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Andy Quaen Chen

University of California, BerkeleyORCID 0000-0002-4970-045XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Cryo-EM structures of insect IRs reveal the structural adaptations of a glutamate receptor ancestor for environmental sensing

Guido Daniel Petrovich, Andy Quaen Chen, Marija Simjanoska, Jiawei Zhao, Jaewook Ryu, José Manuel Latorre Estivalis, Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo, Josefina Inés del Mármol

The paper reports cryo-EM structures of insect IR complexes to understand their evolutionary adaptation from glutamate receptors for environmental sensing.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Embryonic Retinal Waves

Christiane Voufo, Andy Quaen Chen, Benjamin E. Smith, Rong-Shan Yan, Marla B. Feller, Alexandre Tiriac

The paper investigates embryonic retinal waves, showing they involve nAChR subtypes and gap junctions, and find they do not affect ipRGC distribution.

eLife · Feb 14, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The Retinal Basis of Photoaversion in Neonatal Mice

Franklin S. Caval-Holme, Marcos L. Aranda, Andy Quaen Chen, Alexandre Tiriac, Yizhen Zhang, Benjamin E. Smith, Lutz Birnbaumer, Tiffany M. Schmidt, Marla B. Feller

This study identifies M1 ipRGCs as the primary driver of photoaversion in neonatal mice by showing their unique photosensitivity and behavioral relevance.

Journal of Neuroscience · Apr 8, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience