Leo Morita Miyakoshi

This study identifies the rs28834970 variant in PTK2B as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, showing it impairs PYK2 function, increases Tau phosphorylation, and alters APP processing in human neuronal cultures.

This study shows that the maturation of the glymphatic system reduces susceptibility to Zika virus infection in mice, suggesting a protective role in the brain.

This study shows that forced Neurog2 expression in adult SEZ progenitors reprograms them to generate glutamatergic neurons, but not their postmitotic progeny.