Alexandra V Ulyanova, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Research Assistant Professor, Chronobiology and Sleep Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Research Assistant Professor, Center for Brain Injury and Repair, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurosurgery
Contact information
174A Stemmler Hall
3450 Hamilton Walk
Center for Brain Injury and Repair
Department of Neurosurgery
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3450 Hamilton Walk
Center for Brain Injury and Repair
Department of Neurosurgery
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-1867
Publications
Education:
B.Sc. (Applied Physics and Mathematics)
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, RUSSIA, 1999.
M.Sc. (Biophysics)
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, RUSSIA, 2001.
Ph.D. (Pharmacology and Physiology)
Rutgers University, 2009.
Permanent linkB.Sc. (Applied Physics and Mathematics)
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, RUSSIA, 1999.
M.Sc. (Biophysics)
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, RUSSIA, 2001.
Ph.D. (Pharmacology and Physiology)
Rutgers University, 2009.
Selected Publications
Saldana X, Mirzakhalili E, Johnson VE, Wolf JA, Ulyanova AV: Evolving REM Sleep Abnormalities Following Experimental TBI. Journal of Neurotrauma 42(13-14): e1109-e1229, July 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation (Saldana).Mccullough B, Ulyanova A, Mirzakhalili E, Johnson V, Wolf J: Epileptiform Activity and Hippocampal Hyperexcitability in a Pig Model of Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 42(13-14): e1109-e1229, July 2025 Notes: Poster presentation (Mccullough).
Mirzakhalili E, Ulyanova A, Johnson V, Wolf J: Alterations in the theta oscillation in the hippocampus following experimental TBI. Journal of Neurotrauma 42(13-14): e1109-e1229, July 2025 Notes: Poster presentation (Mirzakhalili).
Saldana X, Mirzakhalili E, Johnson VE, Wolf JA, Ulyanova AV: Evolving REM Sleep Abnormalities Following Experimental TBI. SLEEP 48: A75-A76, June 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation (Saldana).
Adam CD, Mirzakhalili E, Gagnon KG, Cottone C, Arena JD, Ulyanova AV, Johnson VE, Wolf JA: Disrupted Hippocampal Theta-Gamma Coupling and Spike-Field Coherence Following Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury. eLife Sep 2024 Notes: bioRxiv [Preprint]
Mirzakhalili E, Wolf JA, Johnson VE, Ulyanova AV: Alterations in the circadian circuitry following experimental TBI. National Neurotrauma Society Meeting, San Fransisco, CA June 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation (Ulyanova).
Arena JD, Wolf JA, Ulyanova A, Smith DH, Chen HI, Cullen DK, Johnson VE: Delayed Vascular Permeability with Associated Cellular Uptake of Serum Proteins Occurs Preferentially in the Sulcal Depths Acutely Following Experimental TBI. National Neurotrauma Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA June 2024 Notes: Poster Presentation (Arena).
Kim HB, Brosseau Q, Radzio J, Wang J, Muramatsu H, Kuang D, Grady MS, Chen HI, Wolf JA, Ulyanova AV, Bartfai T, Kim J, Pardi N, Sul JY, Arratia P, Eberwine J: Single cell phototransfection of mRNAs encoding SARS-CoV2 spike and nucleocapsid into human astrocytes results in RNA dependent translation interference. Frontiers in Drug Delivery 4: 1359700, Mar 2024 Notes: [doi.org/10.3389/fddev.2024.1359700]
Lu Y, Lee J, Li J, Allu SR, Wang J, Kim HB, Bullaughey KL, Fisher SA, Nordgren CE, Rosario JG, Anderson SA, Ulyanova AV, Brem S, Chen HI, Wolf JA, Grady MS, Vinogradov SA, Kim J, Eberwine J: CHEX-seq detects single-cell genomic single-stranded DNA with catalytical potential. Nature Communications 14(1): 7346, Nov 2023.
Ulyanova AV, Adam CD, Cottone C, Maheshwari N, Grovola MR, Fruchet OE, Alamar J, Koch PF, Johnson VE, Cullen DK, Wolf JA: Hippocampal interneuronal dysfunction and hyperexcitability in a porcine model of concussion. Communications Biology 6(1): 1136, Nov 2023.