Andrew Yang, PhD

Assistant Investigator

Neurology

Research Description:

Our lab studies the molecular logic of crosstalk between the brain and body. We develop new approaches to decode the meaning, mechanisms, and therapeutic relevance of unexpected protein and immune cell communication across brain barriers. By deciphering the general principles by which the periphery communicates with the brain, we will understand and rationally modulate key intercellular pathways to confer greater resilience against brain aging and neurodegeneration.

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Research Summary:

We develop new approaches to decipher communication between the brain and immune system. We study what these messages mean, how they’re regulated, and how they impact brain health.

Publications:

A protocol for collection and infusion of cerebrospinal fluid in mice.

STAR protocols

Kaur A, Shuken S, Yang AC, Iram T

Postmortem Human Dura Mater Cells Exhibit Phenotypic, Transcriptomic and Genetic Abnormalities that Impact their Use for Disease Modeling.

Stem cell reviews and reports

Argouarch AR, Schultz N, Yang AC, Jang Y, Garcia K, Cosme CG, Corrales CI, Nana AL, Karydas AM, Spina S, Grinberg LT, Miller B, Wyss-Coray T, Abyzov A, Goodarzi H, Seeley WW, Kao AW

A human brain vascular atlas reveals diverse mediators of Alzheimer's risk.

Nature

Yang AC, Vest RT, Kern F, Lee DP, Agam M, Maat CA, Losada PM, Chen MB, Schaum N, Khoury N, Toland A, Calcuttawala K, Shin H, Pálovics R, Shin A, Wang EY, Luo J, Gate D, Schulz-Schaeffer WJ, Chu P, Siegenthaler JA, McNerney MW, Keller A, Wyss-Coray T

Exercise plasma boosts memory and dampens brain inflammation via clusterin.

Nature

De Miguel Z, Khoury N, Betley MJ, Lehallier B, Willoughby D, Olsson N, Yang AC, Hahn O, Lu N, Vest RT, Bonanno LN, Yerra L, Zhang L, Saw NL, Fairchild JK, Lee D, Zhang H, McAlpine PL, Contrepois K, Shamloo M, Elias JE, Rando TA, Wyss-Coray T

Genome-wide analysis of common and rare variants via multiple knockoffs at biobank scale, with an application to Alzheimer disease genetics.

American journal of human genetics

He Z, Le Guen Y, Liu L, Lee J, Ma S, Yang AC, Liu X, Rutledge J, Losada PM, Song B, Belloy ME, Butler RR, Longo FM, Tang H, Mormino EC, Wyss-Coray T, Greicius MD, Ionita-Laza I