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Erskine Chu

Monash University

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Frontal Brain Injury Reduces Sensitivity to Reward-Predictive Cues and Remodels the Nucleus Accumbens

Erskine Chu, Jenna E McCloskey, Mia A. Eleid, Sathvik Jami, Alexandra G. Dorinsky, Fikir B. Arega, Kris M. Martens, Fangli Zhao, Jonathan M. Packer, Patrick Stevens, Maciej Pietrzak, Candice C. Askwith, Jonathan P. Godbout, Cole Vonder Haar

This study shows frontal brain injury reduces reward-predictive cue sensitivity and remodels the nucleus accumbens, leading to impaired decision-making and potential psychiatric symptoms.

bioRxiv · Apr 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Chronic Behavioral and Seizure Outcomes following Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury and Comorbid Klebsiella pneumoniae Lung Infection in Mice

Sarah S. J. Rewell, Ali Shad, L. Chen, Erskine Chu, Jiping Wang, Ke Chen, Terence John O'Brien, Jian Li, Pablo Miguel Casillas-Espinosa, Bridgette D. Semple

This study investigates the long-term effects of Klebsiella pneumoniae infection following traumatic brain injury in mice, finding no significant impact on neurobehavioral outcomes or seizure development.

Epilepsia · Jul 15, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A post-injury immune challenge with lipopolysaccharide following adult traumatic brain injury alters neuroinflammation and the gut microbiome acutely, but has little effect on chronic outcomes

Sarah S. J. Rewell, Ali Shad, Lingjun Chen, Matthew G. Macowan, Erskine Chu, Natasha Gandasasmita, Pablo Miguel Casillas-Espinosa, Jian Li, Terence John O'Brien, Bridgette D. Semple

This study shows that LPS treatment after TBI causes acute neuroinflammation and gut microbiome changes but does not affect long-term outcomes.

Experimental Neurology · Jan 20, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience