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Kevin W. Zhu

Duke Medical CenterORCID 0000-0001-7664-7204Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Hiroaki MatsunamiiD· 3 shared A.M. Aldrich· 1 shared Anne D. YoderiD· 1 shared C. Ryan CampbelliD· 1 shared Claire A. de MarchiD· 1 shared DAVID NYBERG· 1 shared David W. WeisrockiD· 1 shared Erich David JarvisiD· 1 shared

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Gateway: patient olfactory neurons for large-scale discovery in neurodegenerative disease

Kevin W. Zhu, Mason Sanfilippo, Minyoung Amy Oh, Mostafa Ahmed, A.M. Aldrich, DAVID NYBERG, Renan Sauteraud, Nate Dalva

The paper introduces Gateway, a platform for collecting and analyzing single-cell transcriptomic data from patient olfactory neurons to study neurodegenerative diseases.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Decoding the olfactory map: targeted transcriptomics link olfactory sensory neurons to glomeruli

Kevin W. Zhu, Shawn D. Burton, Maíra H. Nagai, Justin D. Silverman, Claire A. de March, Matt Wachowiak, Hiroaki Matsunami

The paper spatially maps olfactory receptors to glomeruli in the mouse olfactory bulb using targeted transcriptomics.

bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience

Estrogen and sex-dependent loss of the vocal learning system in female zebra finches

Ha Na Choe, Jeevan Tewari, Kevin W. Zhu, Matthew H. Davenport, Hiroaki Matsunami, Erich David Jarvis

This study examines the effects of estrogen on vocal learning in zebra finches, finding that estrogen suppression in males impairs song learning but not nucleus size or most transcriptome features, while estrogen treatment in females preserves song system function.

Hormones and Behavior · Jan 22, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Elaborate expansion of syntenic V1R hotspots correlates with high species diversity in nocturnal mouse and dwarf lemurs

Kelsie E. Hunnicutt, George P. Tiley, Rachel C. Williams, Peter A. Larsen, Marina B. Blanco, Rodin M. Rasoloarison, C. Ryan Campbell, Kevin W. Zhu, David W. Weisrock, Hiroaki Matsunami, Anne D. Yoder

The paper compares V1R gene diversity in nocturnal and diurnal lemurs, finding a correlation between nocturnality and expanded V1R repertoires.

Genome Biology and Evolution · Sep 14, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics