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Benjamin Ate Kefas

University of Virginia

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Cancer Biology· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Collin DubeiD· 2 shared David SchiffiD· 2 shared Elizabeth Qian Xu Mulcahy· 2 shared Farina HanifiD· 2 shared Kadie HudsoniD· 2 shared Myron Keith Gibert· 2 shared Pawel MarcinkiewicziD· 2 shared Roger AbounaderiD· 2 shared

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Microenvironment T-Type calcium channels regulate neuronal and glial processes to promote glioblastoma growth

Collin Dube, Y. Zhang, Shekhar Saha, Tyler C J Deutsch, Matthew Yorek, Michelle Lai, Myron Keith Gibert, Miguel Escalante, Kadie Hudson, Doris Wong, Pawel Marcinkiewicz, Ulaş Yener, Yunan Sun, Esther Xu, Aditya Sorot, , Roger Abounader

This study shows that microenvironment T-type calcium channels promote glioblastoma growth by regulating neuronal and glial processes, and that blocking these channels with mibefradil enhances the effectiveness of standard therapies.

Neuro-Oncology · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

Discovery and therapeutic exploitation of Master Regulatory miRNAs in Glioblastoma

Shekhar Saha, Ying Zhang, Myron Keith Gibert, Collin Dube, Farina Hanif, Elizabeth Qian Xu Mulcahy, Sylwia Bednarek, Pawel Marcinkiewicz, Xiantao Wang, Gijung Kwak, Kadie Hudson, Yunan Sun, Manikarna Dinda, Tapas Saha, Fadila Guessous, , Roger Abounader

The paper identifies master regulatory miRNAs in glioblastoma and develops a therapeutic delivery method to inhibit tumor growth.

bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology