Publications

Recent Publications

2025


Al Bashit, A., Nepal, P., & Makowski, L. (2025). Integrating semi-supervised learning and transformer neural networks for lesion classification in Alzheimer’s disease pathology. Structural Dynamics, 12(2_Supplement), A161-A161.

Nepal, P., Al Bashit, A., & Makowski, L. (2025). Small-angle X-ray microdiffraction reveals the presence of sub-micron sized voids in fixed human brain tissue. Structural Dynamics, 12(2_Supplement), A82-A82.

Nepal, P., Al Bashit, A., Stewart, T. R. C., Hyman, B. T., & Makowski, L. (2025). Mapping of the molecular architecture of pathological protein deposits in Alzheimer’s disease. Biophysical Journal, 124(3), 407a.

Makowski, L. (2025). Scanning X-ray microscopy of human brain tissue. Biophysical Journal, 124(3), 379a.

2024


Nepal, P., Bashit, A. A., & Makowski, L. (2024). Characterization of sub-micrometre-sized voids in fixed human brain tissue using scanning X-ray microdiffraction. Applied Crystallography, 57(5), 1528-1538.

Watson, S. S., Micheloni, E., Ngu, L., Barnsley, K. K., Makowski, L., Beuning, P. J., … (2024). Revisiting the roles of catalytic residues in human ornithine transcarbamylase. Biochemistry, 63(14), 1858-1875.

Nepal, P., Bashit, A. A., & Makowski, L. (2024). Small-angle X-ray microdiffraction from fixed human brain tissue exhibits power-law behavior that provides insights into the structural organization of neuropathological lesions. Biophysical Journal, 123(3), 135a.

Al Bashit, A., Nepal, P., & Makowski, L. (2024). Probing the microstructure of pathological protein deposits in Alzheimer’s disease. Biophysical Journal, 123(3), 169a.

Hossain, M. A., Sarin, R., Donnelly, D. P., Miller, B. C., Weiss, A., McAlary, L., … (2024). Evaluating protein cross-linking as a therapeutic strategy to stabilize SOD1 variants in a mouse model of familial ALS. PLoS Biology, 22(1), e3002462.

Liu, J., Stewart, T. C., Hyman, B. T., Burghammer, M., Cotte, M., & Makowski, L. (2024). Molecular polymorphism of tau aggregates in Pick’s disease. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.19.624253

2023


Al Bashit, A., Nepal, P., Makowski, L., & Yang, L. (2023). Mapping of pathological inclusions in human brain tissue with Alzheimer’s disease. Acta Crystallographica A: Foundation and Advances, 79, A164-A164.

Ojeda, M., Marcus, K., Jang, H., Banerjee, A., Makowski, L., Nussinov, R., … (2023). Refinement of the data-driven model of the KRas4B/Calmodulin complex. Protein Science, 32.