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Iris Ka-Yi Chat

University of California, Los AngelesORCID 0000-0003-2448-5877Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Beatríz LunaiD· 1 shared Erika E. ForbesiD· 1 shared Finnegan J. CalabroiD· 1 shared Helmet Talib KarimiD· 1 shared James W. MurroughiD· 1 shared Jihui Diaz· 1 shared Julienne E. BoweriD· 1 shared Kalyan TripathyiD· 1 shared

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Innate Immune Correlates of Sickness-Like Depressive Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors

Iris Ka-Yi Chat, Steve W. Cole, Julienne E. Bower

This study finds that sickness-like depressive symptoms in breast cancer survivors are more strongly linked to proinflammatory gene expression and myeloid cell abundance than negative affect symptoms.

bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Basal Ganglia Dopamine Availability and Immune Activation Interact and Relate to Anhedonia Severity among Youth with Depression

Iris Ka-Yi Chat, James W. Murrough, Scott J. Russo, Finnegan J. Calabro, Beatríz Luna, Kalyan Tripathy, Tina Gupta, Zachary M. Brodnick, Megan M. Julien, Neil Jones, Neal Ryan, Helmet Talib Karim, Rebecca B. Price, Jihui Diaz, Erika E. Forbes

This study examines how dopamine availability and immune activation interact to influence anhedonia severity in youth with depression.

bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience