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Shweta Modgil

Emory University

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1

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RGC-specific reversal of lipid peroxidation drives neuroprotection and vision restoration in optic nerve ischemia by targeting GPX4

Ming Yang, Jie Pan, Shweta Modgil, Rishita Rama Pujari, Chenjie Pan, Anas Alkhabaz, Xiaobai Ren, Liping Liu, Ali Shariati, Tazbir Ahmed, Hugo Wu, Roopa Dalal, Yaping Joyce Liao

This study identifies lipid peroxidation as a driver of neurodegeneration in NAION and shows that GPX4 overexpression protects RGCs and restores vision.

bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Long-Term Functional Rescue of Trauma-Induced Vision Loss by a Novel, Small Molecule TrkB Activator

Shweta Modgil, Christopher James Walker, Micah A. Chrenek, Hans E. Grossniklaus, Frank E. McDonald, Paul Michael Iuvone

This study identifies HIFN, a novel TrkB activator, which improves visual function and retinal neuron survival in a mouse model of ocular trauma.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience