Dakota Newman

Technical and biological sources of noise confound multiplexed enhancer AAV screening

The paper presents a barcoded multiplex strategy to screen enhancer AAVs using single-cell RNA sequencing and taxonomy mapping, but finds significant technical and biological noise complicates accurate expression pattern analysis.

Cell type-selective AADC expression reduces motor deficits and dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease mouse models

This study shows that cell type-specific AADC expression in Parkinson's disease models reduces motor deficits and dyskinesia more effectively than broad targeting.

A Cross-Species Enhancer-AAV Toolkit for Cell Type-Specific Targeting Across the Basal Ganglia

The paper develops a cross-species enhancer-AAV toolkit for targeting specific cell types in the basal ganglia across species, validated in mouse and macaque.

Morphoelectric Diversity and Specialization of Neuronal Cell Types in the Primate Striatum

The paper analyzes multi-modal Patch-seq data from macaque striatum to reveal morphoelectric diversity and functional specialization of neuronal cell types, highlighting primate-specific features and differences from rodents.

A consensus spinal cord cell type atlas across mouse, macaque, and human

The paper creates a cross-species spinal cord cell type atlas integrating data from mouse, macaque, and human, identifying conserved and species-specific features.

Enhancer AAVs for targeting spinal motor neurons and descending motor pathways in rodents and macaque

The paper identifies enhancers for spinal motor neurons and develops AAV vectors to target these cells in rodents and macaques, enabling functional studies and potential therapeutic applications.

Enhancer AAV toolbox for accessing and perturbing striatal cell types and circuits

The paper presents an enhancer AAV toolbox for targeting and perturbing striatal cell types and circuits in mice, with validated specificity and cross-species applicability.

A suite of enhancer AAVs and transgenic mouse lines for genetic access to cortical cell types

The paper develops a toolkit of transgenic mouse lines and enhancer AAVs for selective targeting of cortical cell populations using transcriptomic and epigenomic data.

Signature morpho-electric properties of diverse GABAergic interneurons in the human neocortex

The paper uses viral labeling and Patch-seq to define morpho-electric properties of GABAergic interneurons in human neocortex, revealing functional insights and reclassifying some SST neurons into PVALB subclass.

Enhancer-AAVs allow genetic access to oligodendrocytes and diverse populations of astrocytes across species

The paper develops AAV-based genetic tools to specifically target astrocytes and oligodendrocytes across species, revealing functional roles in reward-dependent acetylcholine responses.