LabCompass

Zarife Sahenk

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1976
Muscle Physiology and DisordersHereditary Neurological DisordersVirus-based gene therapy researchPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersNerve injury and regeneration

Publications

215

Citations

11,419

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher develops and tests gene therapy approaches for inherited and age-related neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophies, Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy, and inclusion body myositis, largely using mouse models. The work also includes clinical studies evaluating gene therapy outcomes and diagnostic classification in human patients with muscle and nerve disorders, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and multisystem proteinopathy.

Gene therapy for neuromuscular diseaseCharcot-Marie-Tooth and peripheral neuropathy modelsMuscular dystrophy and myopathy researchValosin-containing protein (VCP) multisystem proteinopathyMouse models of muscle and nerve disorders

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, peaking in 2017 and 2023, with a somewhat lower but steady pace in recent years averaging about 5 papers annually.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 12 publications12172018: 4 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Neuromuscular Disorders×16
  • Neurology×11
  • Gene Therapy×3
  • Molecular Therapy×2
  • Muscle & Nerve×2
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap
  • Jerry R. Mendell

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

  • Paul T. Martin

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

  • Louise R. Rodino‐Klapac

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

  • Renzhi Han

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Indiana University

  • Tatyana A. Vetter

    Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile