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Aqsa Alam

University of Toronto

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Bioinformatics· 1 Genomics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Alan M MosesiD· 3 shared Iva PritišanaciD· 2 shared Julie Deborah Forman-KayiD· 2 shared Abdullah Maqsood· 1 shared Alex Xijie LuiD· 1 shared Alexandra KhituniD· 1 shared Amir KargeriD· 1 shared Andrew G Duncan· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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A Functional Map of the Human Intrinsically Disordered Proteome

Iva Pritišanac, T. Reid Alderson, Đesika Kolarić, Taraneh Zarin, Shuting Xie, Alex Xijie Lu, Aqsa Alam, Abdullah Maqsood, Ji‐Young Youn, Julie Deborah Forman-Kay, Alan M Moses

The paper maps the functional landscape of the human intrinsically disordered proteome using evolutionary signatures to classify and predict IDR functions.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · May 18, 2026Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Functional similarity of non-coding regions is revealed in phylogenetic average motif score representations

Aqsa Alam, Andrew G Duncan, Jennifer A. Mitchell, Alan M Moses

The paper defines a feature space for non-coding DNA sequences using phylogenetic average motif scores, revealing functional similarity among promoters and 3' UTRs.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2023 · PreprintGenomics

Developmental Dynamics of RNA Translation in the Human Brain

Erin E. Duffy, Benjamin Finander, GiHun Choi, Ava C. Carter, Iva Pritišanac, Aqsa Alam, Victor A Luria, Amir Karger, William Phu, Maxwell A. Sherman, Elena G. Assad, Naomi Pajarillo, Alexandra Khitun, Elizabeth Erin Crouch, Sanika Ganesh, , Michael E. Greenberg

This study maps RNA translation dynamics in the human brain using ribosome profiling, identifying thousands of novel translation events and brain-specific microproteins linked to schizophrenia.

Nature Neuroscience · Sep 28, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience