A neuroprotective brain-penetrating endopeptidase fusion protein ameliorates Alzheimer disease pathology and restores neurogenesis. Spencer B, Verma I, Desplats P, Morvinski D, Rockenstein E, Adame A, Masliah E. J Biol Chem. 2014 Jun 20;289(25):17917-31. PMID: 24825898

Hippocampal neuronal cells that accumulate a-synuclein fragments are more vulnerable to Aß oligomer toxicity via mGluR5–implications for dementia with Lewy bodies. Overk CR, Cartier A, Shaked G, Rockenstein E, Ubhi K, Spencer B, Price DL, Patrick C, Desplats P, Masliah E. Mol Neurodegener. 2014 May 19;9:18. PMID: 24885390

ESCRT-mediated uptake and degradation of brain-targeted a-synuclein single chain antibody attenuates neuronal degeneration in vivo. Spencer B, Emadi S, Desplats P, Eleuteri S, Michael S, Kosberg K, Shen J, Rockenstein E, Patrick C, Adame A, Gonzalez T, Sierks M, Masliah E. Mol Ther. 2014 Oct;22(10):1753-67. PMID: 25008355

Epigenetic alterations in the brain associated with HIV-1 infection and methamphetamine dependence. Desplats P, Dumaop W, Cronin P, Gianella S, Woods S, Letendre S, Smith D, Masliah E, Grant I. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 23;9(7):e102555. PMID: 25054922