Publications

Research Articles: *Indicates undergraduate student researchers

Trina Manalo*, Adam May*, Joshua Quinn*, Dominique S. Lafontant*, Olubusola Shifatu*, Wei He*, Juan M. Gonzalez-Rosa, Geoffrey C. Burns, Caroline E. Burns, Alan R. Burns, Pascal J. Lafontant. Differential Lectin Binding Patterns Identify Distinct Heart Regions in Giant Danio (Devario Aequipinnatus) and Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Hearts. Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Sept 28, 2016.

Jamie A. Grivas*, Maria Haag*, Adedoyin Johnson*, Trina Manalo*, Julia Roell*, Tanmoy L. Das*, Evelyn Brown, Alan R. Burns, Pascal J. Lafontant. Cardiac Repair and Regenerative Potential in the Goldfish Heart. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C. (Feb. 15, 2014, Epub ahead of print)

Lafontant PJ, Behzad AR, Brown E, Landry P, Hu N, et al. (2013) Cardiac Myocyte Diversity and a Fibroblast Network in the Junctional Region of the Zebrafish Heart Revealed by Transmission and Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy. PLoS ONE 8(8): e72388. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072388. August 23, 2013.

Pascal J. Lafontant, Alan R. Burns, Jamie A. Grivas*, Mary A. Lesch*, Tanmoy D. Lala*, Sean P. Reuter, Loren J. Field, Tyler D. Frounfelter*. The Giant Danio (D. aequipinnatus) as a Model of Cardiac Remodeling and Regeneration. Anatomical Record (Hoboken) 2012, 295:234-248.

Xu X, Sarikas A, Dias-Santagata DC, Dolios G, Lafontant PJ, Tsai SC, Zhu W, Nakajima H, Nakajima HO, Field LJ, Wang R, Pan ZQ. The CUL7 E3 ubiquitin ligase targets insulin receptor substrate 1 for ubiquitin-dependent degradation. Mol Cell. 2008 May 23;30(4):403-14.

Lafontant PJ, Burns AR, Donnachie E, Haudek SB, Smith CW, Entman ML. Oncostatin M Differentially Regulates CXC Chemokines in Mouse Cardiac Fibroblasts. 2006 Jul; 291(1):C18-26. Epub 2006 Feb 1.

Book Chapters:

Lafontant, Pascal J. Using tablet PCs and DyKnow vision to enhance student engagement in a human anatomy class. In The impact of tablet PCs and pen-based technology on education: evidence and outcomes. Purdue University Press. 2008.

Pascal Lafontant and Loren J. Field. (November 2007). Myocardial Regeneration via Cell Cycle Activation. In Rebuilding the Infarcted Heart. United Kingdom: Informa Healthcare.

Pascal Lafontant and Loren J. Field. (September 2006). The cardiomyocyte cell cycle. In Heart Failure: Molecules, Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets, No. 274. New York: Wiley.