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Sydney Hawkins

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Sex-specific control of feeding and defensive behaviors by MC3R neurons in the bed nuclei of the stria terminalis

Michelle N. Bedenbaugh, Marie A. Doyle, Caitlyn M. Edwards, Nick Petersen, Dollada Srisai, Sydney Hawkins, Nicholas D. Thomas-Low, Haley N Mendoza-Romero, Jordan A. Brown, Alexander S. Vardy, Danny G. Winder, Richard B. Simerly

This study shows that MC3R neurons in the BST modulate feeding and defensive behaviors, with sex-specific effects on feeding reduction and stress responses.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Vascular-Perfusable Human 3D Brain-on-Chip

Alice E. Stanton, Rebecca L. Pinals, Aaron Choi, Nhat Truong, Eulim Kang, Alan Y. L. Jiang, Claudia F. Lozano Cruz, Sydney Hawkins, Ryana Sarcar, Alexandra Volkova, Oisín King, Emre Agbas, Masayuki Nakano, Ching‐Chi Chiu, Adele Bubnys, , Li‐Huei Tsai

The paper develops a 3D Brain-Chip system using human iPSC-derived cells to model the BBB and study APOE4's role in Alzheimer's disease.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience