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Verdion Martina

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:zebrafish· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Zebrafish screen of schizophrenia risk genes reveals convergent dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism

Anna J. Moyer, Mary ES Capps, Claire L Conklin, Brandon L. Bastien, Verdion Martina, William C Gannaway, Camden E. Cummings, Jaqueline A. Martinez, Mandy Chen, Gretchen Kioschos, Emma G Torija-Olson, Morgan C Klein, Michael D. Vivian, Caleb CS Calhoun, Summer B. Thyme

The paper identifies dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism as a shared molecular consequence of schizophrenia risk mutations in zebrafish models.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Removal of developmentally regulated microexons has a minimal impact on larval zebrafish brain morphology and function

Caleb CS Calhoun, Mary ES Capps, Kristie Muya, William C Gannaway, Verdion Martina, Claire L Conklin, Morgan C Klein, Jhodi M Webster, Emma G Torija-Olson, Summer B. Thyme

This study removes 45 microexons in zebrafish using CRISPR/Cas9 and finds minimal developmental impact on brain morphology and function, with some exceptions in specific microexons.

eLife · Nov 18, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Diencephalic and Neuropeptidergic Dysfunction in Zebrafish with Autism Risk Mutations

Mary ES Capps, Anna J. Moyer, Claire L Conklin, Verdion Martina, Emma G Torija-Olson, Morgan C Klein, William C Gannaway, Caleb CS Calhoun, Michael D. Vivian, Summer B. Thyme

This study identifies diencephalic and neuropeptidergic dysfunction in zebrafish with autism-risk mutations, revealing potential molecular and behavioral mechanisms.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 3, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics

The lncRNA Neat1 is associated with astrocyte reactivity and memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Ashleigh B. Irwin, Verdion Martina, Silvienne Sint Jago, Rudhab Bahabry, Anna Maria Schreiber, Farah D. Lubin

This study shows that Neat1 overexpression in astrocytes of male AD mice contributes to memory deficits by promoting astrocyte dysfunction, not through neuronal activity changes.

bioRxiv · May 3, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience