Publications

Most recent publications from the Headon lab:

1. Embryonic feather bud development - a keystone model for vertebrate organogenesis. Riddell, J. & Headon, D., May 2025, In: Developmental Biology. 521, p. 142-148 16 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2. Novel Aspects in Pattern Formation Arise from Coupling Turing Reaction-Diffusion and Chemotaxis. Fraga Delfino Kunz, C., Gerisch, A., Glover, J., Headon, D., Painter, K. J. & Matthäus, F., Jan 2024, In: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 86, 1, p. 1-37 37 p., 4. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3.GWASs Identify Genetic Loci Associated with Human Scalp Hair Whorl Direction. Luo, J., Huang, H., Qiao, H., Tan, J., Chen, W., Zhang, M., Ruiz-Linares, A., Wang, J., Yang, Y., Jin, L., Headon, D. J. & Wang, S., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 143, 10, p. 2065-2068.e10 14 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

4. Rapid mechanosensitive migration and dispersal of newly divided mesenchymal cells aid their recruitment into dermal condensates. Riddell, J., Noureen, S. R., Sedda, L., Glover, J. D., Ho, W. K. W., Bain, C. A., Berbeglia, A., Brown, H., Anderson, C., Chen, Y., Crichton, M. L., Yates, C. A., Mort, R. L. & Headon, D. J., Sept 2023, In: PLoS Biology. 21, 9, p. 1-21 21 p., e3002316. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5. The Developmental Basis of Fingerprint Pattern Formation and Variation. Glover, J., Sudderick, Z., Shih, B., Batho-Samblas, C., Charlton, L., Krause, A. L., Anderson, C., Riddell, J., Balic, A., Li, J., Klika, V., Woolley, T. E., Gaffney, E. A., Corsinotti, A., Anderson, R. A., Johnston, L., Brown, S., Wang, S., Chen, Y. & Crichton, M. L. & 1 others, , 2 Mar 2023, In: Cell. 186, p. 1-17 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6. The Enrichment of Specific Hair Follicle-Associated Cell Populations in Plucked Hairs Offers an Opportunity to Study Gene Expression Underlying Hair Traits. Naboulsi, R., Cieślak, J., Headon, D., Jouni, A., Negro, J. J., Andersson, G. & Lindgren, G., 29 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24, 1, p. 1-13. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

All Headon lab research publication outputs can be viewed on the University of Edinburgh Research Profile here: 

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