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Aaron Nagiel

University of Southern CaliforniaORCID 0000-0001-7275-6980Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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

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Jinlun Bai· 2 shared Kayla Stepanian· 2 shared Patricia Galvan· 2 shared Albert James HudspethiD· 1 shared Aleksandra A. PetelskiiD· 1 shared Alla Aharanov· 1 shared ANDREW SALAS· 1 shared Assaf Beck· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJul 15, 2026

Allele-specific correction of dominant Best vitelliform macular dystrophy in patient-derived retinal pigment epithelium

Sushma Kalmodia, Jennifer G. Aparicio, Kayla Stepanian…·Aaron Nagiel

This study corrects a dominant BEST1 mutation in patient-derived RPE cells using base editing, showing improved cellular function and transcriptome normalization.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.09.737567

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintApr 27, 2026

mGluR6 coordinates cone terminal targeting and synaptic layer assembly during human retinal development

Leila Bahmani, Patricia Galvan, Hirad Hosseini…·Aaron Nagiel

This study identifies mGluR6's role in human retinal development by showing its transient expression in cone photoreceptors and its requirement for proper synaptic layer assembly.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.23.720451

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Developmental BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 25, 2021

Small-molecule inhibition of Lats kinases promotes Yap-dependent proliferation in postmitotic mammalian tissues

Nathaniel R. Kastan, Ksenia Gnedeva, Theresa Alisch…·Albert James Hudspeth

The paper identifies a small-molecule inhibitor of Lats kinases that promotes Yap-dependent proliferation in postmitotic mammalian tissues, enabling hair cell regeneration in the inner ear.

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