. Bradke (2021). RhoA drives actin compaction to restrict axon regeneration and astrocyte reactivity following CNS injury. Neuron 109 (21), 3437-3456. *Co-First Author.
4. B.J. Hilton, F. Bradke (2020). Growing myelin around regenerated axons after CNS injury. Neuron 108 (5), 797-798. (Preview article)
5. G.J. Duncan, S. Manesh, B.J. Hilton, P. Assinck, J.R. Plemel, W. Tetzlaff (2020). The fate and function of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells after traumatic spinal cord injury. Glia 68(2), 227-245.
6. S. Dupraz, B.J. Hilton, A. Husch, T. Santos, C. Coles, S. Stern, H. Cord, F. Bradke (2019). RhoA Instructs the Onset and Rate of Neuronal Polarization in the Developing Brain. Current Biology 29(22), 3874-3886.
7. A. Tedeschi, S. Dupraz, C.J. Laskowski M. Curcio, K.C. Flynn, T. Santos, S. Stern, B.J. Hilton, C.B. Gurniak, W. Witke, F. Bradke (2019). ADF/Cofilin-Mediated Actin Turnover Promotes Axon Regeneration in the Adult CNS. Neuron 103(6), 1073-1085.
8. B. Schaffran, B.J. Hilton, F. Bradke (2019). Imaging in vivo dynamics of sensory axon responses to CNS injury. Experimental Neurology 317, 110-118.
9. B.J. Hilton, O. Blanquie, A. Tedeschi, F. Bradke (2019). High resolution 3D imaging and analysis of axon regeneration in unsectioned spinal cord with or without tissue clearing. Nature Protocols 14, 1235-1260.
10. G.J. Duncan, S.B. Manesh, B.J. Hilton, P. Assinck, J. Liu, A. Moulson, J.R. Plemel, W. Tetzlaff (2018). Locomotor recovery following contusive spinal cord injury does not require oligodendrocyte remyelination. Nature Communications 9(1), 3066.
11. B.J. Hilton, W. Tetzlaff (2018). A brainstem bypass for spinal cord injury. Nature Neuroscience 21(4), 457-458. (News & Views article)
12. B.J. Hilton, F. Bradke (2017). Can injured adult CNS axons regenerate by recapitulating development? Development 144(19), 3417-3429.
13. B.J. Hilton*, A. Moulson*, W. Tetzlaff (2017). Neuroprotection and secondary damage following spinal cord injury: concepts and methods. Neuroscience Letters 652, 3-10. *Co-First Author.
14. P. Assinck*, G.J. Duncan*, B.J. Hilton*, J.R. Plemel*, W. Tetzlaff (2017). Cell transplantation therapy for spinal cord injury. Nature Neuroscience 20(05), 637-647. *Co-First Author.
15. C.G. Geoffroy*, B.J. Hilton*, W. Tetzlaff, B. Zheng (2016). Evidence for an Age-Dependent Decline in Axon Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Central Nervous System. Cell Reports, 15(2): 238-246. *Co-First Author
16. B.J. Hilton, E. Anenberg, T.C. Harrison, J.D. Boyd, T.H. Murphy, W. Tetzlaff (2016). Re-Establishment of Cortical Motor Output Maps and Spontaneous Functional Recovery via Spared Dorsolaterally Projecting Corticospinal Neurons after Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Mice. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(14): 4080-92.
17. G.J. Duncan, P. Assinck*, B.J. Hilton* (2014). Canonical Wnt Signalling in PDGFRα-Expressing Cells is a Critical Regulator of Astrogliosis and Axon Regeneration following CNS Injury. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(49):16163-5. *Equal contribution
18. E. Anenberg, P. Arstikaitis, Y. Niitsu, T.C. Harrison, J.D. Boyd, B.J. Hilton, W. Tetzlaff, T.H. Murphy, (2014). Ministrokes in channelrhodopsin-2 transgenic mice reveal widespread deficits in motor output despite maintenance of cortical neuronal excitability. Journal of Neuroscience 34(4):1094-104.
19. B.J. Hilton, P. Assinck, G.J. Duncan, D. Lu, S. Lo, W. Tetzlaff (2013). Dorsolateral funiculus lesioning of the mouse cervical spinal cord at C4 but not at C6 results in sustained forelimb motor deficits. Journal of Neurotrauma, 30(12):1070-83.
20. B.J. Hilton, B.T. Lang, J.M. Cregg (2012). Keratan sulfate proteoglycans in plasticity and recovery after spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(13):4331-3
21. F. Streijger, W.T. Plunet, J.H. Lee, J. Liu, C.K. Lam, S. Park. B.J. Hilton, B.L. Fransen, K.A. Matheson, P. Assinck, B.K. Kwon, W. Tetzlaff (2011). Ketogenic diet improves forelimb motor function after spinal cord injury in rodents. PLoS One (11):378765.
22. A.E. Bates, B.J. Hilton, C.D. Harley (2009). Effects of temperature, season, and locality on wasting disease in the keystone predatory sea star Pisaster ochraceus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 86(3):245-51