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Rebecca Aitken

University of Maryland, BaltimoreORCID 0009-0000-4941-3162Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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Asaf KelleriD· 2 shared Rebecca M. LorsungiD· 2 shared Thomas A. BlanpiediD· 2 shared Yadong JiiD· 2 shared Aaron D. LevyiD· 1 shared Emily M. DeMarcoiD· 1 shared Nathan CrameriD· 1 shared Radi M. MasriiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintOct 25, 2026

Nanoarchitecture of the presynaptic cell adhesion molecule PTPσ in relation to prospective vesicle fusion sites and postsynaptic NMDA receptors

Emily M. DeMarco, Samira Mitias, Rebecca Aitken…·Thomas A. Blanpied

The paper investigates the nano-organization of PTPσ in cultured rat hippocampal neurons, finding it is enriched at excitatory synapses but does not colocalize with Munc13-1 or predict NMDAR abundance.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.21.760724

ratexperimental assay

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 26, 2026

Sex Differences in Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Response to Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide

Rebecca M. Lorsung, Yadong Ji, Nathan Cramer…·Asaf Keller

The paper investigates sex differences in CGRP signaling within the BNST and finds that while peptide release is sex-independent, neuromodulation of excitability shows sex-dependent features.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.21.726958

mouseelectronic health records

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMar 25, 2026

Structural Components for Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Signaling to Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells

Rebecca Aitken, Yadong Ji, Thomas A. Blanpied…·Rebecca M. Lorsung

The paper identifies CGRP receptors on OPCs and demonstrates close spatial contacts between CGRP and OPCs, suggesting direct signaling.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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