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Laura Stertz

The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonORCID 0000-0002-1426-6796Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Genomics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Consuelo Walss‐BassiD· 3 shared Antônio Lúcio TeixeiraiD· 2 shared Preethi H. GunaratneiD· 2 shared Sudhakar SelvarajiD· 2 shared Thomas Daniel MeyeriD· 2 shared Bruno Kluwe-SchiavoniD· 1 shared Cristian CoarfaiD· 1 shared Edison LeungiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintSep 21, 2026

Atlas-Guided Cell-Specific Transcriptomics Identifies Pathway-Level Remodeling of Human Hypothalamic CRH Neurons in Opioid Use Disorder

Lorna Barrall, Phillip John Urbanczyk, Bruno Kluwe-Schiavon…·Consuelo Walss‐Bass

The paper identifies pathway-level remodeling in human hypothalamic CRH neurons in opioid use disorder using single-nucleus RNA sequencing and atlas-guided analysis.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.09.749970

humanscRNA-seq

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BioinformaticsFrontiers in PsychiatryPeer-reviewedJan 12, 2023

MicroRNA-mRNA networks are dysregulated in opioid use disorder postmortem brain: further evidence for opioid-induced neurovascular alterations

Sandra L. Grimm, Emily Frances Mendez, Laura Stertz…·Consuelo Walss‐Bass

The paper analyzes miRNA-mRNA networks in postmortem brain and blood samples from opioid use disorder patients, identifying dysregulated pathways and potential therapeutic targets.

25 citations

humanbulk RNA-seq

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 30, 2022

Alcohol, Opioid, and Combined Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders Affect Shared and Unique Pathways: A Proteomic Analysis of Postmortem Brains

Edison Leung, Laura Stertz, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira…·Consuelo Walss‐Bass

This study identifies shared and unique proteomic pathways affected by alcohol, opioid, and combined substance misuse disorders using postmortem brain samples.

1 citation

humanproteomics

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