Dr Benjamin Weger
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Benjamin Weger

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  • Doctor of Philosophy, Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg

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39 works between 2011 and 2024
All (39) Journal Article (37) Other Outputs (2)

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Featured

2021

Journal Article

Systematic analysis of differential rhythmic liver gene expression mediated by the circadian clock and feeding rhythms

Weger, Benjamin D., Gobet, Cédric, David, Fabrice P. A., Atger, Florian, Martin, Eva, Phillips, Nicholas E., Charpagne, Aline, Weger, Meltem, Naef, Felix and Gachon, Frédéric (2021). Systematic analysis of differential rhythmic liver gene expression mediated by the circadian clock and feeding rhythms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (3) e2015803118, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015803118

Systematic analysis of differential rhythmic liver gene expression mediated by the circadian clock and feeding rhythms

Featured

2019

Journal Article

The mouse microbiome is required for sex-specific diurnal rhythms of gene expression and metabolism

Weger, Benjamin D, Gobet, Cédric, Yeung, Jake, Martin, Eva, Jimenez, Sonia, Betrisey, Bertrand, Foata, Francis, Berger, Bernard, Balvay, Aurélie, Foussier, Anne, Charpagne, Aline, Boizet-Bonhoure, Brigitte, Chou, Chieh Jason, Naef, Felix and Gachon, Frédéric (2019). The mouse microbiome is required for sex-specific diurnal rhythms of gene expression and metabolism. Cell Metabolism, 29 (2), 362-382. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.09.023

The mouse microbiome is required for sex-specific diurnal rhythms of gene expression and metabolism

2024

Journal Article

The effect of an improved ICU physical environment on outcomes and post-ICU recovery—a protocol

Tronstad, Oystein, Zangerl, Barbara, Patterson, Sue, Flaws, Dylan, Yerkovich, Stephanie, Szollosi, Irene, White, Nicole, Garcia-Hansen, Veronica, Leonard, Francisca Rodriguez, Weger, Benjamin D., Gachon, Frédéric, Brain, David, Lavana, Jayshree, Hodgson, Carol and Fraser, John F. (2024). The effect of an improved ICU physical environment on outcomes and post-ICU recovery—a protocol. Trials, 25 (1) 376. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08222-6

The effect of an improved ICU physical environment on outcomes and post-ICU recovery—a protocol

2024

Journal Article

Maternal high fat diet induces circadian clock-independent endocrine alterations impacting the metabolism of the offspring

Ding, Lu, Weger, Benjamin D., Liu, Jieying, Zhou, Liyuan, Lim, Yenkai, Wang, Dongmei, Xie, Ziyan, Liu, Jing, Ren, Jing, Zheng, Jia, Zhang, Qian, Yu, Miao, Weger, Meltem, Morrison, Mark, Xiao, Xinhua and Gachon, Frédéric (2024). Maternal high fat diet induces circadian clock-independent endocrine alterations impacting the metabolism of the offspring. iScience, 27 (7) 110343, 110343. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110343

Maternal high fat diet induces circadian clock-independent endocrine alterations impacting the metabolism of the offspring

2023

Journal Article

Understanding circadian dynamics: current progress and future directions for chronobiology in drug discovery

Weger, Meltem, Weger, Benjamin D. and Gachon, Frédéric (2023). Understanding circadian dynamics: current progress and future directions for chronobiology in drug discovery. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 18 (8), 893-901. doi: 10.1080/17460441.2023.2224554

Understanding circadian dynamics: current progress and future directions for chronobiology in drug discovery

2023

Journal Article

Mice with humanized livers reveal the role of hepatocyte clocks in rhythmic behavior

Delbès, Anne-Sophie, Quiñones, Mar, Gobet, Cédric, Castel, Julien, Denis, Raphaël G. P., Berthelet, Jérémy, Weger, Benjamin D., Challet, Etienne, Charpagne, Aline, Metairon, Sylviane, Piccand, Julie, Kraus, Marine, Rohde, Bettina H., Bial, John, Wilson, Elizabeth M., Vedin, Lise-Lotte, Minniti, Mirko E., Pedrelli, Matteo, Parini, Paolo, Gachon, Frédéric and Luquet, Serge (2023). Mice with humanized livers reveal the role of hepatocyte clocks in rhythmic behavior. Science Advances, 9 (20) eadf2982, 1-14. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf2982

Mice with humanized livers reveal the role of hepatocyte clocks in rhythmic behavior

2023

Journal Article

Multiomics reveals multilevel control of renal and systemic metabolism by the renal tubular circadian clock

Bignon, Yohan, Wigger, Leonore, Ansermet, Camille, Weger, Benjamin D., Lagarrigue, Sylviane, Centeno, Gabriel, Durussel, Fanny, Götz, Lou, Ibberson, Mark, Pradervand, Sylvain, Quadroni, Manfredo, Weger, Meltem, Amati, Francesca, Gachon, Frédéric and Firsov, Dmitri (2023). Multiomics reveals multilevel control of renal and systemic metabolism by the renal tubular circadian clock. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 133 (8) e167133, 1-17. doi: 10.1172/JCI167133

Multiomics reveals multilevel control of renal and systemic metabolism by the renal tubular circadian clock

2022

Other Outputs

A role for caveolar proteins in regulation of the circadian clock

Fonseka, Sachini, Weger, Benjamin D., Weger, Meltem, Martel, Nick, Hall, Thomas Edward, Varasteh Moradi, Shayli, Gabriel, Christian H., Kramer, Achim, Ferguson, Charles, Fernández-Rojo, Manuel A., Alexandrov, Kirill, Rawashdeh, Oliver, McMahon, Kerrie-Ann, Gachon, Frederic and Parton, Robert G. (2022). A role for caveolar proteins in regulation of the circadian clock.

A role for caveolar proteins in regulation of the circadian clock

2022

Other Outputs

Mice with humanized livers reveal the involvement of hepatocyte circadian clocks in rhythmic behavior and physiology

Delbès, Anne-Sophie, Quiñones, Mar, Gobet, Cédric, Castel, Julien, Denis, Raphaël G. P., Berthelet, Jérémy, Weger, Benjamin D., Challet, Etienne, Charpagne, Aline, Metairon, Sylviane, Piccand, Julie, Kraus, Marine, Rohde, Bettina H., Bial, John, Wilson, Elizabeth M., Vedin, Lise-Lotte, Minniti, Mirko E., Pedrelli, Matteo, Parini, Paolo, Gachon, Frédéric and Luquet, Serge (2022). Mice with humanized livers reveal the involvement of hepatocyte circadian clocks in rhythmic behavior and physiology.

Mice with humanized livers reveal the involvement of hepatocyte circadian clocks in rhythmic behavior and physiology

2022

Journal Article

Comprehensive analysis of the circadian nuclear and cytoplasmic transcriptome in mouse liver

Hurni, Clémence, Weger, Benjamin D., Gobet, Cédric and Naef, Felix (2022). Comprehensive analysis of the circadian nuclear and cytoplasmic transcriptome in mouse liver. PLOS Genetics, 18 (8) e1009903, e1009903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009903

Comprehensive analysis of the circadian nuclear and cytoplasmic transcriptome in mouse liver

2022

Journal Article

Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease

Jouffe, Céline, Weger, Benjamin D., Martin, Eva, Atger, Florian, Weger, Meltem, Gobet, Cédric, Ramnath, Divya, Charpagne, Aline, Morin-Rivron, Delphine, Powell, Elizabeth E., Sweet, Matthew J., Masoodi, Mojgan, Uhlenhaut, N. Henriette and Gachon, Frédéric (2022). Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (10) e2200083119, e2200083119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2200083119

Disruption of the circadian clock component BMAL1 elicits an endocrine adaption impacting on insulin sensitivity and liver disease

2022

Journal Article

The mechanisms and physiological consequences of diurnal hepatic cell size fluctuations: a brief review

Weger, Meltem, Weger, Benjamin D. and Gachon, Frédéric (2022). The mechanisms and physiological consequences of diurnal hepatic cell size fluctuations: a brief review. Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 56 (S2), 1-11. doi: 10.33594/000000489

The mechanisms and physiological consequences of diurnal hepatic cell size fluctuations: a brief review

2021

Journal Article

The Insulin/Insulin‐like Growth Factor signaling connects metabolism with sexual differentiation

Weger, Benjamin D. and Gachon, Frédéric (2021). The Insulin/Insulin‐like Growth Factor signaling connects metabolism with sexual differentiation. Acta Physiologica, 231 (3) e13576, e13576. doi: 10.1111/apha.13576

The Insulin/Insulin‐like Growth Factor signaling connects metabolism with sexual differentiation

2020

Journal Article

Neuronal activity regulates blood-brain barrier efflux transport through endothelial circadian genes

Pulido, Robert S., Munji, Roeben N., Chan, Tamara C., Quirk, Clare R., Weiner, Geoffrey A., Weger, Benjamin D., Rossi, Meghan J., Elmsaouri, Sara, Malfavon, Mario, Deng, Aaron, Profaci, Caterina P., Blanchette, Marie, Qian, Tongcheng, Foreman, Koji L., Shusta, Eric V., Gorman, Michael R., Gachon, Frédéric, Leutgeb, Stefan and Daneman, Richard (2020). Neuronal activity regulates blood-brain barrier efflux transport through endothelial circadian genes. Neuron, 108 (5), 937-952.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.09.002

Neuronal activity regulates blood-brain barrier efflux transport through endothelial circadian genes

2020

Journal Article

MondoA regulates gene expression in cholesterol biosynthesis-associated pathways required for zebrafish epiboly

Weger, Meltem, Weger, Benjamin D, Schink, Andrea, Takamiya, Masanari, Stegmaier, Johannes, Gobet, Cédric, Parisi, Alice, Kobitski, Andrei Yu, Mertes, Jonas, Krone, Nils, Strähle, Uwe, Nienhaus, Gerd Ulrich, Mikut, Ralf, Gachon, Frédéric, Gut, Philipp and Dickmeis, Thomas (2020). MondoA regulates gene expression in cholesterol biosynthesis-associated pathways required for zebrafish epiboly. eLife, 9 e57068, 1-35. doi: 10.7554/elife.57068

MondoA regulates gene expression in cholesterol biosynthesis-associated pathways required for zebrafish epiboly

2020

Journal Article

Pax6 organizes the anterior eye segment by guiding two distinct neural crest waves

Takamiya, Masanari, Stegmaier, Johannes, Kobitski, Andrei Yu, Schott, Benjamin, Weger, Benjamin D., Margariti, Dimitra, Cereceda Delgado, Angel R., Gourain, Victor, Scherr, Tim, Yang, Lixin, Sorge, Sebastian, Otte, Jens C., Hartmann, Volker, van Wezel, Jos, Stotzka, Rainer, Reinhard, Thomas, Schlunck, Günther, Dickmeis, Thomas, Rastegar, Sepand, Mikut, Ralf, Nienhaus, Gerd Ulrich and Strähle, Uwe (2020). Pax6 organizes the anterior eye segment by guiding two distinct neural crest waves. PLoS Genetics , 16 (6) e1008774, e1008774. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008774

Pax6 organizes the anterior eye segment by guiding two distinct neural crest waves

2020

Journal Article

Robust landscapes of ribosome dwell times and aminoacyl-tRNAs in response to nutrient stress in liver

Gobet, Cédric, Weger, Benjamin Dieter, Marquis, Julien, Martin, Eva, Neelagandan, Nagammal, Gachon, Frédéric and Naef, Felix (2020). Robust landscapes of ribosome dwell times and aminoacyl-tRNAs in response to nutrient stress in liver. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (17), 9630-9641. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918145117

Robust landscapes of ribosome dwell times and aminoacyl-tRNAs in response to nutrient stress in liver

2019

Journal Article

At the intersection of microbiota and circadian clock: are sexual dimorphism and growth hormones the missing link to pathology? Circadian clock and microbiota: potential egffect on growth hormone and sexual development

Weger, Benjamin D., Rawashdeh, Oliver and Gachon, Frédéric (2019). At the intersection of microbiota and circadian clock: are sexual dimorphism and growth hormones the missing link to pathology? Circadian clock and microbiota: potential egffect on growth hormone and sexual development. BioEssays, 41 (9) 1900059, e1900059. doi: 10.1002/bies.201900059

At the intersection of microbiota and circadian clock: are sexual dimorphism and growth hormones the missing link to pathology? Circadian clock and microbiota: potential egffect on growth hormone and sexual development

2019

Journal Article

Circadian regulation of cochlear sensitivity to noise by circulating glucocorticoids

Cederroth, Christopher R., Park, Jung-sub, Basinou, Vasiliki, Weger, Benjamin D., Tserga, Evangelia, Sarlus, Heela, Magnusson, Anna K., Kadri, Nadir, Gachon, Frédéric and Canlon, Barbara (2019). Circadian regulation of cochlear sensitivity to noise by circulating glucocorticoids. Current Biology, 29 (15), 2477-2487.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.057

Circadian regulation of cochlear sensitivity to noise by circulating glucocorticoids

2019

Journal Article

Microbiota and the clock: sexual dimorphism matters!

Weger, Benjamin D and Gachon, Frédéric (2019). Microbiota and the clock: sexual dimorphism matters!. Aging, 11 (12), 3893-3894. doi: 10.18632/aging.102051

Microbiota and the clock: sexual dimorphism matters!

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Impact of circadian and endocrine disruption on the pathogenesis of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (2023 MSHRSS Co-funded Collaboration Grant led by MSH).
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    The Microbiota-Growth Hormone Axis - From Metabolic Function to Liver Disease
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Aberrant light exposure, chronodisruption and Alzheimer's disease
    Alzheimer's Association (Chicago)
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020
    Investigating the role of liver cell type-specific circadian clocks
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

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