Under Review and Preprints:
1. Schmidt AR, Shephard R, Patrick RL, Bergeron SA*. Transcriptional control of visual neural circuit development by GS homeobox 1. bioRxiv: doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.30.522239

Recent Publications (WVU):
1. Coltogirone RA*, Kuhn SL, Freeland SP, Bergeron SA*. Fish in a Dish: Using Zebrafish in Authentic Science Research Experiences for Under-represented High School Students from West Virginia. Zebrafish. 2023 Jul 14. doi: 10.1089/zeb.2022.0074. Online ahead of print. *co-corresponding author
2. Coltogirone RA, Sherfinski EI, Dobler ZA, Peterson SN, Andlinger AR, Fadel LC, Patrick RL, Bergeron SA*. Gsx2, but not Gsx1, is necessary for early forebrain patterning and long-term survival in zebrafish. Dev Dyn. 2022 Oct 2. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.542. Online ahead of print.
3. Cooman T, Bergeron SA, Coltogirone R, Horstick E, Arroyo L. Evaluation of fentanyl toxicity and metabolism using a zebrafish model. J Appl Toxicol. 2022 Apr;42(4):706-714. doi: 10.1002/jat.4253. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34647333
4. Cooman T, Hoover B, Sauvé B, Bergeron SA, Quinete N, Gardinali P, Arroyo LE. The metabolism of valerylfentanyl using human liver microsomes and zebrafish larvae. Drug Test Anal. 2022 Feb 6. doi: 10.1002/dta.3233. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35128825
5. Hageter J, Waalkes M, Starkey J, Copeland H, Price H, Bays L, Showman C, Laverty S, Bergeron SA, Horstick EJ. Environmental and Molecular Modulation of Motor Individuality in Larval Zebrafish. Front Behav Neurosci. 2021 Dec 6;15:777778. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.777778. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34938167
6. Marquart GD, Tabor KM, Bergeron SA, Briggman KL, Burgess HA. Prepontine non-giant neurons drive flexible escape behavior in zebrafish. PLoS Biol. 2019 Oct 15;17(10):e3000480. eCollection 2019 Oct.
7. Tabor KM, Smith TS, Brown M, Bergeron SA, Briggman KL, Burgess HA. Presynaptic Inhibition Selectively Gates Auditory Transmission to the Brainstem Startle Circuit. Curr Biol. 2018 Jul 25 Epub ahead of print. PMID: 30078569 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.020
8. Geldenhuys WJ, Bergeron SA, Mullins JE, Aljammal R, Gaasch BL, Chen WC, Yun J, Hazlehurst LA. High-content screen using zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos identifies a novel kinase activator and inhibitor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2017 Feb 28. PMID: 28320616

Past publications:
1: Bergeron SA, Carrier N, Li GH, Ahn S, Burgess HA. Gsx1 expression defines neurons required for prepulse inhibition. Mol Psychiatry. 2015 Aug;20(8):974-85.
PMID: 25224259
2: Horstick EJ, Jordan DC, Bergeron SA, Tabor KM, Serpe M, Feldman B, Burgess HA. Increased functional protein expression using nucleotide sequence features
enriched in highly expressed genes in zebrafish. Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Apr 20;43(7):e48. PubMed PMID: 25628360
3: Tabor KM, Bergeron SA, Horstick EJ, Jordan DC, Aho V, Porkka-Heiskanen T, Haspel G, Burgess HA. Direct activation of the Mauthner cell by electric field
pulses drives ultrarapid escape responses. J Neurophysiol. 2014 Aug 15;112(4):834-44. PubMed PMID: 24848468
4: Fero K, Bergeron SA, Horstick EJ, Codore H, Li GH, Ono F, Dowling JJ, Burgess HA. Impaired embryonic motility in dusp27 mutants reveals a developmental defect in myofibril structure. Dis Model Mech. 2014 Feb;7(2):289-98. PMID: 24203884
5: Bergeron SA, Hannan MC, Codore H, Fero K, Li GH, Moak Z, Yokogawa T, Burgess HA. Brain selective transgene expression in zebrafish using an NRSE derived
motif. Front Neural Circuits. 2012 Dec 28;6:110. PMID: 23293587
6: Fernandes AM, Fero K, Arrenberg AB, Bergeron SA, Driever W, Burgess HA. Deep brain photoreceptors control light-seeking behavior in zebrafish larvae. Curr
Biol. 2012 Nov 6;22(21):2042-7. PMID: 23000151
7: Bergeron SA, Tyurina OV, Miller E, Bagas A, Karlstrom RO. Brother of cdo (umleitung) is cell-autonomously required for Hedgehog-mediated ventral CNS
patterning in the zebrafish. Development. 2011 Jan;138(1):75-85. PMID: 21115611
8: Bergeron SA, Milla LA, Villegas R, Shen MC, Burgess SM, Allende ML, Karlstrom RO, Palma V. Expression profiling identifies novel Hh/Gli-regulated genes in
developing zebrafish embryos. Genomics. 2008 Feb;91(2):165-77. PubMed PMID: 18055165