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Susan J. Birren

Brandeis UniversityORCID 0000-0003-0488-0765Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Cell Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:rat· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

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Joshua HarrisoniD· 2 shared Aaron Yang· 1 shared Alexander C. Mitchell· 1 shared Bing XuiD· 1 shared Ellie Greene· 1 shared Isabela Ashton-Rickardt· 1 shared Jennifer Lippincott‐SchwartziD· 1 shared Jiaqi GuoiD· 1 shared

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Lipid Imbalance Generates Golgi Whorls that Sequester Small GTPases

Qiuxin Zhang, Weiyi Tan, Jiaqi Guo, Isabela Ashton-Rickardt, Joshua Harrison, Susan J. Birren, Jun Liu, Jie Zhou, Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz, Bing Xu

The paper shows lipid imbalance creates Golgi whorls that sequester small GTPases, disrupting trafficking and viability.

bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Satellite Glial Cells Drive Homeostatic Synaptic Structural Plasticity in Sympathetic Neurons

Joshua Harrison, Ellie Greene, Aaron Yang, Jumana Akoad, Laurie Chen, Rui Gong, Xianghan Liu, Susan J. Birren

This study shows that satellite glial cells regulate synaptic plasticity in sympathetic neurons to maintain homeostasis, with disruptions observed in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Satellite glial cells modulate cholinergic transmission between sympathetic neurons

Joana Enes, Marián Haburčák, Surbhi Sona, Nega Gerard, Alexander C. Mitchell, Wenqi Fu, Susan J. Birren

This study shows satellite glial cells regulate postnatal development and activity of sympathetic neurons through neurotrophin release and modulatory effects on cholinergic neurotransmission.

PLoS ONE · Feb 4, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience