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Lai Wei

University of California San Diego

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Neuroscience· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Chikungunya virus live-cell reporter systems reveal cell-type-dependent antiviral responses to ribavirin

Samuel J. Dobson, Molly G. A. Brereton, Lai Wei, Christopher W. Wasson, Francesco Del Galdo, Andrew Tuplin

This study develops live-cell CHIKV reporter systems to analyze cell-type-dependent antiviral responses to ribavirin, revealing differences in antiviral efficacy across cell models.

bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

The mood stabilizer lithium alters behaviour and physiology via the gut brain axis.

Daniel W. Thorpe, Yoichiro Ootsuka, Rochelle A. Peterson, Lauren A. Jones, Adam Humenick, Alyce M. Martin, Jett Zivkovic, Junichi Sakaguchi, Jack McArdle, Arne Ittner, Simon J. Brookes, Ali Habib, Rata Sirimaharaj, Youssef Tawodros, Michael J. Roach, , Damien J. Keating

This study shows lithium affects behavior and physiology through the gut-brain axis by activating gut enterochromaffin cells, challenging the belief that lithium acts directly on the brain.

bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

High throughput identification of genetic regulators of microglial inflammatory processes in Alzheimer's disease

Christopher L. Cardona, Lai Wei, Joonwon Kim, Ellen Angeles, Gunjandeep Singh, Shiye Chen, Ronak Patel, Nkechime Ifediora, Peter Canoll, Andrew F. Teich, Gunnar Hargus, Alejandro Chavez, Andrew A. Sproul

This study identifies genetic regulators of microglial inflammation in Alzheimer's disease using CRISPRi screens and scRNA-seq, revealing key genes that modulate inflammatory states and disease-relevant clusters.

Journal of Neuroinflammation · Dec 3, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience