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Walker Sorensen

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Ilia N. KaratsoreosiD· 2 shared Brandon L. RobertsiD· 1 shared Brennan A. BacaiD· 1 shared Catherine HumeiD· 1 shared Derrick J. PhillipsiD· 1 shared Giancarlo DenarosoiD· 1 shared Gregory PearsoniD· 1 shared Haifa Chargui· 1 shared

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Endocannabinoid signaling is a critical link between circadian desynchronization and metabolic dysfunction

Brennan A. Baca, Giancarlo Denaroso, Saïd Akli, Gregory Pearson, Jiexin Wang, Nicole P. Bowles, Derrick J. Phillips, Walker Sorensen, Catherine Hume, Matthew N. Hill, Ilia N. Karatsoreos

This study shows that endocannabinoid signaling via CB1r mediates metabolic dysfunction caused by circadian desynchronization, with the liver playing a key role.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology

Perinatal circadian desynchronization disrupts sleep and prefrontal cortex function in adult offspring

Brandon L. Roberts, Jiexin Wang, Haifa Chargui, Nathan C Cupertino, Walker Sorensen, Ilia N. Karatsoreos

This study shows that perinatal circadian desynchronization disrupts sleep and prefrontal cortex function in male mice but not females.

SLEEP · Jul 26, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience