Author

Aniqa Tasnim

Howard Hughes Medical InstituteORCID 0009-0005-7530-4003Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Neuroscience· 3

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Organism:mouse· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

David D. GintyiD· 3 shared Josef TurecekiD· 2 shared Alexandra R. Magee· 1 shared Amira AbdelaziziD· 1 shared Anda M. Chirila· 1 shared Andrew M. GarrettiD· 1 shared Annie HandleriD· 1 shared Brendan P. LehnertiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2023-2025 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 23 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

3 shared papersNeuroscience

David D. GintyORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewedMay 16, 2025

Activity-dependent development of the body's touch receptors

Celine Santiago, Julianna Siegrist, Nusrat Africawala…·David D. Ginty

This study shows that neuronal activity is essential for the development of touch receptors, as genetic disruption of Piezo2 and Nav1.6 leads to structural and functional defects in mechanosensory neurons.

16 citationstop 2%

mousebulk RNA-seq

𝕏 PostBluesky

NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 9, 2023

The developmental timing of spinal touch processing alterations and its relation to ASD-associated behaviors in mouse models

Aniqa Tasnim, Ilayda Alkislar, Richard Hakim…·David D. Ginty

This study examines how the timing of altered touch processing in mouse models of ASD relates to different behavioral outcomes in adulthood.

4 citations

mouseexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky

NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewedApr 6, 2023

γ-Protocadherins control synapse formation and peripheral branching of touch sensory neurons

Shan Meltzer, Katelyn C. Boulanger, Anda M. Chirila…·David D. Ginty

This study shows that γ-protocadherin isoforms are critical for synapse formation and peripheral branching in touch sensory neurons, and their loss disrupts corticospinal synapses.

42 citationstop 3%

mouseexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky