Andrew Berical, MD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Publications

  • Published 10/15/2026

    Zhou H, Terbeck L, Berical A, Brunet M, Lange SM, Anderson JR, Olbrich H, Bracht DC, Wohlgemuth K, Rieck C, Raidt J, Klingauf J, Sutharsan S, Mussaffi H, Prais D, Dunphy V, Homma ST, Guichard P, Hamel V, Hawkins FJ, Omran H, Brown A. In situ structure of the human ciliary transition zone links linker defects to primary ciliary dyskinesia. Science. 2026 Oct 15; 394(6821):eaei5957. PMID: 42721274.

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  • Published 7/31/2025

    Wallman DJ, Homma ST, Finton M, Beermann M, Jacob A, Choksi SP, Pletcher SD, Xu H, Bawa PS, Reiter JF, Horani A, Brody SL, Berical A, Hawkins FJ. A stem cell-based platform for functional analysis of genetic variants in lung disease. bioRxiv. 2025 Jul 31. PMID: 40766356.

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  • Published 5/1/2025

    Berical AC, Kiyokawa H, Beermann ML, Wallman D, Cherfane G, Dunphy V, Pan J, Tilston-Lunel A, Varelas X, Horani A, Brody SL, Kotton DN, Hawkins FJ. Reply to Huang et al.: Sowing Tailored Seeds: Gene-edited Basal Cells for Precision Regulation of Airway Phenotypes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 May; 211(5):884. PMID: 39999444.

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  • Published 1/29/2025

    Brody SL, Pan J, Huang T, Xu J, Xu H, Koenitizer JR, Brennan SK, Nanjundappa R, Saba TG, Rumman N, Berical A, Hawkins FJ, Wang X, Zhang R, Mahjoub MR, Horani A, Dutcher SK. Undocking of an extensive ciliary network induces proteostasis and cell fate switching resulting in severe primary ciliary dyskinesia. Sci Transl Med. 2025 Jan 29; 17(783):eadp5173. PMID: 39879322.

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  • Published 1/1/2025

    Berical AC, Kiyokawa H, Beermann ML, Wallman D, Cherfane G, Dunphy V, Pan J, Tilston-Lunel A, Varelas X, Horani A, Brody SL, Kotton DN, Hawkins FJ. Airway Disease Modeling with Gene-Edited Human Basal Cell Transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jan; 211(1):131-134. PMID: 39514838.

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Other Positions

  • Member, Center for Regenerative Medicine
    Boston University
  • Member, Pulmonary Center
    Boston University

Education

  • Tufts University School of Medicine, MD
  • Boston University School of Medicine, MA
  • Bowdoin College, BA