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Lixuan Ding

Johns Hopkins UniversityORCID 0009-0005-4944-3421Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Assay:organoid / primary culture· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 21, 2026

Cryopreservation of brain organoids - a tool for on-demand organoid banking

Lixuan Ding, Jinwei Zhang, Dowlette‐Mary Alam El Din…·Lena Smirnova

This study evaluates cryopreservation protocols for brain organoids, finding that week 2 cryopreservation yields better functional outcomes than week 6, with 3dGRO showing the best overall performance.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.19.726365

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NeuroscienceCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedAug 16, 2025

Human Neural Organoid Microphysiological Systems Show the Building Blocks Necessary for Basic Learning and Memory

Dowlette‐Mary Alam El Din, Leah S. Mönkemöller, Alon Loeffler…·Lena Smirnova

This study demonstrates that human neural organoids exhibit features of learning and memory by showing synaptic plasticity, criticality, and receptor expression.

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