publications snapshot

NEUROPLASTICITY & REPAIR LAB

Targeted axonal import (TAxI) peptide delivers functional proteins into spinal cord motor neurons after peripheral administration. PNAS, Volume 113, Issue 9, 1 March 2016, Pages 2514-2519.

Caudalized human iPSC-derived neural progenitor cells produce neurons and glia but fail to restore function in an early chronic spinal cord injury model. Experimental Neurology

Volume 248, October 2013, Pages 491–503.

Remyelination reporter reveals prolonged refinement of spontaneously regenerated myelin. PNAS, vol. 110 no. 10, 4075–4080.

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ASTROCELLULAR THERAPEUTICS LAB

Human astrocytes are distinct contributors to the complexity of synaptic function. 129:66-73, EM.Brain Res Bull. 2017 Mar; doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2016.08.012.

Dysregulation of astrocyte extracellular signaling in Costello syndrome. EM. Sci Transl Med. 2015 May 6;7(286):286ra66. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa5645.

Specification of transplantable astroglial subtypes from human pluripotent stem cells. Nat Biotechnol. 2011 May 22;29(6):528-34. doi: 10.1038/nbt.1877.

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NEUROMODULATION AND RECOVERY LAB

Self-assisted standing enabled by non-invasive spinal stimulation after spinal cord injury; Journal of Neurotrauma., http://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2018.5956

Neuromodulation of lumbosacral spinal networks enables independent stepping after complete paraplegia, Nature Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-018-0175-7

Spinal segment-specific transcutaneous stimulation differentially shapes activation pattern among motor pools in humans, Journal of Applied Physiology, https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01128.2014

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BRAIN PERIPHERY RESEARCH LAB

Sexual dimorphism in the inflammatory response to traumatic brain injury.Villapol S, et al. Glia. 2017.

Hepatic expression of serum amyloid A1 is induced by traumatic brain injury and modulated by telmisartan.Villapol S, et al. Am J Pathol. 2015.

Neurorestoration after traumatic brain injury through angiotensin II receptor blockage.Villapol S, et al. Brain. 2015.

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NEUROEPIGENETICS LAB

Epitranscriptomic m6A Regulation of Axon Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Nervous System. Neuron. 2018 Jan 17;97(2):313-325.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.036.

An Intrinsic Epigenetic Barrier for Functional Axon Regeneration. Neuron. 2017 Apr 19;94(2):337-346.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.03.034.

Epigenetic regulation of axonal regenerative capacity. Epigenomics. 2016 Oct;8(10):1429-1442. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

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CEREBROVASCULAR RESEARCH LAB

Diving Response in Rats: Role of the Subthalamic Vasodilator Area. Frontiers in Neurology. 2016, 7, p. 157.

Quantification of velocity reduction after flow diverter placement in intracranial aneurysm: An ex vivo study with 3D printed replicas. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS. IEEE, Vol. 2015-November, p. 7300-7303 4 p. 7320077.

An overview of neurovascular disease management.Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2014: 10, 4, p. 212-213 2 p.

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GLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH LAB

Fragment Length of Circulating Tumor DNA. PLoS Genet 12(7): e1006162. doi:10.1371/journal. pgen.1006162

Novel targeted therapies in chordoma: an update. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management 2015:11 873–883

Periostin is a novel therapeutic target that predicts and regulates glioma malignancy. Neuro Oncol (2015) 17 (3): 372-382.

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BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE LAB

Gait adaptation to visual kinematic perturbations using a real-time closed-loop brain–computer interface to a virtual reality avatar. Journal of Neural Engineering, 11April 2016. Volume 13, Number 3.

Powered exoskeletons for bipedal locomotion after spinal cord injury, Journal of Neural Engineering, April 2016, Volume 13, Number 3.

Cortical activity modulations underlying age-related performance differences during posture–cognition dual tasking, Exp Brain Res (2016) 234: 3321. doi:10.1007/s00221-016-4730-5

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