Laura Jayne Westacott

Complement receptor C3ar1 deficiency does not alter brain structure or functional connectivity across early life development

This study finds no significant brain structural or functional differences in C3ar1-deficient mice across development, suggesting C3ar1 may not be critical for neurodevelopment.

Complement C3 and C3aR mediate different aspects of emotional behaviours; relevance to risk for psychiatric disorder

This study shows that complement components C3 and C3aR differentially affect innate anxiety and conditioned fear in mice, linking complement pathways to psychiatric disorder risk.