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Benjamin H. Rajewski

University of Notre DameORCID 0000-0002-4750-0331Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Research Focus:synaptic & neural circuits· 1

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Anna Chiara ImpastatoiD· 1 shared Barry A. BadeauiD· 1 shared Bradley Studnitzer· 1 shared Claudia R. PrindleiD· 1 shared Daniel L. MarksiD· 1 shared E. Zhang· 1 shared Gaeun KimiD· 1 shared Isaac J. AngeraiD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Dual Activation of MC3R and MC4R Drives Weight Loss and Reduces Food Intake in Obese Primates

Jillian L. Seiler, Anna Chiara Impastato, E. Zhang, Kade J Kelley, Thomas L Bennett, Bradley Studnitzer, Claudia R. Prindle, Benjamin H. Rajewski, Barry A. Badeau, Xinjian Jiang, Russell Potterfield, Jordan Y Delev, Daniel L. Marks

This study shows that activating both MC3R and MC4R in obese primates leads to weight loss and reduced food intake, with a new dual agonist peptide showing efficacy and safety.

bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

N-Amino Peptide-Graphene Quantum Dot Loaded Small Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Therapy of Tauopathies

Runyao Zhu, Gaeun Kim, Benjamin H. Rajewski, Isaac J. Angera, Juan R. Del Valle, Yichun Wang

This study develops N-Amino Peptide-Graphene Quantum Dot loaded small extracellular vesicles to target tauopathies, showing improved specificity and efficacy in inhibiting tau aggregation and transmission.

Advanced NanoBiomed Research · Jul 22, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering