Alex Tchung

This study shows that loss of neurexins in dopamine neurons disrupts inhibitory synapse formation and reduces neuronal survival in culture.

This study shows that a single Citrobacter rodentium infection increases blood-brain barrier permeability and triggers neuroinflammation in Pink1 knockout mice without dopamine neuron loss.

This study shows that mitochondrial antigen-specific CD8+ T cells can induce nigrostriatal dysfunction and dopamine neuron degeneration in mice, supporting an immune-driven mechanism in Parkinson's disease.

This study shows that phasic dopamine release in mice is not essential for basic motor behaviors, as motor functions remain intact despite near-complete loss of activity-dependent dopamine release.