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Rabeya Khondaker

Virginia Tech

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Assay:imaging· 1

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Input-and cell-type-specific developmental alterations to thalamic synapses in a Dravet syndrome mouse model

Mona Safari, Rutvi Desai, Harbal Rai, Tyler J. Roberts, Rabeya Khondaker, Julia Smith, Sharon A. Swanger

This study examines synapse function in thalamic regions of Dravet syndrome mice before, during, and after seizures, revealing persistent input- and cell-type-specific synaptic deficits in adulthood.

bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Input-specific localization of NMDA receptor GluN2 subunits in thalamocortical neurons

Mackenzie A. Topolski, Brian L. Gilmore, Rabeya Khondaker, Juliana A. Michniak, Carleigh Studtmann, Yang Chen, Gwen N. Wagner, Aaron E. Pozo‐Aranda, Shannon Farris, Sharon A. Swanger

This study investigates the input-specific localization of NMDA receptor GluN2 subunits in thalamocortical neurons using super resolution imaging and knockout-validated antibodies.

Journal of Neurochemistry · Mar 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Ventral posterolateral and ventral posteromedial thalamus neurons have distinct synaptic and cellular physiology

Carleigh Studtmann, Marek Ladislav, Mona Safari, Yang Chen, Mackenzie A. Topolski, Rabeya Khondaker, Eni Tomović, Aleš Balík, Sharon A. Swanger

This study compares synaptic and intrinsic properties of VPL and VPM thalamus neurons in mice, finding functional differences in their excitatory and inhibitory inputs and firing behavior.

bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience