Benno G. Gesierich

The paper shows pericytes constrict during ischemia, remain constricted post-reperfusion, and contribute to no-reflow, with some surviving and upregulating transcripts, suggesting they are therapeutic targets.

The paper identifies rare variants in HTRA1 and its substrate EGFL8 associated with increased white matter hyperintensities using whole-exome sequencing data from 16,511 UK Biobank individuals.

The paper identifies specialized somatic microglia-neuron junctions that enable microglia to monitor and protect neuronal function through purinergic signaling.

This paper introduces an improved widefield calcium imaging protocol for studying interhemispheric connectivity in mice, showing reduced connectivity after stroke and partial recovery over time.