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Farhang Alem

George Mason UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4288-2502Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Aarthi NarayananiD· 1 shared Caden Andberg· 1 shared Elsa RonzieriD· 1 shared Laia Gharavi-naeini· 1 shared Layan Wahdan· 1 shared Linda D. ChiliniD· 1 shared Lorreta Aboagyewa Opoku· 1 shared Maame Konadu· 1 shared

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Computational and Proteomic Analyses Reveal Cardiac Dysfunction and Heart Failure-Associated Biomarker Secretion from Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus TC83-infected human IPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes

Stephanie V. Trefry, Layan Wahdan, Tyler DiGangi, Caden Andberg, Maame Konadu, Lorreta Aboagyewa Opoku, Shannon D. Walls, Maria F Galarza, Weidong Zhou, Farhang Alem, Aarthi Narayanan, Qi Wei, Elsa Ronzier

This study investigates VEEV TC-83 infection's impact on hIPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, revealing cardiac dysfunction and heart failure biomarker secretion.

bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

HSV-1 infection induces brain cofilin hyperphosphorylation in the 5xFAD Alzheimer's Disease mouse model

Laia Gharavi-naeini, Zhenfeng Shu, Farhang Alem, Shu Feng, Linda D. Chilin, Pinghui Feng, Yuntao Wu

This study shows HSV-1 infection increases cofilin phosphorylation in 5xFAD mice, linking viral infection to AD pathology through actin cytoskeleton disruption.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology