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Chao He

Baylor College of Medicine

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Genomics· 2 Molecular Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2

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Alan WaichiD· 3 shared Cristian CoarfaiD· 3 shared Iván O. RosasiD· 3 shared Juan D. ZuluagaiD· 3 shared Scott A. OchsneriD· 3 shared A. JustetiD· 2 shared Bernadette R. GochuicoiD· 2 shared Julian A. VillalbaiD· 2 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 4/yr

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Mechanosignaling Promotes Macrophage Apoptosis Resistance in Pulmonary Fibrosis via Metabolic Reprogramming

Chao He, Cristian Coarfa, Neftali Garcia, O Lebimoyo, Haiwei Gu, Elisa Ruiz-Echartea, Xiaoli Ji, Alan Waich, Juan D. Zuluaga, Lindsay J. Celada, Scott A. Ochsner, Neil J. McKenna, Jennifer L. Larson‐Casey, Sandeep Krishna Agarwal, Farrah Kheradmand, , Iván O. Rosas

This study shows that mechanical stiffness in fibrotic lungs promotes macrophage apoptosis resistance through metabolic reprogramming, contributing to fibrosis progression.

bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Early Pulmonary Fibrosis is Defined by Niche- and Cell-Specific Molecular Programs

Alan Waich, Scott A. Ochsner, Julian A. Villalba, Jonathan A. Rose, Juan Cala-García, Juan D. Zuluaga, Neil J. McKenna, Maria Elisa Ruiz Echartea, Chao He, Lindsay J. Celada, Konstantin Tsoyi, Laura F. Gonzalez-Cuevas, Andrea Galecio Chao, A. Justet, Stefan W. Ryter, , Iván O. Rosas

This paper identifies compartment- and cell-specific molecular programs in preclinical familial pulmonary fibrosis using multi-omic profiling and finds these signatures are partially represented in peripheral blood.

bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Alveolar niche disruption and aberrant epithelial reprogramming are early hallmarks of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A. Justet, Venerino E. Poletti, Cristian Coarfa, Nebal Abu Hussein, Taylor Sterling Adams, Alan Waich, Agshin Balayev, Xiting Yan, Zhongyu Cai, Farah Moussa, Ruben De Man, Johad Khoury, Jonas C. Schupp, Juan D. Zuluaga, A Y Zhao, , Naftali Kaminski

This study identifies early alveolar niche disruption and aberrant epithelial reprogramming in IPF using multi-modal analyses of patient cohorts.

bioRxiv · May 30, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

A hypothalamo-septo-hippocampal circuit for REM sleep-dependent consolidation of social memory

Tingliang Jian, Wenjun Jin, Mengru Liang, Xiang Liao, Kuan Zhang, Shanshan Liang, Chunqing Zhang, Chao He, Hongbo Jia, Yanjiang Wang, Jian Han, Xiaowei Chen, Han Qin

The paper identifies a REM sleep-specific hypothalamo-septo-hippocampal circuit essential for social memory consolidation, showing its distinct role from other memory pathways.

bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience