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William Xu

Harvard University

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Stool Metabolomics Reveals Catecholamine and Tryptophan-NAD+ Pathway Alterations in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Kevin Liu, Huixi Li, Shaohan Zhang, Muya Xi, Junru Zhu, Jonathan Chen, William Xu, Alex Xie, Alexandros Makriyannis, Jason Jianxin Guo, Xuejun Kong

This study identifies gut-derived metabolite alterations in ASD, showing distinct metabolic networks and a moderate ability to distinguish ASD from controls using a small panel of metabolites.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

Parallel circadian-like oscillations in LTP and excitation inhibition balance in mouse CA1 reverse direction after puberty

Gonzalo Valdivia, Cristian Moreno, Kaiwen He, Darwin Contreras, Trinh Tran, Anthony D. Ramnaugh, William Xu, Altagracia Contreras, Diego Carlos Fernandez, Daniel Severín, Samer S Hattar, Michela Gallagher, Alfredo Kirkwood

The paper shows that LTP and E/I ratio oscillate with the light-dark cycle in mouse CA1, reversing direction after puberty.

bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience