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Rachel N. Lippert

German Center for Diabetes ResearchORCID 0000-0002-6905-2234Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Midbrain Tet1 dosage defines inter-individual binge-eating susceptibility

Tim Gruber, Robert Chesters, Luca Fagnocchi, Xinyang Yu, Zhen Fu, Kristin L. Gallik, Heiko Backes, Robert M. Vaughan, Melanie Huber, Meri De Angelis, Josef Gullmets, Holly Dykstra, Stefanos Apostle, Taylor Cook, Justin R. Kulchycki, , John Andrew Pospisilik

This study shows that Tet1 dosage in midbrain neurons determines binge-eating susceptibility in mice and links Tet1 methylation to human binge-eating behavior.

bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Microglia mediate the early-life programming of adult glucose control

Martín Valdearcos, Emily R. McGrath, Stephen M. Brown Mayfield, Melissa G. Jacuinde, Andrew Folick, Rachel T. Cheang, Ruoyu Li, Tomás P. Bachor, Rachel N. Lippert, Allison Wanting Xu, Suneil K. Koliwad

This study shows that microglia in the mediobasal hypothalamus prune synapses during early life, influencing adult glucose control through perineuronal net refinement.

Cell Reports · Mar 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology