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Beatrice Villani

Edinburgh Napier UniversityORCID 0009-0005-8811-3513Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 15, 2026

Development and characterisation of an optimised in vitro differentiation protocol for deriving hepatocyte-like cells from mouse embryonic stem cells

Beatrice Villani, Silviya Dimova, Abdulaziz Alhussini…·Sari Pennings

This study develops and evaluates two cytokine-based protocols to generate functional hepatocyte-like cells from mouse embryonic stem cells, with the advanced cocktail producing more mature cells.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.13.724236

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NeuroscienceBrain and Neuroscience AdvancesPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2025

Basal activation of astrocytic Nrf2 in neuronal culture media: challenges and implications for neuron-astrocyte modelling

Mohamed Moftah Omer Elsharkasi, Beatrice Villani, Geoffrey Wells, Fiona Kerr

The paper shows that astrocytic Nrf2 activity is maximally induced by Advanced DMEM/F12 media in co-cultures, limiting pharmacological activation, and suggests caution in media selection for disease modeling.

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