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B. W. Ji

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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D. Vitkup· 3 shared P. D. Dixit· 3 shared K. Tchourine· 2 shared R. U. Sheth· 2 shared A. M. Hosios· 1 shared A. M. Westermark· 1 shared E. C. Lien· 1 shared E. F. Gorodetsky· 1 shared

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Cancer cells depend on environmental lipids for proliferation when electron acceptors are limited

Z. Li, B. W. Ji, P. D. Dixit, E. C. Lien, K. Tchourine, A. M. Hosios, K. L. Abbott, A. M. Westermark, E. F. Gorodetsky, L. B. Sullivan, M. Vander Heiden, D. Vitkup

This study shows that cancer cells rely on environmental lipids for proliferation under conditions of limited electron acceptors, such as hypoxia or mitochondrial inhibition.

bioRxiv · Jun 8, 2020Cancer Biology

Macroecological dynamics of gut microbiota

B. W. Ji, R. U. Sheth, P. D. Dixit, K. Tchourine, D. Vitkup

The paper identifies scaling relationships in gut microbiota dynamics across humans and mice, showing similarities to ecological and economic systems and revealing effects of diet and environment.

bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2019Microbiology

Quantifying spatiotemporal dynamics and noise in absolute microbiota abundances using replicate sampling

B. W. Ji, R. U. Sheth, P. D. Dixit, H. H. Wang, D. Vitkup

The paper introduces DIVERS, a method to quantify spatiotemporal dynamics and noise in microbiota abundances using replicate sampling and spike-in sequencing, applied to the human gut microbiome.

bioRxiv · Jan 8, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology