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Recent Publications

  • Biophysical simulation enables segmentation and nervous system atlas mapping for image first spatial omics
    November 30, 2026
    Biophysical simulation enables segmentation and nervous system atlas mapping for image first spatial omicsAli, L. M., Yim, A. K. Y., Gerbi, E., Nguyen, T., Tu, N., Ikede, F., Sampaleanu, R., Grigore, D., Waligorski, J., Kremitzki, C., Yuan, L., Dong, W., Mitra, R., Milbrandt, J. & Buchser, W., Dec 2026, In: npj Systems Biology and Applications. […]
  • INSM1 governs a neuronal progenitor state that drives glioblastoma in a human stem cell model
    November 30, 2026
    INSM1 governs a neuronal progenitor state that drives glioblastoma in a human stem cell modelDeSouza, P. A., Ishahak, M., Qu, X., McCornack, C., Annamalai, D., Mao, D. D., Vangipurapu, R., Fu, Y., Vessoni, A. T., Cleary, R. T., Han, R. H., Augsornworawat, P., Woodiwiss, T., Agovino, D., Sizemore, B., Kline, J., Borhani-Haghighi, M., Chen, H., […]
  • Finding Significant Hits in Networks: a network-based tool for analyzing gene-level P-values to identify significant genes missed by standard methods
    February 28, 2026
    Finding Significant Hits in Networks: a network-based tool for analyzing gene-level P-values to identify significant genes missed by standard methodsAcharya, S., Moghaddam, V. A., Jung, W. J., Kang, Y. S., Liao, S., Province, M. A. & Brent, M. R., Mar 1 2026, In: Briefings in Bioinformatics. 27, 2, bbag061.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article […]
  • Acetate enhances long-term memory in female mice by sex-, context-, and brain region-specific epigenetic and transcriptional remodeling
    February 23, 2026
    Acetate enhances long-term memory in female mice by sex-, context-, and brain region-specific epigenetic and transcriptional remodelingPeriandri, E. M., Dodson, K. M., De Luna Vitorino, F. N., Garcia, B., Glastad, K. M. & Egervari, G., Feb 24 2026, In: Science signaling. 19, 926, eaec0496.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Ketogenic diet dampens excitatory neurotransmission by shrinking synaptic vesicle pools
    February 23, 2026
    Ketogenic diet dampens excitatory neurotransmission by shrinking synaptic vesicle poolsStunault, M. I., Deng, P., Yadav, A., Periandri, E. M., de Luna Vitorino, F. N., Thomsen, M. B., Sponagel, J., Barfield, A. J., Ponce, R. J., Foroughi, L., Garcia, B., Egervari, G., Klyachko, V. A. & Ashrafi, G., Feb 24 2026, In: Cell Reports. 45, 2, […]
  • State-specific enhancer landscapes govern microglial plasticity
    February 9, 2026
    State-specific enhancer landscapes govern microglial plasticityHamagami, N., Kapadia, D., Barclay, K. M., Huang, Y., Abduljawad, N., Cheng, Z., McLaughlin, L., Singhania, D., Ding, X., Yang, J., Sun, Z., Karra, V., Du, S., Bayguinov, P., Yu, G., Li, Y. E., Gabel, H. W. & Li, Q., Feb 10 2026, In: Immunity. 59, 2, p. 288-305.e11Research output: […]
  • Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort study
    February 3, 2026
    Time trends in the male to female ratio for autism incidence: population based, prospectively collected, birth cohort studyFyfe, C., Winell, H., Dougherty, J., Gutmann, D. H., Kolevzon, A., Marrus, N., Tedroff, K., Turner, T. N., Weiss, L. A., Yip, B. H. K., Yin, W. & Sandin, S., Feb 4 2026, In: BMJ. 392, e084164.Research output: […]
  • REV-ERB-alpha and -beta coordinately regulate astrocyte reactivity and proteostatic function
    February 2, 2026
    REV-ERB-alpha and -beta coordinately regulate astrocyte reactivity and proteostatic functionNadarajah, C. J., Li, M. Y., Quillin, E. I., Boyer, K., Dimitry, J. M., Chen, Y., King, M. W., Saliu, I. O., Lee, J., Sheehan, P. W., Davis, A. A., Lazar, M. A., Zhao, G. & Musiek, E. S., Feb 3 2026, In: Proceedings of the […]
  • Multiomic single nuclei profiling the mouse hippocampus reveals that ACSS2 confers neuronal resilience to tauopathy
    January 31, 2026
    Multiomic single nuclei profiling the mouse hippocampus reveals that ACSS2 confers neuronal resilience to tauopathyEgervari, G., Alexander, D. C., Huang, H., Donahue, G., Hogan, C., Mendoza, M., Xu, H., Lee, V., Garcia, B., Bonini, N. & Berger, S., Feb 2026, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 22, 2, e70998.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • RBFOX1 association with age at onset of Alzheimer's disease
    January 31, 2026
    RBFOX1 association with age at onset of Alzheimer's diseasethe Long-Life Family Study (LLFS), Estudio Familiar de Influencia Genetica en Alzheimer (EFIGA), and The National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Family Based Study (NIA-LOAD FBS), Feb 2026, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 22, 2, e71188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Distinct contributions of Etv2+ and Flk1+ progenitors to endothelial, hematopoietic, and cardiac lineages
    January 26, 2026
    Distinct contributions of Etv2+ and Flk1+ progenitors to endothelial, hematopoietic, and cardiac lineagesAlleyne, D., Kim, M., Wu, J., Kwon, Y., Kim, Y. R., Kabir, A. U., Ishahak, M., Millman, J. R., Fan, C., Lee, H. J., Krchma, K., Xing, X., Lavine, K., Wang, T. & Choi, K., Jan 27 2026, In: Cell Reports. 45, 1, […]
  • An integrated view of the structure and function of the human 4D nucleome
    January 14, 2026
    An integrated view of the structure and function of the human 4D nucleomeDekker, J., Oksuz, B. A., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Minsk, M. K., Kuang, S., Yang, L., Gibcus, J. H., Krietenstein, N., Rando, O. J., Xu, J., Janssens, D. H., Henikoff, S., Kukalev, A., Andréa, W., Winick-Ng, W., Kempfer, R., Pombo, A., Yu, M. […]
  • Chronic Oxaliplatin Treatment Induces CIPN in Mice via Activation of the TXNIP Pathway
    December 31, 2025
    Chronic Oxaliplatin Treatment Induces CIPN in Mice via Activation of the TXNIP PathwayDu, J., Sudlow, L. C., Shahverdi, K., Zhou, H., Yuede, C. M., Crock, L. W., Hunter, D. A., Golden, J., Mollah, S. A., Wood, M. D. & Berezin, M. Y., Jan 2026, In: Molecular Neurobiology. 63, 1, 92.Research output: Contribution to journal › […]
  • Whole blood transcriptional signatures of age and survival identified in long life family and integrative longevity omics studies
    December 31, 2025
    Whole blood transcriptional signatures of age and survival identified in long life family and integrative longevity omics studiesLi, M., Song, Z., Reed, E., Karagiannis, T. T., Andersen, S., Brent, M., Mateusiak, C., Acharya, S., Jung, W. J., Liao, S., Wojczynski, M. K., Feitosa, M. F., O’Connell, J. R., Montasser, M. E., Thorpe, R. J., Arbeev, […]
  • Unmasked: transposable elements as drivers and targets in cancer
    December 31, 2025
    Unmasked: transposable elements as drivers and targets in cancerGrinwald, M. F., Saintilnord, W. N. & Wang, T., Jan 2026, In: Trends in Genetics. 42, 1, p. 30-45 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
  • Genome-wide gene-sleep interaction study identifies novel lipid loci in 732,564 participants
    December 31, 2025
    Genome-wide gene-sleep interaction study identifies novel lipid loci in 732,564 participantsNoordam, R., Wang, W., Nagarajan, P., Wang, H., Brown, M. R., Bentley, A. R., Hui, Q., Kraja, A. T., Morrison, J. L., O'Connel, J. R., Lee, S., Schwander, K., Bartz, T. M., de las Fuentes, L., Feitosa, M. F., Guo, X., Hanfei, X., Harris, S. […]
  • Approaches for identification of 5′ UTR mutations impacting translation and protein production from neurodevelopmental disorder genes
    December 14, 2025
    Approaches for identification of 5′ UTR mutations impacting translation and protein production from neurodevelopmental disorder genesPlassmeyer, S. P., Florian, C. P., Chase, R., Kasper, M. J., Mueller, S., Liu, Y., McFarland White, K., Sierra-Cortez, L., Fischer, A. D., Jungers, C. F., Djuranovic, S. P., Djuranovic, S. & Dougherty, J. D., Dec 15 2025, In: Cell […]
  • Investigating the neuronal role of the proteasomal ATPase subunit gene PSMC5 in neurodevelopmental proteasomopathies
    November 30, 2025
    Investigating the neuronal role of the proteasomal ATPase subunit gene PSMC5 in neurodevelopmental proteasomopathiesKüry, S., Stanton, J. E., van Woerden, G. M., Bosc-Rosati, A., Hsieh, T. C., Bray, L., Oloudé, M., Rosenfelt, C., Scott-Boyer, M. P., Most, V., Wang, T., Papendorf, J. J., de Konink, C., Deb, W., Vignard, V., Studencka-Turski, M., Besnard, T., Hajdukowicz, […]
  • An optimized variant prioritization process for rare disease diagnostics: recommendations for Exomiser and Genomiser
    November 30, 2025
    An optimized variant prioritization process for rare disease diagnostics: recommendations for Exomiser and GenomiserUndiagnosed Diseases Network, Cooperstein, I. B., Marwaha, S., Ward, A., Kobren, S. N., Carter, J. N., Guo, Z., Berger, Z. D., Manabe, Y., Jiang, Y. H., Karasozen, Y., Huang, Y., Timp, W., Halstead, W., Craigen, W. J., Byrd, W. E., Gahl, W. […]
  • Whole-genome sequencing reveals individual and cohort level insights into chromosome 9p syndromes
    November 30, 2025
    Whole-genome sequencing reveals individual and cohort level insights into chromosome 9p syndromes9P-ARCH, Dec 2025, In: Genome medicine. 17, 1, 129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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