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Ariana Acevedo-Diaz

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Mitochondrial Responses to Conventional and Ultra-high Dose Rate (FLASH) Radiation

Emily G. Caggiano, Maryam E. Elizondo, Alan Lopez-Hernandez, Trey Waldrop, Kevin Liu, Henry Gatica-Gutierrez, Sofía Vargas-Hernández, Nefetiti Mims, Ariana Acevedo-Diaz, Brett Velasquez, Denae Neil, Edgardo Aguilar, Matthew J. Meyer, Gloria Vittone Echeverria, Albert C. Koong, , Emil Schüler

This study investigates how FLASH and conventional radiation affect mitochondrial function in tumor and nontumorigenic cells, finding FLASH preserves mitochondrial integrity in non-tumor cells.

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

A spatial atlas of chemoradiation therapy in pancreatic cancer identifies cellular and microenvironmental determinants of persister populations

Vincent Bernard, Li-Ting Ku, Tianyu Wang, Ariana Acevedo-Diaz, Kimal Rajapakshe, Galia Jacobson, Daniela Tovar, Jimin Min, Guangsheng Pei, Candise L. Tat, Ayush Suresh, Ching-Wei David Tzeng, Matthew H. G. Katz, Manoop S. Bhutani, Huaming Wang, , Eugene Jon Koay

This study identifies cellular and microenvironmental factors contributing to radiation therapy resistance in pancreatic cancer using spatial transcriptomics and single-cell RNA sequencing.

bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology