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Ali Hashmi

University of HelsinkiPrimary ORCID profile (0000-0001-9946-7679 · 1 paper)Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ali HashmiiD1 paper · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Developmental Biology· 2 Bioinformatics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Sara A. WickströmiD· 2 shared Ambra PozziiD· 1 shared Bairong SheniD· 1 shared Bhagwan YadaviD· 1 shared Carlos Perez GonzaleziD· 1 shared Clémentine VilleneuveiD· 1 shared Colton Miler· 1 shared Danijela Matic VignjeviciD· 1 shared

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α-Parvin regulation of cell re-arrangement is critical for ureteric bud branching morphogenesis

Xinyu Dong, Fabian M Bock, Ali Hashmi, Nada M. Bulus, Glenda Mernaugh, Gema Bolás, Shensen Li, Wanying Zhu, Meiling Melzer, Kyle L. Brown, Colton Miler, Olga M. Viquez, Eloi Montañez, Ambra Pozzi, Sara A. Wickström, Roy Zent

This study shows that α-parvin regulates cell rearrangements during ureteric bud branching by inhibiting cell adhesion and actin polymerization.

Science Advances · Sep 18, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Predicting Pre-treatment Resistance or Post-treatment Effect? A Systematic Benchmarking of Single-Cell Drug Response Models

Li Shen, Xinliang Sun, Shuyu Zheng, Ali Hashmi, Johanna Eriksson, Harri K. Mustonen, Hanna Seppänen, Bairong Shen, Min Li, Markus J. V. Vähä-Koskela, Jing Tang

This study benchmarks single-cell drug response models across 26 datasets, showing performance varies with dataset type, imbalance, and model design, with scDEAL showing competitive results.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Mechanical forces across compartments coordinate cell shape and fate transitions to generate tissue architecture

Clémentine Villeneuve, Ali Hashmi, Irene Ylivinkka, Elizabeth Lawson-Keister, Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Carlos Perez Gonzalez, Satu-Marja Myllymäki, Fabien Bertillot, Bhagwan Yadav, Tao Zhang, Danijela Matic Vignjevic, Marja L. Mikkola, M. Lisa Manning, Sara A. Wickström

The paper shows how mechanical forces from epithelial and mesenchymal compartments coordinate cell shape and fate to form tissue architecture during hair follicle development.

Nature Cell Biology · Feb 1, 2024Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology