Sami J Barmada, MD, PhD
Angela Dobson Welch and Lyndon Welch Research Professor
Associate Professor of Neurology
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Available to mentor

Sami J Barmada, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
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    • Center Member
      Taubman Institute
    • Center Member
      Caswell Diabetes Institute
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    • Preprint
      TDP43 autoregulation gives rise to shortened isoforms that are tightly controlled by both transcriptional and post-translational mechanisms.
      Dykstra MM, Weskamp K, Gómez NB, Waksmacki J, Tank E, Glineburg MR, Snyder A, Pinarbasi E, Bekier M, Li X, Bai J, Shahzad S, Nedumaran J, Wieland C, Stewart C, Willey S, Grotewold N, McBride J, Moran JJ, Suryakumar AV, Lucas M, Tessier P, Ward M, Todd P, Barmada SJ. 2024 Jul 4; DOI:10.1101/2024.07.02.601776
      PMID: 39005384
    • Journal Article
      Ribosomal quality control factors inhibit repeat-associated non-AUG translation from GC-rich repeats.
      Tseng Y-J, Krans A, Malik I, Deng X, Yildirim E, Ovunc S, Tank EMH, Jansen-West K, Kaufhold R, Gomez NB, Sher R, Petrucelli L, Barmada SJ, Todd PK. Nucleic Acids Res, 2024 Jun 10; 52 (10): 5928 - 5949. DOI:10.1093/nar/gkae137
      PMID: 38412259
    • Journal Article
      Rescuing Alpha-synuclein Toxicity Through Neuron-specific Enhancement of Autophagy (P7-3.003)
      Chua J, Barmada S, Weisman L, Dawson V, Dawson T. Neurology, 2024 Apr 9; 102 (17_supplement_1): DOI:10.1212/wnl.0000000000208252
    • Journal Article
      Gene specific effects on brain volume and cognition of TMEM106B in frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
      Vandebergh M, Ramos EM, Corriveau-Lecavalier N, Ramanan VK, Kornak J, Mester C, Kolander T, Brushaber D, Staffaroni AM, Geschwind D, Wolf A, Kantarci K, Gendron TF, Petrucelli L, Van den Broeck M, Wynants S, Baker MC, Borrego-Écija S, Appleby B, Barmada S, Bozoki A, Clark D, Darby RR, Dickerson BC, Domoto-Reilly K, Fields JA, Galasko DR, Ghoshal N, Graff-Radford N, Grant IM, Honig LS, Hsiung G-YR, Huey ED, Irwin D, Knopman DS, Kwan JY, Léger GC, Litvan I, Masdeu JC, Mendez MF, Onyike C, Pascual B, Pressman P, Ritter A, Roberson ED, Snyder A, Sullivan AC, Tartaglia MC, Wint D, Heuer HW, Forsberg LK, Boxer AL, Rosen HJ, Boeve BF, Rademakers R. medRxiv, 2024 Apr 5; DOI:10.1101/2024.04.05.24305253
      PMID: 38633784
    • Journal Article
      Pathogenic mutations in UBQLN2 exhibit diverse aggregation propensity and neurotoxicity.
      Safren N, Dao TP, Mohan HM, Huang C, Trotter B, Castañeda CA, Paulson H, Barmada S, Sharkey LM. Sci Rep, 2024 Mar 13; 14 (1): 6049 DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-55582-9
      PMID: 38472280
    • Journal Article
      Counter-regulation of RNA stability by UPF1 and TDP43.
      Gomez N, Hsieh C, Li X, Dykstra M, Waksmacki J, Altheim C, Bechar Y, Klim J, Zaepfel B, Rothstein J, Tank EE, Barmada SJ. bioRxiv, 2024 Feb 15; DOI:10.1101/2024.01.31.578310
      PMID: 38352350
    • Journal Article
      Comparing high definition transcranial direct current stimulation to left temporoparietal junction and left inferior frontal gyrus for logopenic primary progressive aphasia: A single-case study.
      Crowley SJ, Iordan AD, Rinna K, Barmada S, Hampstead BM. Neuropsychol Rehabil, 2024 Feb 15; 1 - 26. DOI:10.1080/09602011.2024.2314878
      PMID: 38358112
    • Journal Article
      Examining Associations Between Smartphone Use and Clinical Severity in Frontotemporal Dementia: Proof-of-Concept Study.
      Paolillo EW, Casaletto KB, Clark AL, Taylor JC, Heuer HW, Wise AB, Dhanam S, Sanderson-Cimino M, Saloner R, Kramer JH, Kornak J, Kremers W, Forsberg L, Appleby B, Bayram E, Bozoki A, Brushaber D, Darby RR, Day GS, Dickerson BC, Domoto-Reilly K, Elahi F, Fields JA, Ghoshal N, Graff-Radford N, G H Hall M, Honig LS, Huey ED, Lapid MI, Litvan I, Mackenzie IR, Masdeu JC, Mendez MF, Mester C, Miyagawa T, Naasan G, Pascual B, Pressman P, Ramos EM, Rankin KP, Rexach J, Rojas JC, VandeVrede L, Wong B, Wszolek ZK, Boeve BF, Rosen HJ, Boxer AL, Staffaroni AM, ALLFTD Consortium . JMIR Aging, 2024 Jun 26; 7: e52831 DOI:10.2196/52831
      PMID: 38922667
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