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Alaina Petrella

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Andrea Saldana Acerbo· 2 shared Anna BartlettiD· 2 shared Bing ReniD· 2 shared Carolyn O’ConnoriD· 2 shared Cesar BarraganiD· 2 shared Chumo CheniD· 2 shared Derek Chan· 2 shared Eshaan Soma· 2 shared

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A Multimodal Single-Cell Epigenomic and 3D Genome Atlas of the Human Basal Ganglia

Wubin Ding, Amit Klein, Cindy Tatiana Báez-Becerra, Jonathan A. Rink, Anna Bartlett, Ruoxuan Wang, Qiurui Zeng, Rosa Castanon, Joseph R. Nery, Emma Osgood, William S. Owens, Alaina Petrella, Chumo Chen, Andrea Saldana Acerbo, Ariana S. Barcoma, , Joseph R. Ecker

This paper creates a multimodal single-cell atlas of the human basal ganglia, revealing epigenomic and 3D genome features across cell types and linking them to disease-associated genetic risk.

bioRxiv · Jun 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Brain Region-Specific Epigenomic Reorganization and Altered Cell States in Alzheimer's Disease

Wenliang Wang, Peter Berube, Bing Yang, Rosa Castanon, Anna Bartlett, Kaushik Komandur, Joseph R. Nery, Cesar Barragan, Mia A. Kenworthy, Cynthia Valadon, Jordan Altshul, Alaina Petrella, Derek Chan, Chumo Chen, Andrea Saldana Acerbo, , Joseph R. Ecker

This study presents a single-cell multi-omic atlas of Alzheimer's disease brain regions, revealing region-specific epigenomic changes and altered cell states.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2025 · PreprintGenomics