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Tara A. Fortino

Drexel UniversityORCID 0000-0002-6119-2240Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 1

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Lyandysha V. ZholudevaiD· 2 shared Michael Aron LaneiD· 2 shared Adam A. HalliD· 1 shared Alessia NiceforoiD· 1 shared Ayushi AgrawaliD· 1 shared Deepak SrivastavaiD· 1 shared Kayla Anne SchardieniD· 1 shared Kimberly J. DoughertyiD· 1 shared

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Long-term Connectivity between Spinal Cord Tissue Transplants and the Injured Phrenic Motor Network

Adam A. Hall, Lyandysha V. Zholudeva, Theresa Connors, Victoria M. Spruance, Tara A. Fortino, Kayla Anne Schardien, Alessia Niceforo, Kimberly J. Dougherty, Qiang Liang, Michael Aron Lane

This study shows that embryonic spinal cord transplants improve diaphragm function after cervical SCI but lose connectivity over time, reducing long-term effectiveness.

bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Human spinal interneurons repair the injured spinal cord through synaptic integration

Lyandysha V. Zholudeva, Tara A. Fortino, Ayushi Agrawal, Olaia F. Vila, Maggie Williams, Todd C. McDevitt, Michael Aron Lane, Deepak Srivastava

This study shows that human cervical V2a interneurons transplanted into injured spinal cords form functional synaptic connections with host tissue, improving diaphragm activity.

bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience