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Michelle X. Chen

University of IowaORCID 0000-0001-5625-8519Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:mouse· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Hanna Elizabeth StevensiD· 2 shared Abigail Sawyer· 1 shared Benjamin Wen Qing HingiD· 1 shared Dionnet L. BhattiiD· 1 shared Estefania P. AzevedoiD· 1 shared Herbert E. CovingtoniD· 1 shared Joan Albert CamprodoniD· 1 shared José Henrique LedoiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintFeb 5, 2026

Prenatal stress interacts with embryonic loss of Fgfr2 to increase locomotor hyperactivity in mice

Michelle X. Chen, Polona Jager, Abigail Sawyer, Hanna Elizabeth Stevens

This study examines how prenatal stress interacts with genetic loss of Fgfr2 in mice to affect ADHD-like behaviors, finding increased locomotion but no significant behavioral interactions.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.04.703738

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintNov 6, 2025

Psychiatric risk implications of adolescent exposure to environmental insecticides: a systematic review of rodent studies

Michelle X. Chen, Benjamin Wen Qing Hing, Robert J. Taylor, Hanna Elizabeth Stevens

This review examines rodent studies on adolescent insecticide exposure, finding neurocognitive, neuropsychiatric, and neurobiological impairments linked to psychiatric risk.

DOI 10.1101/2025.11.06.687006

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintFeb 12, 2025

A Clinically Aligned Murine Model of Electroconvulsive Stimulation Reverses Social Aversion and Displays Fear Memory Impairment After Chronic Social Defeat Stress

Michael D. Kritzer, Stephanie A. Maddox, Michelle X. Chen…·Kerry James Ressler

This study develops a clinically relevant murine model of electroconvulsive stimulation to investigate its effects on social behavior and gene expression after chronic social defeat stress.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.12.637719

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NeuroscienceFrontiers in Molecular NeurosciencePeer-reviewedJun 24, 2022

Molecular and cellular adaptations in hippocampal parvalbumin neurons mediate behavioral responses to chronic social stress

Dionnet L. Bhatti, Lucian Medrihan, Michelle X. Chen…·Yong Deok Kim

16 citations

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