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Melissa Gladstone

University of LiverpoolORCID 0000-0002-2579-9301Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1 Genomics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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

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Amir EbneabbasiiD· 1 shared Anders Dupont BørglumiD· 1 shared Andrew David WeeksiD· 1 shared Ang LiiD· 1 shared Bess Pearson· 1 shared Brian Nsubuga KaayaiD· 1 shared Celia L. D’Amato· 1 shared Christine HehnlyiD· 1 shared

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2021-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Polygenic effects on cortical size and ADHD converge on a mid-gestational progenitor-to-neuron transition programme

Yuankai He, Amir Ebneabbasi, Koen Rademaker, Elina Ziyu Jin, Yuanjun Gu, Fani Femi, Clara M.L. Riegis, Bess Pearson, Renato A Polimanti, Jakob Grove, Anders Dupont Børglum, Nadine Parker, Ole A. Andreassen, Oleksandr Frei, Darren Cameron, , Varun Warrier

The paper identifies a mid-gestational molecular mechanism linking cortical size and ADHD through genetic and single-cell RNA sequencing analyses.

medRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Microbiome-behavior coupling shapes infant adaptation to early maternal unpredictability

Dima Amso, Guilherme Fahur Bottino, Tess Allegra Forest, Kevin Scott Bonham, Michal R. Zieff, Fadheela Patel, Marlie Miles, Donna Herr, Khula South Africa Data Collection Team, Claudia Espinoza‐Heredia, Celia L. D’Amato, Jinge Ren, Melissa Gladstone, Emmie W. Mbale, Daniel C. Alexander, , Vanja Klepac‐Ceraj

The paper links infant gut microbiome composition and behavioral responses to maternal unpredictability, showing how microbial metabolism influences behavioral outcomes.

Frontiers in Microbiology · Jun 2, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Vaginal Microbiome Topic Modelling of Laboring Ugandan Women With and Without Fever

Mercedeh Javanbakht Movassagh, Lisa M. Bebell, Kathy L Burgoine, Christine Hehnly, Lijun Zhang, Kim Moran, Kathryn E. Sheldon, Shamim A. Sinnar, Edith Mbabazi-Kabachelor, Elias Kumbakumba, Joel Bazira, Moses Ochora, Ronnie Mulondo, Brian Nsubuga Kaaya, Andrew David Weeks, , Joseph Nathaniel Paulson

This study uses microbial topic modeling to identify associations between vaginal microbiome composition and intrapartum fever in Ugandan laboring women, improving prediction beyond clinical variables.

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · Sep 10, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics