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Omar S. Elwardany

University of MiamiORCID 0000-0001-8897-0551Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:perturbation response prediction· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Abdiel Badillo-MartineziD· 2 shared Bassel AwadaiD· 2 shared Hassan Al‐AliiD· 2 shared John L. BixbyiD· 2 shared Vance LemmoniD· 2 shared Brian SilveriD· 1 shared Graham JohnsoniD· 1 shared Helena Hernandez-CuervoiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintSep 7, 2026

AGC kinase homology requires and enables co-targeting for CNS regeneration

Hassan Al‐Ali, Abdiel Badillo-Martinez, Bassel Awada…·Vance Lemmon

The paper shows co-inhibition of AGC kinases enhances CNS neuron regeneration and identifies TMP-316 as a drug candidate achieving this in a rat model.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.28.746753

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 4, 2026

Lumbar intrathecal catheterization in rats targeting the cerebral cortex: a drug delivery method and validation

Omar S. Elwardany, Abdiel Badillo-Martinez, Bassel Awada…·Hassan Al‐Ali

This paper develops and validates a lumbar intrathecal catheterization method in rats for reliable drug delivery to the brain and confirms supraspinal pharmacodynamic target engagement.

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ratexperimental assay

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintAug 5, 2025

Rapamycin enhances VEGFA and VSMC contractile protein expression in MSCs via mTORC1 inhibition

Pedro Bartkevitch Rodrigues, Sai Sanikommu, Omar S. Elwardany…·Robert M. Starke

This study shows rapamycin increases VSMC protein markers and VEGFA in MSCs via mTORC1 inhibition, suggesting potential therapeutic use in cerebral aneurysm treatment.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.05.668760

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