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Alessia Niceforo

Drexel UniversityORCID 0009-0004-9044-666XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:rat· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 1

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Liang QiangiD· 2 shared Lyandysha V. ZholudevaiD· 2 shared Michael Aron LaneiD· 2 shared Adam A. HalliD· 1 shared Itzhak FischeriD· 1 shared Kayla Anne SchardieniD· 1 shared Kimberly J. DoughertyiD· 1 shared Maurice Lindner-JacksoniD· 1 shared

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Long-term Connectivity between Spinal Cord Tissue Transplants and the Injured Phrenic Motor Network

Adam A. Hall, Lyandysha V. Zholudeva, Theresa Connors, Victoria M. Spruance, Tara A. Fortino, Kayla Anne Schardien, Alessia Niceforo, Kimberly J. Dougherty, Qiang Liang, Michael Aron Lane

This study shows that embryonic spinal cord transplants improve diaphragm function after cervical SCI but lose connectivity over time, reducing long-term effectiveness.

bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Analysis of astrocyte progenitors derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells in vitro and following transplantation into the intact spinal cord.

Alessia Niceforo, Ying Jin, Skandha Ramakrishnan, Maurice Lindner-Jackson, Liang Qiang, Itzhak Fischer

This study generates and tests astrocyte progenitor cells from hiPSCs, showing their safe survival and integration in spinal cord transplants without adverse effects.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Challenges and Efficacy of Astrocyte-to-Neuron Reprogramming in Spinal Cord Injury: In Vitro Insights and In Vivo Outcomes

Alessia Niceforo, Lyandysha V. Zholudeva, Silvia Fernandes, Yashvi Shah, Michael Aron Lane, Liang Qiang

This study investigates the reprogramming of astrocytes to neurons in spinal cord injury, showing higher in vitro efficiency than in vivo.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience