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Lydia Hawley

Harvard University

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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High spatial resolution 23Na-MRI for ischemic brain injury detection

Yuanyuan Jiang, Xiaoqing Alice Zhou, Takahiko Imai, Lydia Hawley, David Hike, Sohail Mohammed, Grace Yu, Cenk Ayata, David Y. Chung, Xin Yu

This study develops a high-resolution 23Na-MRI platform using implanted RF coils to detect ischemic brain injury with improved contrast-to-noise ratio.

Translational Stroke Research · Oct 30, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Drives Cerebrovascular Reserve Failure and End-Organ Brain Injury

Takahiko Imai, Vijai Krishnan, James Han Lai, Elyssa Alber, Lydia Hawley, Aarushi Gandhi, Pazhanichamy Kalailingam, Joanna Yang, Diana Tambala, David Hike, Xiaoqing Alice Zhou, C.K. Fong, Benjamin Ondeck, Emily Da Cruz, Xiaochen Liu, , David Y. Chung

This study shows that smooth muscle dysfunction caused by ACTA2 mutations leads to cerebrovascular reserve failure, increasing brain vulnerability to hypoperfusion and injury.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Olfactory Bulb Pinprick Induction of Cortical Spreading Depolarizations

Muhammed Miran Öncel, Michael Dora, Lydia Hawley, James Han Lai, Elyssa Alber, Joanna Chensi Yang, A. Richard Thompson, Camila Mera, Roderick Terry Bronson, Andreia Morais, Sava Sakadžić, Andrea M. Harriott, Cenk Ayata, David Y. Chung

This study introduces a non-invasive method to induce cortical spreading depolarizations in rodents using olfactory bulb pinprick, showing reliable CSD induction without cortical injury.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience