Yahia Adla
a Research Assistant II
Yahia Adla
Yahia Adla
About
Yahia Adla is a Research Assistant II at Boston Children’s Hospital in the USA. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Stetson University, also in the USA.
Current research
Yahia Adla focuses his current research on understanding how genetic variation influences brain development and behavior, with the aim of informing future therapeutic approaches.
Future research vision
His future research goals center on developing early diagnostic tools and interventions for rare neurodevelopmental disorders.
Key publications

Shao, Diane. D., Zhao, Y., Brew, J., Gosh, U., Adla , Y., Luquette, L. J., Zhao, S., Kriz, A., Qian, X.,

Viswanadham, V., Taketomi, T., Tsuruta, F., Park, P., & Walsh, C. (n.d.). Perinatal Elimination

of Genetically Aberrant Neurons from Human Cerebral Cortex. Under Review in Nature.

Goldberg, L. R., Baskin, B. M., Beierle, J. A., Adla, Y., Kelliher, J. C., Yao, E. J., Kirkpatrick, S. L.,

Reed, E. R., Jenkins, D. F., Cox, J., Luong, A. M., Luttik, K. P., Scotellaro, J. A., Drescher, T. A.,

Crotts, S. B., Yazdani, N., Ferris, M. T., Johnson, W. E., Mulligan, M. K., & Bryant, C. D. (2025).

Atp1a2 and Kcnj9 Are Candidate Genes Underlying Sensitivity to Oxycodone-Induced LocomotorActivation and Withdrawal-Induced Anxiety-Like Behaviors in C57BL/6 Substrains. Genes, brain, and behavior, 24(1), e70009.

Key awards

30 Under 30 Arab American National Recognition

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