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Whitney J. Walker

University of Wyoming

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Brief high-fat diet exposure temporally reshapes affective behavior and prefrontal cortex function

Prince Peter Wormenor, Nathan C Cupertino, Jonathan Crider, Jacob Turner, Whitney J. Walker, Brandon L. Roberts

This study shows that a one-week high-fat diet alters time-of-day dependent behavior and prefrontal cortex neuron function in mice.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Optimizing spinal cord injury in zebrafish larvae: effects of age on the injury response

Whitney J. Walker, Kirsten L. Underwood, Patrick I. Garrett, Kathryn B. Lorbacher, Shannon M. Linch, Thomas P. Rynes, Chloe Sloop, Karen Mruk

This study examines how the age of spinal cord injury in larval zebrafish affects regeneration and functional recovery, finding age-dependent differences in inflammatory responses and axonal regeneration.

Developmental Biology · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology