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Melanie Zhong

The University of Sydney

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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Machine learning-based image analysis of Parkinson's disease iPS-derived neurons predicts genotype and reveals mitochondria-lysosome abnormalities

Yan Li, Maximilian Powell, Jessica Chedid, Ratneswary Sutharsan, Adahir Labrador‐Garrido, Kwaku Dad Abu-Bonsrah, Chiara Pavan, Tyra D. Fraser, Dmitry A. Ovchinnikov, Melanie Zhong, Ryan L. Davis, Dario Strbenac, Jennifer A. Johnston, Lachlan H. Thompson, Deniz Kirik, , Gautam Wali

The paper uses machine learning to analyze neuronal morphology in Parkinson's disease iPSC-derived neurons, identifying genotype-specific mitochondrial and lysosomal abnormalities.

bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Dopamine and cortical iPSC-derived neurons with different Parkinsonian mutations show variation in lysosomal and mitochondrial dysfunction: implications for protein deposition versus selective cell loss

Jessica Chedid, Yan Li, Adahir Labrador‐Garrido, Kwaku Dad Abu-Bonsrah, Chiara Pavan, Tyra D. Fraser, Dmitry A. Ovchinnikov, Melanie Zhong, Ryan L. Davis, Dario Strbenac, Jennifer A. Johnston, Lachlan H. Thompson, Deniz Kirik, Clare L. Parish, Glenda Margaret Halliday, , Nicolas L. Dzamko

This study compares dopamine and cortical neurons with PD mutations to identify cellular dysfunctions linked to different pathological phenotypes.

npj Parkinson s Disease · Jun 20, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience