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Diana Tran

Harvard University

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Neuroscience· 2 Cancer Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Corey C. HarwelliD· 2 shared Manal A. AdamiD· 2 shared Steve Vu· 2 shared Yajun XieiD· 2 shared Aaron T. KuaniD· 1 shared Anastasiia Vaska· 1 shared Angela Oliveira PiscoiD· 1 shared Bernardo Luis SabatiniiD· 1 shared

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Cutaneous inflammation accelerates the premalignant expansion of melanocytes bearing oncogenic mutations

Diana Tran, Anastasiia Vaska, Tyler El Rayes, Natalie Lovinger, Yassmin A. Elbanna, Esther Lee, Christin Elizabeth Burd, Jonathan Hale Zippin, Morgan Huse

This study shows that cutaneous inflammation accelerates the expansion of premalignant melanocytes with oncogenic mutations in a mouse model.

bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

Multimodal classification of neurons in the lateral septum

Christopher M. Reid, Yuqi Ren, Rhiana Simon, Yajun Xie, Miguel Turrero Garcίa, Diana Tran, Steve Vu, Jonathan Liu, Manal A. Adam, Sarah M. Hanson, Angela Oliveira Pisco, Corey C. Harwell

The paper identifies 22 molecularly distinct neuronal subtypes in the lateral septum by profiling transcriptional identity and examines their connectivity, morphology, and electrophysiology.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Astrocyte-neuron crosstalk through Hedgehog signaling mediates cortical circuit assembly

Yajun Xie, Aaron T. Kuan, Wengang Wang, Zachary T. Herbert, Olivia Mosto, Olubusola Olukoya, Manal A. Adam, Steve Vu, Minsu Kim, Nicolás Gómez, Diana Tran, Claire Charpentier, Ingie Sorour, Michael Yevgeniy Tolstorukov, Bernardo Luis Sabatini, , Corey C. Harwell

This study shows that Sonic hedgehog signaling from cortical neurons regulates astrocyte development and synaptic connectivity during cortical circuit formation.

bioRxiv · Jul 15, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience