Mara Graziani

This paper develops a co-maturation protocol to study human microglia-neuron interactions using hiPSCs, showing astrocytes are needed for microglia survival and integration into neuronal networks.

This paper introduces a cerebral organoid model with integrated microglia to study how inflammatory stimuli and microglial presence affect neurodevelopment and neurodevelopmental disorders.

This paper describes a humanized mouse model using iPSC-derived microglia to study HIV-1 infection in the CNS, enabling genetic and therapeutic investigations in vivo.