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Andrea Tran

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Non-viral vasculogenic reprogramming restores cognition and mitigates pathology in Alzheimer's disease

Diego Alzate‐Correa, Jonathan P. Stranan, Maria Angelica Rincon‐Benavides, Natalia Areiza Mazo, Luis Fernando Narváez-Pérez, Shara Jaramillo-Garrido, Tracy Nguyen, Roma Patel, William R. Lawrence, Ludmila Diaz‐Starokozheva, Ana I. Salazar‐Puerta, Andrea Tran, Alex Valentine, Natalia Claire Mendonca, Olivia Seline, , Daniel F. Gallego-Perez

This study shows that non-viral reprogramming of fibroblasts to vasculogenic cells improves cognition and reduces pathology in Alzheimer's disease mouse models.

bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Social Exclusion Amplifies Behavioral Responses to Physical Pain via Insular Neuromodulation

Caroline Jia, Andrea Tran, Faith Aloboudi, Ella Say, Nick Thao, Christopher R. Lee, Kanha Batra, Amanda Nguyen, Aneesh Bal, Nathaniel N. Nono, Jeremy Delahanty, May G. Chan, Laurel R. Keyes, Reesha R. Patel, Romy Wichmann, , Kay M. Tye

This study shows social exclusion increases physical pain responses through insular neuromodulation in mice, with opposing endocannabinoid and oxytocin signaling.

bioRxiv · May 9, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Separable Dorsal Raphe Dopamine Projections Mimic the Facets of a Loneliness-like State

Christopher R. Lee, Gillian A. Matthews, Mackenzie Lemieux, Elizabeth M Wasserlein, Matilde Borio, Raymundo L Miranda, Laurel R. Keyes, Gates P. Schneider, Caroline Jia, Andrea Tran, Faith Aloboudi, May G Chan, Enzo Peroni, Grace Schenatto Pereira, Alba López-Moraga, , Kay M. Tye

The paper identifies distinct roles of three DRN dopamine neuron projections in social behavior and affective states through optogenetic and electrophysiological experiments.

bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2025Neuroscience