Laure Lecoin

The paper identifies specialized astrocyte subtypes in the VLPO, including long-projection astrocytes with hominid-like morphology, revealing enhanced glial network integration in a sleep-promoting nucleus.

This study shows that MAFA phosphorylation affects beta-cell identity and sex-specific pancreatic disease outcomes in mice, linking phosphorylation defects to diabetes and mucinous cystic neoplasms.