Ana Beltrán-Arranz

This study shows that astrocytes can be converted into functional neurons in the mouse visual cortex, which can integrate into cortical circuits and respond to visual stimuli.

This study shows that a modified Ascl1 variant, Ascl1SA6, can reprogram glial cells into interneurons that resemble canonical cortical interneurons when combined with Dlx2, improving their laminar positioning.

This study reprograms early cortical astroglia into neurons with parvalbumin-positive interneuron features using a modified Ascl1 protein.