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Nathan Ashby

National Institutes of Health

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Alexander Bautista· 1 shared Alexander Del ToroiD· 1 shared Alexander Theodore ChesleriD· 1 shared Alexandra StavskyiD· 1 shared Anastasia L. Slavutsky· 1 shared Angelina Clark· 1 shared Ariel Y. ZhangiD· 1 shared Caroline Pierotti· 1 shared

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Deep-tissue mechanosensation emerges from the interaction of external force and internal tissue state

Maximilian Nagel, Jonathan T Seaman, Lars J. von Buchholtz, Nathan Ashby, Sienna K. Perry, Caroline Pierotti, Elizabeth A. Ronan, Joshua J. Emrick, Alexander Theodore Chesler

The paper identifies three types of sensory neurons in the masseter muscle that respond to mechanical stimulation and shows how inflammation alters their response to massage.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

ATF2 phosphorylation is a core transcriptional driver of neuron apoptosis

Jorge Gómez-Deza, Matthew Nebiyou, Lara H. El Touny, Mor R. Alkaslasi, Zhenyu Zuo, Josette J Wlaschin, Francisco Manuel Nadal-Nicolás, Alexandra Stavsky, Xiaotian Zhang, Anastasia L. Slavutsky, Ariel Y. Zhang, Eliza Y. H. Lloyd, Peter M. Hayashi, Nathan Ashby, Mariella G. Brueck, , Claire E. Le Pichon

The paper identifies ATF2 phosphorylation as a key driver of neuron apoptosis and shows that inhibiting ATF2 protects neurons in culture and in vivo.

Neuron · May 19, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

3D cortical microtissue with innate microglia for studying real-time cell behavior across maturation and inflammatory response

Alexander Del Toro, Kaylen Aguilar, Angelina Clark, Alexander Bautista, Nathan Ashby, Diane Hoffman–Kim

This study uses 3D cortical microtissues to monitor microglia dynamics across maturation and inflammatory responses, showing changes in morphology, surveillance, and injury response.

bioRxiv · May 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience