Sofia Velazquez
Postgraduate AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Single-cell analysis of microglia and monocyte dynamics uncovers distinct TNF-driven neuroimmune signatures in humans after intracerebral hemorrhage
Kawamura Y, Johnson C, de Lima Camillo L, Velazquez S, Takahashi M, Hebert R, Cord B, Matouk C, Askenase M, Sansing L. Single-cell analysis of microglia and monocyte dynamics uncovers distinct TNF-driven neuroimmune signatures in humans after intracerebral hemorrhage. Journal Of Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism : Official Journal Of The International Society Of Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism 2026, 0271678x261471282. PMID: 42454753, PMCID: PMC13447510, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x261471282.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Fingolimod as a Potential Cerebroprotectant Results From the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network
Herman A, Sanganahalli B, Mihailovic J, Johnson C, Diaz S, Velazquez S, Grutzendler J, Dela Cruz C, Zhou J, Sheth K, Matouk C, Zhan S, Morais A, Imai T, Chauhan A, Patel R, Kumskova M, Shi Y, Avery B, Lamb J, Nagarkatti K, Khan M, Kamat P, Dhandapani K, McCullough L, Aronowski J, Hess D, Koehler R, Lyden P, Leira E, Chauhan A, Ayata C, Chen M, Diniz M, Hyder F, Sansing L, Investigators O. Fingolimod as a Potential Cerebroprotectant Results From the Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network. Stroke 2025, 56: 3280-3293. PMID: 40899256, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.125.050903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly CSF inflammatory markers after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and their relationship to disease severity and shunt placement
Magid-Bernstein J, Yan J, Herman A, He Z, Johnson C, Beatty H, Choi R, Velazquez S, Sorensen G, Jayasundara S, Grychowski L, Amllay A, Falcone G, Kim J, Petersen N, O’Keefe L, Gilmore E, Matouk C, Sheth K, Sansing L. Early CSF inflammatory markers after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and their relationship to disease severity and shunt placement. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2025, 34: 108395. PMID: 40639751, PMCID: PMC12333380, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2025.108395.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
VEGF-C prophylaxis favors lymphatic drainage and modulates neuroinflammation in a stroke model
Geraldo L, Bouchart J, Kamouh M, Lee S, Sanganahalli B, Spajer M, Zhang S, Parent M, Xue Y, Skarica M, Yin X, Guegan J, Boyé K, Leser F, Jacob L, Poulet M, Li M, Liu X, Velazquez S, Singhabahu R, Robinson M, Askenase M, Osherov A, Sestan N, Zhou J, Alitalo K, Song E, Eichmann A, Sansing L, Benveniste H, Hyder F, Thomas J. VEGF-C prophylaxis favors lymphatic drainage and modulates neuroinflammation in a stroke model. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2024, 221: e20221983. PMID: 38442272, PMCID: PMC10913814, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221983.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A multi-laboratory preclinical trial in rodents to assess treatment candidates for acute ischemic stroke
Lyden P, Diniz M, Bosetti F, Lamb J, Nagarkatti K, Rogatko A, Kim S, Cabeen R, Koenig J, Akhter K, Arbab A, Avery B, Bibic A, Cao S, Chamorro A, Chauhan A, Diaz-Perez S, Dhandapani K, Dhanesha N, Goh A, Herman A, Hyder F, Imai T, Johnson C, Khan M, Kamat P, Karuppagounder S, Kumskova M, Mihailovic J, Mandeville J, Morais A, Patel R, Sanganahalli B, Smith C, Shi Y, Sutariya B, Thedens D, Qin T, Velazquez S, Aronowski J, Ayata C, Chauhan A, Leira E, Hess D, Koehler R, McCullough L, Sansing L. A multi-laboratory preclinical trial in rodents to assess treatment candidates for acute ischemic stroke. Science Translational Medicine 2023, 15: eadg8656. PMID: 37729432, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg8656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmbracing Heterogeneity in The Multicenter Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network (SPAN) Trial
Morais A, Locascio J, Sansing L, Lamb J, Nagarkatti K, Imai T, van Leyen K, Aronowski J, Koenig J, Bosetti F, Lyden P, Ayata C, Bosetti F, Koenig J, Lyden P, Lamb J, Nagarkatti K, Hess D, Kamat P, Khan M, Dhandapani K, Arbab A, Siddiqui S, Smith C, Nisar M, Leira E, Chauhan A, Dhanesha N, Patel R, Kumskova M, Thedens D, Wang K, Ayata C, Morais A, Imai T, Qin T, Jin X, Erdogan T, Yu L, Mandeville J, Kimberly W, Whittier J, Lo E, Arai K, Van Leyen K, Sansing L, Hyder F, Mihailovic J, Sanganahalli B, Diaz-Perez S, Velazquez S, Beatty H, Johnson C, Herman A, Immakavar E, Koehler R, Dawson T, Dawson V, Shi Y, Avery B, Lannon S, Bibic A, Akhter K, Karuppagounder S, Aronowski J, McCullough L, Obertas L, Goh A, Huang S, Chauhan A. Embracing Heterogeneity in The Multicenter Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network (SPAN) Trial. Stroke 2023, 54: 620-631. PMID: 36601951, PMCID: PMC9870939, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.040638.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2022
Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology
Sefik E, Qu R, Junqueira C, Mirza H, Zhao J, Brewer JR, Han A, Steach HR, Israelow B, Blackburn HN, Velazquez SE, Chen YG, Halene S, Iwasaki A, Meffre E, Nussenzweig M, Lieberman J, Wilen CB, Kluger Y, Flavell RA. Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology. Nature 2022, 606: 585-593. PMID: 35483404, PMCID: PMC9288243, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04802-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network: Rationale, Design, Feasibility, and Stage 1 Results
Lyden PD, Bosetti F, Diniz MA, Rogatko A, Koenig JI, Lamb J, Nagarkatti KA, Cabeen RP, Hess DC, Kamat PK, Khan MB, Wood K, Dhandapani K, Arbab AS, Leira EC, Chauhan AK, Dhanesha N, Patel RB, Kumskova M, Thedens D, Morais A, Imai T, Qin T, Ayata C, Herman AL, Velazquez SE, Diaz-Perez S, Sanganahalli BG, Mihailovic JM, Hyder F, Sansing LH, Koehler RC, Lannon S, Shi Y, Karuppagounder SS, Bibic A, Akhter K, Aronowski J, McCullough LD, Chauhan A, Goh A, Siddiqui S, Sheth K, Matouk C, Cruz C, Zhou J, Dawson V, Dawson T, Liang J, van Zijl P, Zeiler S, Taylor Kimberly W, Erdogan T, Yu L, Mandeville J, Whittier J. The Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network: Rationale, Design, Feasibility, and Stage 1 Results. Stroke 2022, 53: 1802-1812. PMID: 35354299, PMCID: PMC9038686, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.038047.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Longitudinal transcriptomics define the stages of myeloid activation in the living human brain after intracerebral hemorrhage
Askenase MH, Goods BA, Steinschneider AF, Velazquez SE, Osherov A, Landreneau MJ, Carroll SL, Tran TB, Avram VS, Drake RS, Gatter GJ, Massey JA, Karuppagounder SS, Ratan RR, Matouk CC, Sheth KN, Ziai WC, Parry-Jones AR, Awad IA, Zuccarello M, Thompson RE, Dawson J, Hanley DF, Love JC, Shalek AK, Sansing LH, Barrer S, MacKenzie L, Jonczak K, Bussinger P, Nakaji P, Wright S, Honea N, Zomorodi A, James M, Yeh E, Galicich W, Bergman T, France K, Leiphart J, Ramesh S, Brennan T, Huang J, Ziai W, White M, Camarata P, Abraham M, Gorup J, Reimer R, Freeman W, Williams C, Edwards E, Pollack A, Terry J, Shoen A, Jahromi B, Maas M, Yip B, Amidei C, Muñoz L, Lopez G, Holtz R, Gupta G, Rybinnik I, Moccio M, Lovick D, Brion B, Titus K, Jallo J, Rincon F, Pigott K, Boyden L, Dougherty J, Harrigan M, Miller D, Nelson L, Thompson G, Rajajee V, Pandey A, Ball R, Carlson A, Tran H, Alchbli A, James R, Jerde A, Taussky P, Ansari S, Neate C, Martinez J, Letsinger J, Fagatele L, Eaquinto C, Matouk C, Sheth K, Sansing L, Ryall L, Kunze K, Mampre D, Jasak S, Abdul-Rahim A, Abou-Hamden A, Abraham M, Ahmed A, Alba C, Aldrich E, Ali H, Altschul D, Amin-Hanjani S, Anderson C, Anderson D, Ansari S, Antezana D, Ardelt A, Arikan F, Awad R, Baguena M, Baker A, Barrer S, Barzo P, Becker K, Bergman T, Betz J, Bistran-Hall A, Boström A, Braun J, Brindley P, Broaddus W, Brown R, Buki A, Bulters D, Camarata P, Cao B, Cao Y, Carhuapoma J, Carlson A, Caron J, Carrion-Penagos J, Chalela J, Chang T, Chicoine M, Chorro I, Chowdhry S, Cobb C, Corral L, Csiba L, Davies J, Dawson J, Díaz A, Derdeyn C, Diringer M, Dlugash R, Dodd R, Ecker R, Economas T, Enriquez P, Ezer E, Fan Y, Feng H, Franz D, Freeman W, Fusco M, Galicich W, Gandhi D, Gelea M, Goldstein J, Gonzalez A, Grabarits C, Greenberg S, Gregson B, Gress D, Gu E, Gupta G, Hall C, Hanley D, Hao Y, Harnof S, Harrigan M, Hernandez F, Hoesch R, Hoh B, Houser J, Hu R, Huang J, Huang Y, Hussain M, Insinga S, Jadhav A, Jaffe J, Jahromi B, Jallo J, James M, James R, Janis S, Jankowitz B, Jeon E, Jichici D, Jonczak K, Jonker B, Karlen N, Kase C, Keric N, Kerz T, Kitagawa R, Knopman J, Koenig C, Krishnamurthy S, Kumar A, Kureshi I, Laidlaw J, Lakhanpal A, Lane K, Latorre J, LeDoux D, Lees K, Leifer D, Leiphart J, Lenington S, Li Y, Lopez G, Lovick D, Lumenta C, Luo J, Maas M, MacDonald J, MacKenzie L, Madan V, Majkowski R, Major O, Malhorta R, Malkoff M, Mangat H, Maswadeh A, Matouk C, Mayo S, McArthur K, McBee N, McCaul S, Medow J, Mendelow A, Mezey G, Mighty J, Miller D, Mitchell P, Mohan K, Money P, Mould W, Muir K, Muñoz L, Nakaji P, Nee A, Nekoovaght-Tak S, Nyquist P, O’Kane R, Okasha M, O'Kelly C, Ostapkovich N, Pandey A, Parry-Jones A, Patel H, Perla K, Pollack A, Polster S, Pouratian N, Quinn T, Rajajee V, Reddy K, Rehman M, Reimer R, Rincon F, Rosenblum M, Rybinnik I, Sanchez B, Sansing L, Sarabia R, Schneck M, Schuerer L, Schul D, Schweitzer J, Seder D, Seyfried D, Sheth K, Spiotta A, Stadnik A, Stechison M, Sugar E, Szabo K, Tamayo G, Tanczos K, Taussky P, Teitelbaum J, Terry J, Testai F, Thomas K, Thompson C, Thompson G, Thompson R, Torner J, Tran H, Tucker K, Ullman N, Ungar L, Unterberg A, Varelas P, Vargas N, Vatter H, Venkatasubramanian C, Vermillion K, Vespa P, Vollmer D, Wang W, Wang Y, Wang Y, Wen J, Whitworth L, Willis B, Wilson A, Wolfe S, Wrencher M, Wright S, Xu Y, Yanase L, Yenokyan G, Yi X, Yu Z, Ziai W, Zomorodi A, Zuccarello M. Longitudinal transcriptomics define the stages of myeloid activation in the living human brain after intracerebral hemorrhage. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabd6279. PMID: 33891558, PMCID: PMC8252865, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd6279.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity
Vogels CBF, Watkins AE, Harden CA, Brackney DE, Shafer J, Wang J, Caraballo C, Kalinich CC, Ott IM, Fauver JR, Kudo E, Lu P, Venkataraman A, Tokuyama M, Moore AJ, Muenker MC, Casanovas-Massana A, Fournier J, Bermejo S, Campbell M, Datta R, Nelson A, Team Y, Anastasio K, Askenase M, Batsu M, Bickerton S, Brower K, Bucklin M, Cahill S, Cao Y, Courchaine E, DeIuliis G, Earnest R, Geng B, Goldman-Israelow B, Handoko R, Khoury-Hanold W, Kim D, Knaggs L, Kuang M, Lapidus S, Lim J, Linehan M, Lu-Culligan A, Martin A, Matos I, McDonald D, Minasyan M, Nakahata M, Naushad N, Nouws J, Obaid A, Odio C, Oh J, Park A, Park H, Peng X, Petrone M, Prophet S, Rice T, Rose K, Sharma L, Shaw A, Shepard D, Smolgovsky M, Sonnert N, Strong Y, Todeasa C, Valdez J, Velazquez S, Vijayakumar P, White E, Yang Y, Dela Cruz C, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Krumholz H, Matheus J, Hui P, Liu C, Farhadian S, Sikka R, Grubaugh N. SalivaDirect: A simplified and flexible platform to enhance SARS-CoV-2 testing capacity. Med 2020, 2: 263-280.e6. PMID: 33521748, PMCID: PMC7836249, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2020.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research