Dritan Agalliu

@DAgalliu

A neuroscientist with a passion for visual & performing arts, classical & jazz music and dance in search of new adventures in NYC. Opinions are my own.

New York, NY tinyurl.com/or47722 Joined March 2009

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Dritan Agalliu @DAgalliu Aug 11

Finally, it is official! Our paper describing how microglia and brain endothelial cells respond to repeated Group A Strep infections and the implications for Sydenham’s chorea and PANDAS is out in Nature Communications. nature.com/articles/s4146…

www.nature.com Th17 effector cytokines induce shared and distinct microglial and endothelial cell responses in a... Nature Communications - Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infections can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms in children, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, the authors show that...

Dritan Agalliu @DAgalliu 2d

This is amazing news! I think several other neurological and psychiatric disorders with an immune component should consider these immune-based therapies.

JAMA Neurology @JAMANeuro 4d

📊 A single dose of CD19 #ChimericAntigenReceptor T-cell therapy for #StiffPersonSyndrome was associated with clinically meaningful mobility improvement and changes supportive of immune reset, with a manageable safety profile. ja.ma/48c6KTZ

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Dritan Agalliu @DAgalliu Oct 8

Congrats @Sergiu_P_Pasca

Sergiu P. Pasca Verified account @Sergiu_P_Pasca Oct 7

Today, our xenocortication work is on the cover of @Nature! accompanied by the Editorial and a News & Views (links 👇)

Huge congratulations to our four co-first authors: @KaganovskyNeuro, @kevinwkelley (now Assistant Professor), Tilo Gschwind and Paul Harary, and to the entire team, including our close collaborators Brian Wandell, Julia Kaltschmidt, Ivan Soltesz and @KarlDeisseroth.

#Xenocortex #Organoids #Neuroscience

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Dritan Agalliu @DAgalliu Sep 23

Thank you to @PANDASnetwork and the @BCNewsWire for highlighting our research. New Research Provides Groundbreaking Look Into Brain Processes Behind PANS, PANDAS, Sydenham’s Chorea globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

www.globenewswire.com New Research Provides Groundbreaking Look Into Brain Processes Behind PANS, PANDAS, Sydenham’s... Columbia University researchers identify key inflammatory processes affecting blood-brain barrier in study of post-streptococcal encephalitis...

Dritan Agalliu @DAgalliu Sep 13

Huge respect for Elena Rybakina as a tennis player. It’s a shame to hear multiple tennis commentators on ESPN and Tennis Channel underestimate her. Bravo # 1!!

Tony Leachon MD Verified account @DrTonyLeachon Sep 13

Silent Assassin: Elena Rybakina’s Defining Run

Authored by Dr. Tony Leachon

Elena Rybakina’s US Open title run is one of the most impressive I have ever witnessed.

She conquered Naomi Osaka, Qinwen Zheng, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka — three Grand Slam champions and an Olympic gold medalist. Each match was a test of resilience, and she passed with quiet authority.

No costumes. No flash. No theatrics. No politics. No distractions. Just pure tennis.
She steps onto the court with a sheepish smile, dismantles her opponents with precision, and leaves without fanfare.

Rybakina is a breath of fresh air in women’s tennis. A champion defined not by noise, but by consistency. Not by drama, but by discipline. She embodies the rare power of focus — the kind that turns talent into inevitability.

Her US Open victory is not just deserved; it is inevitable. And with it, she ascends to World No. 1 — a title earned through quiet dominance.

Elena Rybakina reminds us that greatness does not always roar. Sometimes, it whispers.
And in that silence, she has become the most deserving champion of them all.

Low key. No fanfare. No drama. Just the consistent silent assassin.

@lenarybakina

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