Virginia M.‐Y. Lee

University of Pennsylvania

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Top expertise

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

    Strong evidence · 4 supporting papers · latest 2026

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

    Strong evidence · 6 supporting papers · latest 2026

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

    Strong evidence · 4 supporting papers · latest 2026

  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

    Strong evidence · 1 supporting paper · latest 2026

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Strong evidence · 1 supporting paper · latest 2026

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

    Strong evidence · 2 supporting papers · latest 2026

  • Biotin and Related Studies

    Strong evidence · 1 supporting paper · latest 2026

  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

    Strong evidence · 1 supporting paper · latest 2026

Publications (16)

  • Repositioning of polyubiquitin alters the pathologic tau filament structure

    2026DOIPMID 40654924

  • Estimation of reference curves for brain atrophy and analysis of robustness to machine effects

    2025DOIPMID 41044395

  • Determination of α-Synuclein Protein Interactions by μMap Photoproximity Labeling

    2026DOIPMID 41000923

  • Seizures worsen tau spread preferentially in hyperactive neurons in a murine tauopathy model

    2025DOIPMID 41434255

  • Investigation of Disease-Relevant Lysine Acetylation Sites in α-Synuclein Enabled by Non-canonical Amino Acid Mutagenesis

    2025DOI

  • Investigation of All Disease-Relevant Lysine Acetylation Sites in α-Synuclein Enabled by Non-canonical Amino Acid Mutagenesis

    2025DOI

  • Chromogranin A promotes the pathological conversion of α-synuclein at the synapse in Parkinson’s disease

    2025DOIPMID 41241941

  • A computational model to describe multi-regional brain architecture during neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease

    2026DOIPMID 42289440

  • Correction: α-Synuclein modulates tau spreading in mouse brains

    2026DOIPMID 41848600

  • Sex‐stratified GWAS meta‐analyses reveal novel sex‐specific association with CSF biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease

    2025DOIPMID 41436402

  • ACSS2 upregulation enhances neuronal resilience to aging and tau-associated neurodegeneration

    2026DOIPMID 41512015

  • Evaluation of Copathology and Clinical Trajectories in Individuals With Tau-Clinical Mismatch

    2025DOIPMID 41396614

  • An imaging biomarker to detect non-glucogenic shift in brain energy metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease

    2026DOIPMID 42163351

  • Evaluating the efficacy of Bemcentinib (BGB) in modulating Axl activity in the brain of the rNLS8 inducible mouse model of ALS

    2026DOI

  • Author response: Investigation of All Disease-Relevant Lysine Acetylation Sites in α-Synuclein Enabled by Non-canonical Amino Acid Mutagenesis

    2025DOI

Organizations in sourced records

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  • University of Pennsylvania

Source: OpenAlex · retrieved 2026-09-29

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