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Alexus Roberts

Duke Medical Center

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1

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A standardized, open-source, portable model for noninvasive joint injury in mice

Michael D. Newton, Lindsey Lammlin, Sofia Gonzalez-Nolde, Scarlet C. Howser, Isabelle Smith, Luke Stasikelis, Alexander J. Knights, Armen N. Akopian, Kyle Allen, Alejandro Almarza, Benjamin Russell Arenkiel, Maryam Aslam, Başak Dönertaş Ayaz, Yangjin Bae, Bruna Balbino de Paula, , Julia Younis

The paper introduces a standardized, open-source protocol for noninvasive joint injury in mice, resulting in post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and provides tools for reproducibility and analysis.

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open · Sep 17, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Identification of Sensory Fiber Types in Mouse Temporomandibular Joint Tissues

Jessie J. Alfaro, Exing Wang, Kyle M. Allen, Alejandro J. Almarza, Benjamin Russell Arenkiel, Başak Dönertaş Ayaz, Yangjin Bae, Bruna Balbino de Paula, Anita E. Bandrowski, Mario Danilo Boada, Jacqueline B Boccanfuso, Jyl Boline, Dellina Lane Carpio, Dawen Cai, Robert M. Caudle, , Armen N. Akopian

This study identifies sensory fiber types in mouse TMJ tissues using immunohistochemistry, finding peptidergic fibers dominate with minimal non-peptidergic nociceptors.

Scientific Reports · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

PD-1 in hippocampal neurons regulates excitability, synaptic plasticity, and cognition

Junli Zhao, Sangsu Bang, Aidan McGinnis, Kenta Furutani, Changyu Jiang, Alexus Roberts, Christopher R. Donnelly, Qianru He, Mei‐Chuan Ko, Haichen Wang, Richard D. Palmiter, Ru‐Rong Ji

This study shows PD-1 in hippocampal neurons regulates excitability, synaptic plasticity, and cognition, with anti-PD-1 improving cognitive function in mice and primates.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience