Author

Layla Foroughi

Washington University in St. Louis

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Cell Biology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Abhinav DiwaniD· 2 shared Ali JavaheriiD· 2 shared Attila Kovacs· 2 shared Babak RazaniiD· 2 shared David R. RawnsleyiD· 2 shared Honora Navid· 2 shared Jess NigroiD· 2 shared John T. MurphyiD· 2 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersMolecular Biology

Abhinav DiwanORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Impaired proteostasis is an early feature of the diabetic heart in humans and mice

David R. Rawnsley, Chen Zhao, Xiucui Ma, Moydul Islam, John T. Murphy, Xumin Guan, Layla Foroughi, Attila Kovacs, Jess Nigro, Ziang Bi, Walter Navid, Honora Navid, Babak Razani, Daniel Scherr, Kartik Mani, , Abhinav Diwan

This study shows that impaired proteostasis is an early feature of diabetic cardiomyopathy in humans and mice, with intermittent fasting offering protective effects.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Ketogenic diet dampens excitatory neurotransmission by shrinking synaptic vesicle pools

Marion I. Stunault, Pan-Yue Deng, Anjali Yadav, Erica M. Periandri, Francisca N. de Luna Vitorino, Michael B Thomsen, Jasmin Sponagel, Amelia J Barfield, Renzelle J. Ponce, Layla Foroughi, Benjamin A. Garcia, Gabor Egervári, Vitaly A. Klyachko, Ghazaleh Ashrafi

The paper shows the ketogenic diet reduces excitatory synaptic gain by shrinking synaptic vesicle pools through transcriptional and epigenetic changes in the hippocampus.

Cell Reports · Feb 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Phosphorylation of CRYAB Induces a Condensatopathy to Worsen Post-Myocardial Infarction Left Ventricular Remodeling.

Moydul Islam, David R. Rawnsley, Xiucui Ma, Walter Navid, Chen Zhao, 关旭民, Layla Foroughi, John T. Murphy, Honora Navid, Carla J. Weinheimer, Attila Kovacs, Jess Nigro, Aaradhya Diwan, Ryan P. Chang, Minu Kumari, , Abhinav Diwan

This study shows that phosphorylation of CRYAB leads to condensate formation and worsens heart failure after myocardial infarction.

Journal of Clinical Investigation · Feb 11, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology