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Gail Funk

University of California San Diego

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Christina J. SigurdsoniD· 2 shared Daniel Ojeda-JuáreziD· 2 shared Emily Richards· 2 shared Steven L. GoniasiD· 2 shared Aaron TraniD· 1 shared Adela MalikiD· 1 shared Alexander J. RajiciD· 1 shared Alexandra Anh Le· 1 shared

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Peripheral nerve-derived extracellular vesicles are dynamically regulated in chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathy

Miles Vecchitto, Gail Funk, Zixuan Wang, Takahito Arai, Stefano Martellucci, Saptarshi Sinha, Aaron Tran, Masataki Norimoto, Majid Ghassamian, Pradipta Ghosh, Steven L. Gonias, Wendy Campana

The paper identifies and characterizes Schwann cell-derived extracellular vesicles in chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, showing changes in their proteome and function.

bioRxiv · Aug 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Aquaporin-4 mislocalization from astrocyte endfeet prolongs survival in a prion-cerebral amyloid angiopathy model

Samantha Flores, Amanda Wilpitz, Daniel Ojeda-Juárez, Jin Wang, Garrett A Danque, Paige Sumowski, Gail Funk, Adela Malik, Donald P. Pizzo, Emily Richards, Jeffrey J. Iliff, Christina J. Sigurdson

This study shows that reducing AQP4 function in a prion-CAA mouse model prolongs survival and reduces neuroinflammation without affecting prion spread.

bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cannabis Use by People with HIV is Associated with an Anti-Inflammatory Immunometabolic Phenotype in Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

Mary K. Ford, Peter W. Halcrow, Anna Elizabeth Laird, Bryant Avalos, Ali Boustani, Matthew Spencer, Jack Melcher, Kyle C. Walter, Derek Hong, Gail Funk, Elizabeth G. Searson, Alexandra Anh Le, Ronald J. Ellis, Scott Lee Letendre, Maria Cecília Garibaldi Marcondes, , Jerel Adam Fields

This study finds that daily cannabis use in people with HIV is linked to an anti-inflammatory immunometabolic phenotype in macrophages, associated with reduced neurocognitive deficits.

Journal of Neuroinflammation · Apr 17, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

PrPC-induced signaling in human neurons activates phospholipase Cγ1 and an Arc/Arg3.1 response

Daniel Ojeda-Juárez, Gail Funk, Emily Richards, Alexander J. Rajic, Daniel B. McClatchy, Katrin Soldau, Xu Chen, John R. Yates, Steven L. Gonias, Christina J. Sigurdson

The paper shows that PrPC ligands in human neurons trigger PLCγ1 signaling and an Arc/Arg3.1 response, indicating neuronal hyperactivity in prion disease.

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience