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STEVEN A. THOMAS

University of Pennsylvania

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Neuroscience· 2 Bioinformatics· 1 Physiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Mikhail Y. LipiniD· 2 shared Ádám KepecsiD· 1 shared Alyssa WiestiD· 1 shared Andrew R. McKinstry-WuiD· 1 shared Anurag Majumdar· 1 shared Ashley ChoiiD· 1 shared Bowon KimiD· 1 shared Brian A. KleiboekeriD· 1 shared

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A Novel Conditional Adra2a-Knockout Mouse Line Reveals Cell-specific Contributions to Specific Dimensions of Sedation

Noah L Fryou, Timothy Jiang, Nathan Frick, Paula Kwasniewska, Mikhail Y. Lipin, Max B. Kelz, STEVEN A. THOMAS, Andrew R. McKinstry-Wu

This study creates a conditional Adra2a knockout mouse line and shows cell-specific contributions of the 2A adrenergic receptor to sedation, hypnosis, and hypothermia.

bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Central activation of catecholamine-independent lipolysis drives the end-stage catabolism of all adipose tissues

Xiao Zhang, Sreejith S. Panicker, Jordan M. Bollinger, Anurag Majumdar, Rami Kheireddine, Lila F. Dabill, Clara T. Kim, Brian A. Kleiboeker, F. Zhang, Yongbin Chen, Kristann L. Magee, Brian S. Learman, Ádám Kepecs, Gretchen A. Meyer, Jun Liu, , Erica L. Scheller

The paper identifies a catecholamine-independent lipolysis pathway activated by hypoglycemia and hypoinsulinemia that enables catabolism of stable adipose tissues.

Nature Metabolism · Jan 8, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Unique Unbiased Median Solution for Even Sample Sizes

Mikhail Y. Lipin, Elias Benjamin Crampton, STEVEN A. THOMAS

The paper introduces an unbiased median estimator for even sample sizes, showing it is more accurate and has lower variance than the conventional median in asymmetric distributions.

bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics

Circuit mechanism underlying fragmented sleep and memory deficits in 16p11.2 deletion mouse model of autism

Ashley Choi, Bowon Kim, Eleanor Labriola, Alyssa Wiest, Yingqi Wang, Jennifer Smith, Hyun‐Soo Shin, Xi Jin, Isabella An, Jiso Hong, Hanna Antila, STEVEN A. THOMAS, Janardhan Prasad Bhattarai, Kevin Thomas Beier, Minghong Ma, , Shinjae Chung

This study identifies heightened LC-NE neuron activity and altered connectivity as causes of sleep fragmentation and memory deficits in a 16p11.2 deletion ASD mouse model.

iScience · Oct 30, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience