JIANINA (NINA) SUAZO

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

jianina.suazo@nyulangone.org

Jianina graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience (2018-2022).

As an undergraduate, they worked in Dan Sanes’ lab investigating audiovisual decision-making mechanisms in gerbils. They were also involved in the Wisniewski Lab at NYU Langone and continued this work post-graduation. There they contributed to the application of localized proteomic strategies on post-mortem Alzheimer’s Disease brains through immunohistochemistry and laser capture microdissection for de novo identification of proteins involved in the formation and progression of Alzheimer’s Disease pathology.

In the Liddelow Lab, they will be collaborating with Holly Gildea to understand astrocytes roles in aging-related diseases. They will also be working with Michael O’Dea to understand heterogeneity of reactive astrocytes.

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

1. Martá-Ariza M, Leitner DF, Kanshin E, Suazo J, Giusti Pedrosa A, Thierry M, Lee EB, Devinsky O, Drummond E, Fortea J, Lleó A, Ueberheide B, Wisniewski T (2025) Comparison of the amyloid plaque proteome in Down syndrome, early-onset Alzheimer's disease, and late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neuropathol 149(1):9. PMID: 39825890.

2. Leitner D, Kavanagh T, Kanshin E, Balcomb K, Pires G, Thierry M, Suazo JI, Schneider J, Ueberheide B, Drummond E, Wisniewski T (2024) Differences in the cerebral amyloid angiopathy proteome in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Acta Neuropathol 148(1):9. PMID: 39039355.