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Leah J. Elias

Johns Hopkins UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8613-7977Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Annika BalrajiD· 1 shared Caroline Zhang· 1 shared François KrolliD· 1 shared Harrison Khoo· 1 shared Isabella SucciiD· 1 shared Ishmail Abdus-SabooriD· 1 shared Jason RiheliD· 1 shared Lindsay L. Ejoh· 1 shared

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JACUZI-SD: An automated, high-throughput, minimally stressful approach to sleep depriving larval zebrafish.

Leah J. Elias, Harrison Khoo, François Kroll, Caroline Zhang, Soojung C. Hur, Jason Rihel, Seth Blackshaw

JACUZI-SD is a method to induce sleep deprivation in larval zebrafish with minimal stress, reducing total sleep time by 41-64% and eliciting rebound sleep.

iScience · May 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The developmental progression of eight opsin spectral signals recorded from the zebrafish retinal cone layer is altered by the timing and cell type expression of thyroxin receptor β2 (trβ2) gain-of-function transgenes.

Ralph Nelson, Annika Balraj, Tara Suresh, Leah J. Elias, Takeshi Yoshimatsu, Sara S. Patterson

The paper analyzes how trβ2 transgenes alter opsin signaling in zebrafish retinas across development, showing different amplitude changes in larvae, juveniles, and adults.

eNeuro · Nov 1, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Identification of touch neurons underlying dopaminergic pleasurable touch and sexual receptivity

Leah J. Elias, Melanie D. Schaffler, Isabella Succi, William Foster, Mark A. Gradwell, Manon Bohic, Lindsay L. Ejoh, Victoria E. Abraira, Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

The paper identifies Mrgprb4-lineage neurons as critical for sexual receptivity and dopaminergic reward from social touch in mice.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience