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Kristen E. Funk

University of North Carolina at CharlotteORCID 0000-0002-1912-1430Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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

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Aayush Bhatt· 1 shared Autumn E. Tucker· 1 shared Bree Kurtz· 1 shared Britanie M. Blackhurst· 1 shared Emily Kretchmer· 1 shared Jennifer W Weller· 1 shared Katherine A. Jensen· 1 shared Katie L. Reagin· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintMar 17, 2026

CD8⁺ T cells induce interstrand crosslinking-associated DNA damage in neurons

Britanie M. Blackhurst, Aayush Bhatt, Emily Kretchmer…·Kristen E. Funk

This study shows CD8+ T cells induce interstrand crosslinking-like DNA damage in neurons, contributing to neurologic dysfunction in viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.14.711737

humanbulk RNA-seq

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintFeb 16, 2026

RNA-seq variants reveal distinct patterns in the aging epitranscriptome: an in-depth analysis of age-matched Alzheimer's Disease patients and a cognitively normal cohort

Katherine A. Jensen, Jennifer W Weller, Kristen E. Funk

The paper analyzes RNA-seq variants to identify epitranscriptomic differences between Alzheimer's Disease and cognitively normal aged brains, finding 544 hyper-modified genes and 17 differentially modified genes.

DOI 10.64898/2026.02.14.705891

humanbulk RNA-seq

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