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Alejandra Bahena

University of Pennsylvania

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Postmortem brain MRI reveals differential associations of subcortical and limbic volumes with cortical thinning and neurodegenerative pathologies

Pulkit Khandelwal, Michael Tran Duong, Lisa M Levorse, Winifred Trotman, Alejandra Bahena, Sydney Lim, Amanda E Denning, Eunice P. Chung, Christopher A. Olm, Hamsanandini Radhakrishnan, Ranjit Ittyerah, Karthik Prabhakaran, Gabor Mizsei, Theresa Schuck, Sheina Emrani, , Paul A. Yushkevich

The paper examines subcortical and limbic volume associations with cortical thinning and neurodegenerative pathologies in postmortem brain MRI data from multiple disease groups.

Alzheimer s & Dementia · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Rapid receptor internalization potentiates CD7-targeted lipid nanoparticles for efficient mRNA delivery to T cells and in vivo CAR T-cell engineering

Jianhao Zeng, Tyler Ellis Papp, Awurama Akyianu, Alejandra Bahena, Lanfranco Leo, Faris Halilovic, Hamideh Parhiz

This paper compares T-cell receptor-targeted lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery, finding CD7-targeting achieves highest efficiency due to rapid internalization.

Journal of Controlled Release · May 21, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Characterization of hippocampal subfields using histology-based annotated postmortem MRI: Lessons for in vivo segmentation II

HL Tucker, Bradley G. Karat, AT De Ruiter, Dana M. Parker, Sydney Lim, AE Denning, Ranjit Ittyerah, Lisa M Levorse, Winifred Trotman, Alejandra Bahena, Eunice P. Chung, Karthik Prabhakaran, Madigan L. Bedard, Daniel T. Ohm, Long Xie, , LEM Wisse

The paper characterizes hippocampal subfield border variability using postmortem MRI and histology, finding consistent subfield appearance/disappearance orders and no clear diagnosis-related differences.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience