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Michael Deans

Yale University

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1

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Dynamic neuro-immune regulation of psychiatric risk loci in human neurons

Kayla G. Townsley, S. H. Lee, Sarah Williams, Sam Cartwright, Sophie Cohen, Annabel Sen, Meng Jia, Hannah E. Young, Lee Dobbyn, Michael Deans, Meilín Fernández García, Laura M. Huckins, Kristen Brennand

The paper investigates how maternal and fetal immune activation interacts with genetic risk profiles to influence neuronal regulatory activity and psychiatric traits.

Nature Communications · Aug 27, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Decoding the transcriptomic signatures of psychological trauma in human cortex and amygdala

Emily M. Hicks, Carina Seah, Michael Deans, Seo Yeon Lee, Keira J.A. Johnston, Alanna C. Cote, Julia Ciarcia, Akash Chakka, Lily Collier, Paul E. Holtzheimer, Keith A. Young, John Harrison Krystal, Kristen Brennand, Eric J. Nestler, Matthew J. Girgenti, Laura M. Huckins

The paper investigates transcriptional signatures of trauma in human brain regions using RNA-seq data from 304 donors, identifying differential vulnerability of cortical and amygdala regions to different trauma types.

bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Common genetic variation impacts molecular stress response in the brain

Carina Seah, Rebecca H. Signer, Michael Deans, Heather N. Bader, Tom Rusielewicz, Emily M. Hicks, Hannah E. Young, Alanna C. Cote, Kayla G. Townsley, Changxin Xu, Christopher J. Hunter, Barry McCarthy, Jordan Goldberg, Saunil Dobariya, Paul E. Holtzherimer, , Laura M. Huckins

The paper identifies stress-interactive eQTLs that dysregulate gene expression in the brain under stress, uncovering novel genes linked to brain disorder risk in traumatic stress contexts.

bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2023 · PreprintGenetics