MCG Centers & Research

Spatial cartography of human thymus enables the geopositioning of lineage transcription factors in rare mimetic thymic epithelial cells

Kamaraj, U. S., Chen, Y., Lei, J., Gautam, P., Horcharoensuk, P., Clemente, C. K. M., Weinacht, K. G., Gascoigne, N. R. J., Chen, J., Chen, C. K., Chen, Q., Li, Q. J., Ng, L. G. & Loh, Y. H., Dec 2026, In: Nature communications. 17, 1, 3721.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Nox4 and circulating free MPO synergistically promote aortic aneurysm formation

Coffey, P., Horimatsu, T., Kim, D., Goo, B., Ogbi, M., Reid, L., Benson, T. W., Greenway, J., Cave, S., Sharma, M., Chouhaita, R., Cyriac, N., Veerapaneni, P., Sellers, H., Fulton, D. J., Zhu, Y. P., Shi, H., Guha, A., Lee, R. & Kim, H. W. & 1 others, Weintraub, N. L., Dec 2026, In: Scientific reports. 16, 1, 10320.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The role of neutrophils in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Addo, S. A., Wojnar-Lason, K., Sreekumar, A., Roy, T., Sloan, D. & Csányi, G., Dec 2026, In: Inflammation Research. 75, 1, 107.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Brain–bone Crosstalk after Neurotrauma: Dual Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury on Skeletal Remodeling

Maduraiveeran, V., Lal, S., Isales, C., Dhandapani, K. & Fulzele, S., Dec 2026, In: Current Osteoporosis Reports. 24, 1, 21.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Protocol for Afterschool Rx 2.0: A pilot randomized crossover trial to determine the feasibility of prescriptions to afterschool care for children with cardiovascular risk factors

von Klinggraeff, L., Harris, R. A., Estabrooks, P., Coughlin, S. & Armstrong, B., Jun 2026, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials. 165, 108307.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Global inequities and strategies for expanding access to reperfusion therapies in acute ischemic stroke: A focus on low- and middle-income countries

Sikakulya, F. K., Kamabu, L. K., Jeannot, B. M., Mbonde, A. A., Switzer, J. A., Giurgiutiu, D. V., Rahimi, S., Masumbuko, C. K., Kitya, D. & Lekuya, H. M., Jun 2026, In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 35, 6, 108637.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Understanding the role of age and U.S. acculturation factors on the relationship between allostatic load and cancer mortality risk in Hispanic Americans

Amezcua, J., Miranda, V., Lopez-Pentecost, M., Islam, J. Y., Vernon, M. M., O’Connor, K. & Moore, J. X., Jun 2026, In: Cancer Causes and Control. 37, 6, 86.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin Gland: Institutional cases and literature review of a rare gynecologic malignancy

Liss, C. M., Pyrz, K. H., Savage, N. M. & Ghamande, S. A., Jun 2026, In: Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 65, 102103.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Polypoid endometriosis mimicking aggressive pelvic malignancy on MRI in a premenopausal woman: A case report

Arumugam, A., Patil, T., Wolfenbarger, B., Velasquez-Zarate, L., AbuAlruz, A. R. & Maheshwarappa, R. P., Jun 2026, In: Case Reports in Women's Health. 50, e00808.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

HSF2-HSP110 axis supports genome stability via RNA polymerase II transcription and DNA repair

Jin, X., Xi, C., Pandya, B., Pang, J., Fernandez, D., Eroglu, B., Moskofidis, D. & Mivechi, N. F., Jun 1 2026, In: The Journal of cell biology. 225, 6

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Demographic and Comorbidity Associations With Disease Severity and Bony Dehiscence in AFRS

Bigler, D., Beisel, B., Long, H., Hallauer, O., Bhatt, A., Mohammad, I. & Kountakis, S., Jun 2026, In: Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology. 11, 3, e70429.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Preliminary effects of a modified Otago Exercise Program on metabolic, cellular, and epigenetic biomarkers in people living with dementia: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Jehu, D. A., Hanson, M., Huang, Y., Soares, A., Patel, C., Hergott, C., Waller, J. L., Young, L., Hall, W., Robinson-Johnson, D., Allen, C., Sams, R., Carrick, R. M., Fulzele, S., Hamrick, M., Zhu, H. & Dong, Y., Jun 2026, In: Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 137, 104077.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Purine metabolic adaptation protects the endothelium from disturbed flow–induced DNA damage and atherosclerosis

Ma, Q., Cai, Y., Zhang, Z., Zhao, D., Zhao, Y., Xu, P., Lu, T., Zhang, W., Yang, Q., Zhou, Y., Sudhahar, V., Fukai, T., Jo, H., Xu, Y. & Huo, Y., May 5 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 123, 18, e2526299123.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Longitudinal micronutrient exposure reveals country-specific associations with risk of celiac disease in genetically susceptible children: the prospective TEDDY cohort

TEDDY study group, May 2026, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 123, 5, 101276.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

High-resolution profiling of osteocyte transcriptomes via single-nucleus RNA sequencing

Kitase, Y., Ji, J., Bonewald, L. F., Prideaux, M., Roh, H. C. & Peng, G., May 2026, In: JBMR Plus. 10, 5

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Clinical and Neurodevelopmental Course in a Case of EFNB1-Related Craniofrontonasal Syndrome With Unrepaired Craniosynostosis

Assing, D. L., Jolly, D. E., Gluschitz, S., Nelson, B., Li, D., Bhoj, E. J., Nomakuchi, T. T. & Sobering, A. K., May 2026, In: Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine. 14, 5, e70216.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and International Society of Oral Oncology Clinical Practice Statement: Management of social eating and drinking challenges in adults with cancer

Beauplet, B., Semple, C., Dornan, M., Verdonck-de Leeuw, I., Amano, K., Choi, A., Moore, E., Ninfa, A., Jansen, F., Dean, D. R., Kouri, M., Del Fabbro, E., Elad, S. & Koczwara, B., May 2026, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 34, 5, 493.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Communication of newly diagnosed monoclonal gammopathy as a quasi-critical laboratory value

Singh, G., Bollag, R. J., Savage, N. M., Zheng, M. & Keruakous, A., May 2026, In: Laboratory medicine. 57, 3

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

The neutrophil-renal-cholesterol axis: a new link between infection and atherosclerosis

Ash, D., Ushio-Fukai, M. & Fukai, T., May 2026, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 330, 5, p. H1541-H1544

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Infantile meningitis caused by Streptococcus infantarius subspecies coli (formerly S. lutetiensis)

Jani, Y., Gadekar, A., McLeod, K. & Camelo, I. Y., Apr 24 2026, In: BMJ Case Reports. 19, 4

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Comprehensive Genomic Profiling for Precision Oncology: Analytical Validation and Clinical Utility in Solid Tumors

Mondal, A. K., Vashisht, A., Vashisht, V., Sahajpal, N. S., Omar, N., Ananth, S., Ahluwalia, P. K., Farmaha, J., Woodall, J. & Kolhe, R., Apr 2026, In: Diagnostics. 16, 7, 1087.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Podium Abstracts Presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Arthroscopy Association of North America

Heldt, B., Lomax, J., Bozzone, A., Langston, R., Knight, J., Abolhassani, A., Cohn, R. M. & Parada, S. A., Apr 1 2026, In: Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery. 42, S1, p. S33

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Validation of the adenine model of chronic kidney disease: studies on tryptophan metabolism in Sprague Dawley rats

Irsik, D. L., Bollag, W. B. & Isales, C. M., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Endocrinology. 269, 1, e250290.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Racial disparity in microvascular function among non-Hispanic white and non-Hispanic black men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer

Simon, A. B., Looney, J. C., Blackburn, M., Crandall, R., Thomas, J., Guha, A., Terris, M. K., Klaassen, Z., Weintraub, N. L., Rodriguez-Miguelez, P. & Harris, R. A., Apr 2026, In: Physiological reports. 14, 8, e70834.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Pulmonary Endothelium

Kovacs-Kasa, A. & Annex, B. H., Apr 2026, In: JACC: Basic to Translational Science. 11, 4, 101528.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Breast Complaints Among Kenyan Women

Odhiambo, L. A., Marion, A. J., Mwaura, W. L., Mageto, D. K., Islam, K. M., Mwakisha, J., Coughlin, S. S. & Ojuka, D. K., Apr 2026, In: JCO Global Oncology. 12, e2500428.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

FENd off retinopathy

Maner, B., Saucier, A., Earwood, J. S. & Ku, Y. H., Feb 27 2026, In: Evidence-Based Practice. Publish Ahead of Print

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer: molecular subtypes and emerging CNS-directed precision therapies

Sharma, M., Shah, A., Rivera-Caraballo, K. A., Raval, G., Kaur, B. & Wallace, G. C., Jan 22 2026, In: Frontiers in Oncology. 16, 1717432.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Honoring More Than Two Decades of JABFM Leadership

Seehusen, D. A., Lupo, P., Ledford, C. J. W. & Newton, W. P., Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 39, 1, 157846.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Understanding Spine Biologics: A Systematic Review of Demineralized Bone Matrix in Spinal Fusion From 2014-2024

Butler, M., Martin, B., Carr, C., Quraishi, M., Post, A. F. & Vale, F. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Global Spine Journal.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

AhR signaling in joint homeostasis and disease

Brahmachary, P., Keim, E. A., Walk, S. T., McGee-Lawrence, M. E. & June, R. K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Biochimie.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Use and Outcomes Associated With a Clear Prime for Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Bateson, B., Ange, B., Doddala, B., Hazenberg, E., Bohuta, L. & St. Louis, J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Device-specific failure patterns of guide catheter extensions in percutaneous coronary intervention: A contemporary MAUDE database analysis (2022–2025)

Khraisat, O., Manasrah, N., Mosaad, M. A., Aljabali, A., Samardali, H., Ismail, W., Alqaseer, A., Alahmad, A., Patel, D., Schwarcz, A. & AlJaroudi, W., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

JABFM in 2026

Seehusen, D. A., Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 39, 1, 157848.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Munc13-4–STX7 inhibitors impair endosomal TLR activation and systemic inflammation

Johnson, J. L., Meneses-Salas, E., Shukla, A., Shaji, B., Rahman, F., He, J., Gavathiotis, E., Brown, S., Gonzalez-Quintial, R., Hoffman, H. M., Marquardt, K. L., Teijaro, J., Hedrick, C. C., Baccala, R., Rosen, H. & Catz, S. D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Chemical Biology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Composition and biology of human milk

Stansfield, B. K. & Gates, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Seminars in Perinatology. 152234.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

CD8⁺ T cells in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease

Tandon, I., Yosri, M., Soliman, H., Khalifa, A. M., Ley, K. & Abdelsamed, H. A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Reviews Cardiology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Soluble klotho levels and hip fracture risk in the elderly

Barzilay, J. I., Bůžková, P., Fink, H. A., Cauley, J. A., Robbins, J. A., Elam, R., Carbone, L. D. & Mukamal, K. J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Osteoporosis International.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Community-Based Case-Finding for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Self-Management Education in Partnership with Faith-Based Organizations

Odhiambo, L. A., Joseph, K. M., Moore, A., Crafton, B., Jackson, L. W., Ruffin, A., Collier, B., Islam, K. M., Taskar, V., Forseen, C. & Wright, S., 2026, In: International Journal of COPD. 21, 572998.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review