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Yara Mecdad

University Hospital Bonn

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Neuroscience· 3 Molecular Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2

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Thomas BajajiD· 4 shared Nils C. GasseniD· 3 shared Tim Ebert· 3 shared Andreas ZellneriD· 2 shared Ellen Junglas· 2 shared Marcel Laakmann· 2 shared Mathias V. SchmidtiD· 2 shared A Brahmer· 1 shared

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In vitro programming and pseudounipolarization of human iPSC-derived sensory neurons

Pascal Röderer, Ana Catarina Costa, Martha Lürkens, Fiona Roll, Franziska Buck, Luzia Heidrich, Jasmin Aicher, Anika Neureiter, Omar Mossad, Holger Trucks-Jansen, Kim Le Cann, Anil Kumar Kalia, Ramya Balaji, Verena Arndt, Andreas Zellner, , Oliver Brüstle

This study demonstrates the generation of functional human sensory neurons from iPSCs using NBI factors, showing their electrophysiological properties and disease relevance.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Stressor identity shapes plasma proteomic and metabolic responses in humans

Tim Ebert, Thomas Bajaj, Jens Stepan, Benedict Herhaus, J Eberz, W Bi, Sebastian Kallabis, Ellen Junglas, M Lennarz, DE Heinz, A Brahmer, MC Sokn, Selina Frei, S Bulut, D Stanivuk, , NC Gassen

This study shows that different stress types cause distinct plasma proteomic and metabolic responses in humans, with physical stress having the strongest effect.

bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Loss of noradrenergic Fkbp5 disrupts social behavior and norepinephrine dynamics in the basolateral amygdala

Joeri Bordes, Leona Stont, Thomas Bajaj, Simon Chang, Tim Ebert, Lucas Miranda, Patrick Schlegel, Maya Reinhardt, Max Pöhlmann, Yara Mecdad, Lotte van Doeselaar, Huanqing Yang, Veronika Kovarova, Shiladitya Mitra, Meri De Angelis, , Mathias V. Schmidt

This study shows that Fkbp5 in noradrenergic neurons affects social behavior and norepinephrine dynamics in the basolateral amygdala, specifically in male mice.

bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Spermidine alleviates depression via control of the stress response

Sarah Mackert, Christine Niemeyer, Yara Mecdad, Tim Ebert, Thomas Bajaj, Sylvère Durand, Sebastian J. Hofer, Andreas Zellner, Bianca Besteher, Jan Engelmann, Barbara Gisabella, Valerie Kempf, Lily A. Heckmann, Marcel Laakmann, Emily L. Newman, , Nils C. Gassen

This study shows that spermidine supplementation improves depression symptoms by enhancing autophagy and correcting polyamine imbalances in both humans and mice.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience