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Athanasios Ploumakis

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Neuroscience· 3 Developmental Biology· 1 Immunology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 3 Organism:mouse· 2

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In situ identification of pre-hematopoietic stem cells and their niche

Xinjian Mao, Ning Zhang, Laura F. Bennett, Xi He, Allison R. Scott, Kate Hall, Kaitlyn Petentler, Seth Malloy, Shengping Huang, Amanda E Kroesen, Sean McKinney, Athanasios Ploumakis, Zhe Yang, Ruochen Dong, Jose Emmanuel Javier, , Linheng Li

The paper identifies pre-hematopoietic stem cells and their niche using spatial transcriptomics in the AGM region, revealing spatial signaling patterns and cellular interactions that support HSC development.

bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Spatial transcriptomic profiling identifies lacrimal gland epithelial cell-driven mechanisms underlying autoimmunity in Sjogrens disease.

Shivali Gupta, Athanasios Ploumakis, Nikolaos Kalavros, Sharmila Masli

This study uses spatial transcriptomics to identify epithelial cell-driven mechanisms in Sjogrens disease, revealing new insights into autoimmune pathology and potential therapeutic targets.

Frontiers in Immunology · Mar 5, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Aging-related Transcriptomic Changes with Spatial Resolution in the Human Prefrontal Cortex

Anupama Rai, Artemis Iatrou, Irais E. Valenzuela-Arzeta, Alexandra L. Bartlett, Jane Banahan, Vedant Desai, Lorena Pantano, Isabel Castanho, Pourya Naderi Yeganeh, Athanasios Ploumakis, Shuoshuo Wang, Antonella Arruda de amaral, Nikolaos Kalavros, Sheethal Umesh Nagalakshmi, Peter Tsvetkov, , Maria Mavrikaki

The paper performs spatial transcriptomics on the human prefrontal cortex across the lifespan to identify aging-related changes in different cortical layers.

bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Sex differences in progressive multiple sclerosis brain gene expression in oligodendrocytes and OPCs

Brenna A. LaBarre, Devin A. King, Athanasios Ploumakis, Alfredo Pinzón, Charles R.G. Guttmann, Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos, Tanuja Chitnis

The paper analyzes gene expression differences in oligodendrocytes and OPCs from female and male progressive MS patients, identifying sex-specific up-regulated genes and mitochondrial pathways associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

BMC Medical Genomics · Dec 12, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Molecular hallmarks of excitatory and inhibitory neuronal resilience and resistance to Alzheimer's disease

Isabel Castanho, Pourya Naderi Yeganeh, Carles A. Boix, Sarah L. Morgan, Hansruedi Mathys, Dmitry Prokopenko, Bartholomew White, Larisa M. Soto, Giulia Pegoraro, Saloni A. Shah, Athanasios Ploumakis, Nikolaos Kalavros, David A. A Bennett, Christoph Lange, Doo Yeon Kim, , Winston Hide

This study identifies molecular and cellular signatures of cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease by integrating multi-omics data from brain tissues.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience