Ginny Wu

UC Irvine Brain Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) Brain Procurement Program for the Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas Project

The paper describes a multi-institutional program for collecting neurotypical human brains to support multiomic brain cell atlas studies, highlighting challenges and opportunities for donor recruitment.

Multiscale Spatial Transcriptomic Atlas of Human Basal Ganglia Cell-Type and Cellular Community Organization

This paper creates a high-resolution spatial transcriptomic atlas of the human basal ganglia, identifying 60 cell types and their spatial organization across multiple nuclei.

Distinct dynamics and intrinsic properties in ventral tegmental area populations mediate reward association and motivation

The paper identifies distinct functional roles of VTA dopamine subpopulations in reward association and motivation using electrophysiology and optogenetics in mice.