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Kun Yang

Johns Hopkins University

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Neuroscience· 3 Developmental Biology· 1 Genetics· 1

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NeuroFLAME: A Scalable, Privacy-Preserving Federated Framework for Secure, Reproducible, and Multi-Site Neuroimaging Analysis

Dylan Martin, Sandeep R. Panta, Ross Kelly, Javier Romero, Sunitha Basodi, Bradley Baker, Ravi Teja Girijala, Jessica Turner, Kun Yang, Akira Sawa, Frank Hillary, Anand D. Sarwate, Vince D. Calhoun

NeuroFLAME provides a secure, scalable federated platform for multi-site neuroimaging analysis, achieving consistency with centralized methods while preserving data privacy and enabling institutional compliance.

bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Astrocyte redox imbalance underlies prelimbic neuronal hypoactivity and affective behavior in epilepsy

Travis E. Faust, Atsushi Saito, Shoichi Ishikawa, Kun Yang, Wendy Xin, Ho Namkung, Amit Agarwal, Adriana Ramos, Brian J. Lee, Lindsay Hayes, Rupali Srivastava, Sunday Adelakun, Sneha Saha, Trexy Palen, Tyler V. Cash-Padgett, , Akira Sawa

This study shows that astrocyte redox imbalance causes neuronal hypoactivity and affective behaviors in epilepsy, distinct from seizure mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Jan 31, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

DISC1-PML protein interaction for congenital CMV infection-induced cortical neural progenitor deficit: perturbance of host signaling via viral IE1

Atsushi Saito, Stephanie K. Tankou, Kazuhiro Ishii, Makiko Sakao‐Suzuki, Edwin C. T. Oh, Hannah Murdoch, Ho Namkung, Sunday Adelakun, Keiko Furukori, Masahiro Fujimuro, Paolo Salomoni, Gerd G. Maul, Gary S. Hayward, Qiyi Tang, Robert H. Yolken, , Akira Sawa

This study identifies the role of CMV viral protein IE1 in disrupting host DISC1-PML interaction, leading to neural progenitor deficits in congenital CMV infection.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Neuroimaging alterations and relapse in early-stage psychosis

Marina M. Mihaljevic, Anisha Nagpal, Semra Etyemez, Zui C. Narita, Anna Ross, Rebecca Schaub, Nicola G. Cascella, Jennifer Marie Coughlin, Gerald Nestadt, Frederik C. Nucifora, Thomas W. Sedlak, Koko Ishizuka, Vince D. Calhoun, Andreia Vasconcellos Faria, Kun Yang, Akira Sawa

The paper identifies neuroimaging alterations associated with relapse in early-stage psychosis by analyzing resting-state functional connectivity in a cross-sectional study.

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience · Apr 3, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Mapping and Inheritance analysis of a novel dominant rice male sterility mutant, OsDMS-1

Kun Yang, Yun Chen, Min Shi, Richard Converse, Xin Chen, Baimei Zhao, Yi Zhang, Jun Lv

The paper identifies a novel dominant rice male sterility mutant, OsDMS-1, and reports three loci controlling its sterility, conflicting with classical genetic analysis.

bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2016Genetics