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Fathima Gani R

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 London, United Kingdom.
qmul.ac.uk
Joined September 2015
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Human brain organoids come of age—but still have room to grow

Human brain organoids come of age—but still have room to grow

The U.S. government has touted organoids as an alternative to animals for studying the brain. Scientists are still working to overcome key limitations.

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Conserved proline mutations preserve helical kinks but rewire the activation networks of β2-adrenergic receptor: Biophysical Journal cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S…
Conserved proline mutations preserve helical kinks but rewire the activation networks of β2-adren...

Conserved proline mutations preserve helical kinks but rewire the activation networks of β2-adren...

Prolines in the transmembrane (TM) region play a pivotal role in the function of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). In this molecular simulation study, 2 independent sets of trajectories are...

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Comparative analysis of production and kinetic assay conditions and parameters for SARS-CoV-2 main...

Comparative analysis of production and kinetic assay conditions and parameters for SARS-CoV-2 main...

Molecular Biology Reports - The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 plays a crucial role in the viral replication cycle and is a key target for COVID-19 antiviral drugs. In this review, we conducted...

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Quantitative and Phylogenetic Analyses of Immature Neurons in Cortical Layer II and Amygdala of Macaque Monkeys mdpi.com/3951540
Quantitative and Phylogenetic Analyses of Immature Neurons in Cortical Layer II and Amygdala of...

Quantitative and Phylogenetic Analyses of Immature Neurons in Cortical Layer II and Amygdala of...

“Immature” or “late-maturing” neurons exist in layer II of the cerebral cortex (cortical immature neurons; cINs) and within the amygdaloid complex (subcortical immature neurons; scINs). These cells...

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Morphological and anatomical variations in subcortical anatomy between humans and chimpanzees...

Morphological and anatomical variations in subcortical anatomy between humans and chimpanzees...

Communications Biology - Using surface-based MRI comparisons between humans and chimpanzees combined with heritability analyses from Human Connectome Project data, Blostein et al. show that...

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Association between precentral gyrus morphology and modality-specific intentional communication in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.24…
Association between precentral gyrus morphology and modality-specific intentional communication in...

Association between precentral gyrus morphology and modality-specific intentional communication in...

The precentral gyrus (preCG) is morphologically defined posteriorly by the central sulcus (CS) and anteriorly by the superior and inferior precentr...

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Changes in microglial morphologies during brain aging in common marmosets

Changes in microglial morphologies during brain aging in common marmosets

Brain Structure and Function - Microglia are critical modulators of neuronal activity, regulating brain function through removal of dying neurons, pruning non-functional synapses, and producing...

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Homologous specialization of arcuate fasciculus ventrolateral frontal connectivity in marmosets and humans | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.26…
Homologous specialization of arcuate fasciculus ventrolateral frontal connectivity in marmosets and...

Homologous specialization of arcuate fasciculus ventrolateral frontal connectivity in marmosets and...

The arcuate fasciculus (af) is a crucial dorsal pathway underpinning human language, yet its weak frontal connectivity in macaques—the standard pri...

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biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… Professor Chet Sherwood George Washington University.
Somatic mutations and single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal uniquely human properties of neuronal...

Somatic mutations and single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal uniquely human properties of neuronal...

Human brain aging is frequently studied in model mammals that rarely show the natural age-related neurodegenerative conditions that afflict humans, yet little is known about how genomic stability...

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Brainstem and cerebellar variations in cheetahs (<fi>Acinonyx jubatus</fi>) - Baizer - The Anatomical Record - Wiley Online Library anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wi…
Brainstem and cerebellar variations in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Brainstem and cerebellar variations in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

The cheetah is a species known for its high-speed hunting, requiring sophisticated visuomotor and vestibulomotor skills. A recent study showed cheetahs have enlarged semicircular canals, suggesting...

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Hominoid‐specific calretinin‐immunopositivity of the optic radiation (geniculocalcarine tract) - Santana - 2026 - The Anatomical Record - Wiley Online Library anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wi…
Hominoid‐specific calretinin‐immunopositivity of the optic radiation (geniculocalcarine tract)

Hominoid‐specific calretinin‐immunopositivity of the optic radiation (geniculocalcarine tract)

Calretinin-immunostained coronal section through the primary (V1) and extrastriate (ExSt) cortex of the lar gibbon. Note that the optic radiation (OR) is strongly calretinin-immunoreactive. This...

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Mixed Signals and Interspecies Variation in the Plasticity of Adult Mammal Brains mdpi.com/3786040
Mixed Signals and Interspecies Variation in the Plasticity of Adult Mammal Brains

Mixed Signals and Interspecies Variation in the Plasticity of Adult Mammal Brains

Despite the growing interest in brain structural plasticity and the substantial body of knowledge that has accumulated over recent decades, some issues remain poorly defined, leading to confusion in...

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Brain weight across the adult lifespan in great apes | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.26…
Brain weight across the adult lifespan in great apes | PNAS

Brain weight across the adult lifespan in great apes | PNAS

Reduction in brain weight is a hallmark feature of human aging, which is exacerbated in pathologies, such as Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia...

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nature.com/articles/s41467-0… Professor Chet Sherwood George Washington University
Comparative analysis of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum

Comparative analysis of the cellular landscape in mammalian striatum

Nature Communications - Comparative analyses of striatal cell types across humans, bats and other mammals can reveal how cellular diversity contributes to evolutionary differences in brain...

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Frontiers | Molecularly guided pharmacotherapy for obesity: emerging targets, clinical efficacy,...

Frontiers | Molecularly guided pharmacotherapy for obesity: emerging targets, clinical efficacy,...

Obesity is a complex, chronic disease whose aetiology is complex and highly variable, and is linked to a network of neural, endocrine, adipose, genetic, epig...

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Neuroanatomical Subtypes of Schizophrenia Reveal Divergent Atrophy Trajectories and Distinct...

Neuroanatomical Subtypes of Schizophrenia Reveal Divergent Atrophy Trajectories and Distinct...

AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disorder, and biology-informed stratification may provide insights into individual diff

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