Publications

Forthcoming fiction and a research record from the life before it.

COMING MARCH 2027

Passport to Peril

A gripping anthology featuring formidable female protagonists who confront danger beyond borders with courage, resilience—and, when necessary, a sharp blade.

  • Contributing Author · Women's Thriller Writers Association


Maternal Instincts

A psychological thriller currently in progress.


BEFORE THE FICTION

Research Record

Prior to writing thrillers, Mia (published under Oviatt M.) worked in neuroscience research administration, contributing to studies on Alzheimer's disease at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS


Mirzaei N, Shi H, Oviatt M, Doustar J, Rentsendorj A, Fuchs DT, Sheyn J, Black KL, Koronyo Y, Koronyo-Hamaoui M. Alzheimer's Retinopathy: Seeing Disease in the Eyes. Front Neurosci. 2020 Sep 8;14:921.


Koronyo-Hamaoui M, Doustar J, Oviatt M, Black KL, Koronyo Y. Advances In Retinal Imaging: Retinal Amyloid Imaging. In: Grzybowski A., Barboni P. (eds) OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases. Springer, Cham. 2020.


Gallardo CM, Darvas M, Oviatt M, Chang CH, Michalik M, Huddy TF, Meyer EE, Shuster SA, et al. Dopamine receptor 1 neurons in the dorsal striatum regulate food anticipatory circadian activity rhythms in mice. Elife. 2014 Sep 12;3:e03781.

ACADEMIC EDITING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Zuroff L, Daley D, Black KL, Koronyo-Hamaoui M. Clearance of cerebral Aβ in Alzheimer's disease: reassessing the role of microglia and monocytes. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2017 Jun;74(12):2167-2201.


Koronyo Y, Biggs D, Barron E, et al. Retinal amyloid pathology and proof-of-concept imaging trial in Alzheimer's disease. JCI Insight. 2017 Aug 17;2(16):e93621.


Rentsendorj A, Sheyn J, Fuchs DT, et al. A novel role for osteopontin in macrophage-mediated amyloid-β clearance in Alzheimer's models. Brain Behav Immun. 2018 Jan;67:163-180.


Doustar J, Torbati T, Black KL, Koronyo Y, Koronyo-Hamaoui M. Optical Coherence Tomography in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases. Front Neurol. 2017 Dec 19;8:701.


Dumitrascu OM, Koronyo-Hamaoui M. Retinal vessel changes in cerebrovascular disease. Curr Opin Neurol. 2020 Feb;33(1):87-92.


Koronyo-Hamaoui M, Sheyn J, Hayden EY, et al. Peripherally derived angiotensin converting enzyme-enhanced macrophages alleviate Alzheimer-related disease. Brain. 2020 Jan 1;143(1):336-358.


Li S, Hayden EY, Garcia VJ, et al. Activated Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages Eradicate Alzheimer's-Related Aβ42 Oligomers and Protect Synapses. Front Immunol. 2020 Jan 31;11:49.


Shi H, Koronyo Y, Rentsendorj A, et al. Identification of early pericyte loss and vascular amyloidosis in Alzheimer's disease retina. Acta Neuropathol. 2020 May;139(5):813-836.


Doustar J, Rentsendorj A, Torbati T, et al. Parallels between retinal and brain pathology and response to immunotherapy in old, late-stage Alzheimer's disease mouse models. Aging Cell. 2020 Oct 14;19(11):e13246.


Shi H, Koronyo Y, Fuchs DT, et al. Retinal capillary degeneration and blood-retinal barrier disruption in murine models of Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2020 Nov 23;8(1):202.


Vit JP, Fuchs DT, Angel A, et al. Color and contrast vision in mouse models of aging and Alzheimer's disease using a novel visual-stimuli four-arm maze. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 13;11(1):1255.