Julia Sparks Lord

The paper identifies a glutamatergic signaling network involving GRM5, GCPII, and GRM3 as a genetic mediator of daily sleep patterns through QTL mapping in mice.

This study examines the effects of sleep deprivation on synaptic vulnerability across developmental stages in mice, finding heightened sensitivity in juveniles and links to ASD risk.

This study shows that sleep disruption accelerates cognitive decline in male P301S Tau mice but not females, without directly causing synaptic Tau pathology.

This study examines how different morphine withdrawal paradigms affect sleep behavior in male and female mice, finding sex-specific differences and highlighting the 3-day precipitated withdrawal model as most impactful.

This study shows that microglia are necessary for the functional development of adult-born neurons in the olfactory bulb by promoting excitatory synapse formation.