Alexa-Nicole Leverington
Research Associate 1, MSCards
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Research
Publications
2026
Central amygdala single-nucleus atlas reveals chromatin and gene transcription dynamics in human alcohol use disorder
Lee C, Hwang A, McRiley D, Lee J, Thibodeau G, Duman C, Zhang X, Skarica M, Coudriet J, Xu S, Terwilliger R, Sliby A, Wang J, Nguyen T, Liu Y, Li H, Dai Y, Duan Z, Lei Y, Lin Y, Glausier J, Lewis D, Gelernter J, Holtzheimer P, Xu K, Zhou H, Zhao H, Thompson S, Krystal J, Che A, Taylor J, Zhang J, Girgenti M. Central amygdala single-nucleus atlas reveals chromatin and gene transcription dynamics in human alcohol use disorder. Nature Communications 2026, 17: 1634. PMID: 41554730, PMCID: PMC12905162, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-68351-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Mapping DNA Methylation Signatures to Identify Epigenetic Variation Across Subcortical Regions of the Human Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Brain
Li H, Liu Y, Shi Y, Wang J, Nguyen T, Xie Y, Zheng W, Cheng Y, Cruz D, Modliszewski J, Terwilliger R, Sliby A, Martínez-Magaña J, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Roache J, Averill L, Young-McCaughan S, Shiroma P, Huber B, Lewis D, Glausier J, Holtzheimer P, Friedman M, Zhang J, Peterson A, Abdallah C, Valizadeh A, Zhang X, Xu K, Krystal J, Duman R, Zhao H, Corcoran D, Williamson D, Girgenti M. Mapping DNA Methylation Signatures to Identify Epigenetic Variation Across Subcortical Regions of the Human Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Brain. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 100: 76-87. PMID: 41192574, PMCID: PMC12862789, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.10.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-cell transcriptomic and chromatin dynamics of the human brain in PTSD
Hwang A, Skarica M, Xu S, Coudriet J, Lee C, Lin L, Terwilliger R, Sliby A, Wang J, Nguyen T, Li H, Wu M, Dai Y, Duan Z, Srinivasan S, Zhang X, Lin Y, Cruz D, Deans P, Huber B, Levey D, Glausier J, Lewis D, Gelernter J, Holtzheimer P, Friedman M, Gerstein M, Sestan N, Brennand K, Xu K, Zhao H, Krystal J, Young K, Williamson D, Che A, Zhang J, Girgenti M. Single-cell transcriptomic and chromatin dynamics of the human brain in PTSD. Nature 2025, 643: 744-754. PMID: 40533550, PMCID: PMC12267058, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09083-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Positive modulation of NMDA receptors by AGN-241751 exerts rapid antidepressant-like effects via excitatory neurons
Pothula S, Liu RJ, Wu M, Sliby AN, Picciotto MR, Banerjee P, Duman RS. Positive modulation of NMDA receptors by AGN-241751 exerts rapid antidepressant-like effects via excitatory neurons. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 46: 799-808. PMID: 33059355, PMCID: PMC8027594, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00882-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell-type specific modulation of NMDA receptors triggers antidepressant actions
Pothula S, Kato T, Liu RJ, Wu M, Gerhard D, Shinohara R, Sliby AN, Chowdhury GMI, Behar KL, Sanacora G, Banerjee P, Duman RS. Cell-type specific modulation of NMDA receptors triggers antidepressant actions. Molecular Psychiatry 2020, 26: 5097-5111. PMID: 32488125, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-0796-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Neurophysiological correlates of collective perceptual decision‐making
Baumgart K, Byvshev P, Sliby A, Strube A, König P, Wahn B. Neurophysiological correlates of collective perceptual decision‐making. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 51: 1676-1696. PMID: 31418946, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14545.Peer-Reviewed Original Research