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Nichole L. Link

Nichole L. Link, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Neurobiology

Research Interests

  • Zika Virus
  • Drosophila melanogaster
  • Microcephaly
  • Genetic Diseases
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Neurodevelopment

Education History

Postdoctoral Fellowship Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Training University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Postdoctoral Associate
Professional Other University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
PhD
Undergraduate Hendrix College
BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Ji L, Yan J, Losurdo NA, Wang H, Liu L, Li K, Liu Z, Guo Z, Xu J, Bibo A, Ren D, Yang K, Luo Y, Yang F, Wang G, Xiang Z, Wang Y, Zhan H, Pan H, Hu J, Zhong J, Abou Jamra R, Zacher P, Musante L, Faletra F, Costa P, Zanus C, Couque N, Ruaud L, Cueto-Gonzlez AM, San Nicolas Fernndez H, Tizzano E, Martinez Gil N, Liu X, Liao W, Abi Farraj L, Huang AY, Zhang L, Murali A, Schmuel E, Han CS, King K, Gu W, Wang P, Li K, Link N, He G, Bian S, Mao X (2025). Mutations in the spliceosomal gene SNW1 cause neurodevelopment disorders with microcephaly. J Clin Invest, 135(18).
  2. Roy PR, Link N (2025). Loss of Neuronal Imp Contributes to Seizure Behavior through Syndecan Function. eNeuro, 12(5).
  3. Thorpe HJ, Pedersen BS, Dietze M, Link N, Quinlan AR, Bonkowsky JL, Thomas A, Chow CY (2025). Identification of CNTN2 as a genetic modifier of PIGA-CDG in a family with incomplete penetrance and in Drosophila. Am J Hum Genet, 112(3), 572-582.
  4. Fini EH, Pahlavan F, Vega NO, Bibo A, Kaur H, Ghasemi H, Aldagari S, Hung A, Kannan L, Yazdani H, Zhai RG, Link N, Ackerman-Biegasiewicz LKG, Klein-Seetharaman J (2024). Health impacts of asphalt emissions: Examining neurological risks and the need for long-term exposure mitigation. J Hazard Mater, 486, 136849.
  5. Losurdo NA, Bibo A, Bedke J, Link N (2024). A novel adipose loss-of-function mutant in Drosophila. Fly (Austin), 18(1), 2352938.
  6. Link N, Harnish JM, Hull B, Gibson S, Dietze M, Mgbike UE, Medina-Balcazar S, Shah PS, Yamamoto S (2024). A Zika virus protein expression screen in Drosophila to investigate targeted host pathways during development. Dis Model Mech, 17(2).
  7. Thomas AX, Link N, Robak LA, Demmler-Harrison G, Pao EC, Squire AE, Michels S, Cohen JS, Comi A, Prontera P, Verrotti di Pianella A, Di Cara G, Garavelli L, Caraffi SG, Fusco C, Zuntini R, Parks KC, Sherr EH, Hashem MO, Maddirevula S, Alkuraya FS, Contractar IAF, Neil JE, Walsh CA, Bellen HJ, Chao HT, Clark RD, Mirzaa GM (2022). ANKLE2-related microcephaly: A variable microcephaly syndrome resembling Zika infection. Ann Clin Transl Neurol, 9(8), 1276-1288.

Review

  1. Fishburn AT, Florio CJ, Lopez NJ, Link NL, Shah PS (2024). Molecular functions of ANKLE2 and its implications in human disease. [Review]. Dis Model Mech, 17(4).
  2. Harnish JM, Link N, Yamamoto S (2021). Drosophila as a Model for Infectious Diseases. [Review]. Int J Mol Sci, 22(5).
  3. Link N, Bellen HJ (2020). Using Drosophila to drive the diagnosis and understand the mechanisms of rare human diseases. [Review]. Development, 147(21).