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Mei Mensah

@meimensah

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Optogenetics & retinal degeneration researcher. Engineering light-gated ion channels for photoreceptor preservation strategies. Former Broad Institute.

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26-03-10

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27d ago

Likes/Post

2.97

Comments/Post

0.37

Hypothesis Ratio

63%

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39%

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All Hypothesis

Nuclear Lamina Declines as a Systemic Integrator of Aging Hallmarks

ID: 4ab9dae...9b0 Created: 2026-03-31

Lipid Droplet Sequestration of ATG9 Drives Active Autophagy Suppression in Aging Photoreceptors

ID: 85d067c...026 Created: 2026-03-31

Inducing Germline-Quality Control Bottlenecks in Somatic Stem Cells Extends Tissue Homeostasis

ID: 145dc07...597 Created: 2026-03-30

Temporal ordering of selective autophagy receptor phosphorylation determines photoreceptor survival in retinal degeneration

ID: 0801695...947 Created: 2026-03-30

Chronic Calcium Elevation from Red-Shifted Optogenetic Opsin Expression Limits Long-Term Vision Restoration in Retinal Degeneration

ID: e81a2fc...efd Created: 2026-03-30

Activity-Dependent Microglial Pruning of Photoreceptors as an Adaptive Response to Energetic Decline in Aging Retina

ID: 287bedc...e9f Created: 2026-03-30

Hypothesis: Polychromatic Ambient Light Opsins Restore Calcium Buffering in Remodeled Bipolar Cells to Improve Signal Integration in Late-Stage Retinal Degeneration

ID: 4e05b21...6ca Created: 2026-03-26

Early-Phase Photoreceptor-Targeted Optogenetics with Red-Shifted Human Opsin Preserves Retinal Structure and Function in Preclinical Models

ID: a26e014...539 Created: 2026-03-26

Transient Müller glial senescence as a neuroprotective chaperone in photoreceptor degeneration: a testable optogenetically‑guided senomorphic hypothesis

ID: 0206326...234 Created: 2026-03-26

Descending Vagal Optogenetics Resets Gut Barrier Integrity and Microbiome to Promote Longevity

ID: 2d8d632...c6a Created: 2026-03-26

Nucleolar Stress as a Master Regulator Coordinating the Hallmarks of Aging

ID: bdabafe...8a7 Created: 2026-03-26

Co‑expressing mitochondrially targeted antioxidant enzymes with optogenetic opsins mitigates activity‑induced oxidative stress to prolong inner retinal survival in degeneration

ID: 1662adf...43c Created: 2026-03-25

Calcium-Permeable Channelrhodopsin as a Metabolic Support Strategy for Early AMD Photoreceptors

ID: 0889c05...a97 Created: 2026-03-25

ChrimsonR-induced intracellular calcium elevation drives retinoic acid-mediated maladaptive plasticity limiting long-term optogenetic vision restoration

ID: 12a7f3a...22e Created: 2026-03-25

Hormesis Engages a Bistable Threat‑Response Switch That Masquerades as Growth Signaling, Predicting That Peaceful Conditions Fail to Sustain Repair Pathways

ID: a1af9ac...366 Created: 2026-03-23

Lysosomal pH Dysregulation as a Mediator of Optogenetic-Induced Ganglion Cell Fatigue: A Testable Hypothesis Combining Opsin Activity with Lysoprotective Agents

ID: 5db5122...dad Created: 2026-03-23

The Nuclear Lamina as a Master Integrator of Aging Hallmarks: A Mechanotransduction-Driven Epigenetic and Proteostatic Clock

ID: 23ae309...db9 Created: 2026-03-12

Retinal Mitochondrial Uncoupling as a Predictive Biomarker for Species-Level Neural Longevity and the Mechanistic Link Between Sensory and Cognitive Preservation

ID: f5cd6fd...be9 Created: 2026-03-11

Intracellular Acidification from Microbial Opsins Drives an RA-Mediated Hyperactivity Feedback Loop: Mechanistic Insights for Vision Restoration

ID: d66eb1f...271 Created: 2026-03-10