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Education/Academic qualification
Post Doctoral Fellow, Oregon Health Sciences University
2016
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of North Carolina
2011
Bachelor of Arts, University Of North Carolina
2003
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Lowering Microglial Lipid Burden via PLIN2 Modulation in Alzheimer's Disease
Johnson, L. (PI)
3/15/26 → 3/14/27
Project: Research project
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Targeting Intracellular Cholesterol Distribution: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies for Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Xiao, X. (PI), Czuba, L. (CoI), Graf, G. (CoI), Johnson, L. (CoI), Prisinzano, T. (CoI) & Shelman, N. (CoI)
National Institute Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney
3/12/26 → 2/28/31
Project: Research project
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Selective targeting of Microglial APOE4 as a novel strategy to prevent TBI-induced neuroinflammatory dysfunction
Morganti, J. (PI) & Johnson, L. (CoPI)
KY Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust
2/1/26 → 1/31/29
Project: Research project
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Assessing the Role of APOE in Glial Lipid Droplet Metabolism and Function
Johnson, L. (PI)
1/15/26 → 1/14/27
Project: Research project
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Deciphering the Mechanisms by which Long Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation Influences Spatial Microvesicular Steatosis
Helsley, R. (PI), Graf, G. (CoI), Johnson, L. (CoI), Liu, J. (CoI), Moseley, H. (CoI), Shelman, N. (CoI) & Venditto, V. (CoI)
National Institute Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney
9/5/25 → 9/4/29
Project: Research project
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Clonal expansion of cytotoxic CD8⁺ T cells in lecanemab-associated ARIA
Johnson, L. A., Saito, K., Pallerla, A. V., Funnell, J. L., Ezzo, A. R., Song, C. M., Harrison, D. A., Norton, N. J., Moore, L. C., Van Eldik, L. J., Fardo, D. W., Cooper, G. E. & Morganti, J. M., Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 2180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microglia-derived APOE2 improves remyelination even in the presence of endogenous APOE4
Nolt, G. L., Golden, L. R., Thorpe, S. P., Funnell, J. L., Stephens, I. O., Hernandez, G., MacLean, S. M., Lucido, C. C., Brock, C. R., Pallerla, A. V., Adreon, D. R., Williams, H. C., Morganti, J. M. & Johnson, L. A., Dec 2026, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 23, 1, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reply to: a quantitative trait locus for reduced microglial APOE expression associates with reduced cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Shade, L. M. P., Qiao, Q., Katsumata, Y., Mukherjee, S., Broome, J. G., Johnson, L. A., Ebbert, M. T. W., Nelson, P. T. & Fardo, D. W., Feb 2026, In: Nature Genetics. 58, 2, p. 273-274 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Acute effects of lactate infusion on metabolism, AD biomarkers, and cognition: The LEAN study
Kemna, R. E., Kueck, P. J., Blankenship, A., John, C. S., Johnson, C. N., Green, Z. D., Mayfield, H., Yoksh, L., Johnson, L., Thyfault, J. P., Mahnken, J. D., Miller, B. F. & Morris, J. K., Dec 2025, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 21, 12, e70984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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APOE4 reshapes the lipid droplet proteome and modulates microglial inflammatory responses
Friday, C. M., Stephens, I. O., Smith, C. T., Lee, S., Satish, D., Devanney, N. A., Cohen, S., Morganti, J. M., Gordon, S. M. & Johnson, L. A., Aug 2025, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 212, 106983.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations