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Kristen Fernhoff

University of California, San Francisco

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Assay:multiome· 1

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Single-cell transcriptomic atlas of frontoinsular cortex reveals molecular correlates of selective neuronal vulnerability in FTD

Arnar Breevoort, Dimitar Ivanov, Liam Horan-Portelance, Alissa L. Nana, Sarat C. Vatsavayai, Àlex Tudoras, Jenelle L. Wallace, Jingwen W Ding, Felipe L. Pereira, Kristen Fernhoff, Maria Luisa Gorno‐Tempini, Salvatore Spina, Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Howard J. Rosen, Lea T. Grinberg, , Alex A. Pollen

The paper identifies molecular subtypes of neurons in the frontoinsular cortex and links specific gene expression patterns to neuronal vulnerability in FTD.

bioRxiv · Jul 14, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Functional network collapse in neurodegenerative disease

Jesse A. Brown, Alex J. Lee, Kristen Fernhoff, Taylor Pistone, Lorenzo Pasquini, Amy B. Wise, Adam M. Staffaroni, Maria Luisa Mandelli, Suzee E. Lee, Adam L. Boxer, Katherine P. Rankin, Gil Dan Rabinovici, Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini, Howard J. Rosen, Joel H. Kramer, , Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)

This study identifies functional network changes in neurodegenerative diseases using MRI data, linking brain atrophy to specific connectivity patterns and cognitive deficits.

Nature Communications · Nov 21, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience