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Erfan Zolfaghari

University of California, Irvine

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Edwin S. MonukiiD· 3 shared Brett A. JohnsoniD· 2 shared Eunice Shin· 2 shared Michael J. Neel· 2 shared Andy Lin· 1 shared Binh Nguyen· 1 shared Brett A Johnson· 1 shared Caren Yassa· 1 shared

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Midlife nonlinearities across scale in Biondi body amyloid formation in the human choroid plexus

Michael J Neel, Natarsha Vukalovich, Parastou Porahang, Chenyu Zhao, William Huang, Sam Ghahremani, Andy Lin, Olivia Sandhu, Binh Nguyen, Kasra Pejhanfar, Erfan Zolfaghari, Eunice Shin, Carol A Church, Joni L Ricks-Oddie, John M Ringman, , Edwin S Monuki

The paper examines age-related accumulation of Biondi bodies in human choroid plexus epithelial cells, finding nonlinear increases in prevalence and load, and suggesting prion-like spread mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintPathology

Age-associated oncocytic transformation correlates with an increased prevalence of small multiple Biondi body inclusions in human choroid plexus epithelial cells

Caren Yassa, Erfan Zolfaghari, Michael J. Neel, Riley Scanlon, Brett A. Johnson, Edwin S. Monuki

bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2026 · PreprintPathology

Alzheimer's disease associations with increased Biondi body amyloid in hippocampal-associated choroid plexus epithelial cells and ependymal cells

Eunice Shin, Michelle I. Kim, Todd J. Soo, Olivia T. Espericueta, Erfan Zolfaghari, Michael J. Neel, Brett A. Johnson, Edwin S. Monuki

The paper investigates the association between Alzheimer's disease and Biondi body amyloid in hippocampal-associated choroid plexus epithelial cells and ependymal cells, finding a near-significant increase in BB-containing CPECs and a significant increase in BB-like amyloid in ependymal cells in AD.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2026 · PreprintPathology