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Ashley E. Marquardt

University of Maryland, BaltimoreORCID 0000-0001-9840-0763Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Jonathan W. VanRyziniD· 3 shared Margaret M. McCarthyiD· 3 shared Aidan L. PhamiD· 1 shared Karina N. SobotaiD· 1 shared Kristen R. MontgomeryiD· 1 shared Mahashweta BasuiD· 1 shared Seth A. AmentiD· 1 shared

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Timing matters: modeling the effects of gestational cannabis exposure on social behavior and microglia in the developing amygdala

Aidan L. Pham, Ashley E. Marquardt, Kristen R. Montgomery, Karina N. Sobota, Margaret M. McCarthy, Jonathan W. VanRyzin

This study examines how cannabis exposure at different gestational stages affects microglial function and social behavior in rodents.

Neuropsychopharmacology · Jul 23, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The transcriptome of playfulness is sex-biased in the juvenile rat medial amygdala: a role for inhibitory neurons

Ashley E. Marquardt, Mahashweta Basu, Jonathan W. VanRyzin, Seth A. Ament, Margaret M. McCarthy

The paper identifies sex-biased gene expression in the juvenile rat medial amygdala associated with playfulness, showing inhibitory neurons drive this difference.

Cell Reports · Jun 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Feminization of social play behavior depends on microglia

Jonathan W. VanRyzin, Ashley E. Marquardt, Margaret M. McCarthy

This study identifies microglia as key regulators of feminization in the medial amygdala and juvenile play behavior through TNF-mediated astrocyte support in females.

bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience