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Kennedi Chik

University of Alberta

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Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:microscopy & imaging analysis· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Glucosylceramide induced ectosomes propagate pathogenic α-synuclein in Parkinson's disease

Julie Jacquemyn, Brian A. Marriott, Jinlan Chang, Ehlam Iftikhar, Kennedi Chik, Nathanael Y.J. Lee, Luis Fernando Rubio-Atonal, Ceili Green, Jeremy Wong, Claudia Acevedo-Morantes, Carol X.‐Q. Chen, Michaël Nicouleau, Zhipeng You, Éric Deneault, Narges Abdian, , Maria S. Ioannou

This study shows that glucosylceramide-induced ectosomes transmit pathogenic α-synuclein between neurons in Parkinson's disease.

Nature Cell Biology · Feb 12, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Protective ApoE variants support neuronal function by extracting peroxidated lipids

Isha Ralhan, Alison D. Do, Ju-Young Bae, Femke M. Feringa, Wendy Cai, Jinlan Chang, Kennedi Chik, Nathanael Y.J. Lee, Christopher J. Gerry, Rik van der Kant, Jesse Jackson, Emily L. Ricq, Maria S. Ioannou

The paper shows ApoE2 and ApoE3Ch variants protect neurons by removing toxic peroxidated lipids, while ApoE4 worsens lipid-induced damage in rodent models.

Neuron · Dec 2, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience