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Farzin Pourfarzad

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt (Germany)

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Alfonso ValenciaiD· 1 shared Angelika MerkeliD· 1 shared Anton TJ Tool· 1 shared Avik DattaiD· 1 shared Bram TorenvlietiD· 1 shared Daniel RicoiD· 1 shared Dirk Roos· 1 shared Ehsan Habibi· 1 shared

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Hepatitis B virus protein X promotes hepatocyte plasticity and survival in a differentiated human liver organoid system

Xingyu Fan, Bram Torenvliet, Αλέξανδρος Γαλάρας, Tanvir Hossain, Lincon Hasda, Martin E. van Royen, Helmuth Gehart, Lili Zhao, Eleni Katsoni, Tsung Wai Kan, Panagiotis Moulos, Shringar Rao, Farzin Pourfarzad, Javier Frias-Aldeguer, Sylvia F. Boj, , Tokameh Mahmoudi

This paper shows HBx promotes hepatocyte survival and reduces differentiation in human liver organoids, potentially contributing to liver cancer.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Epigenomic and functional dynamics of human bone marrow myeloid differentiation to mature blood neutrophils

Luigi Grassi, Farzin Pourfarzad, Sebastian Ullrich, Angelika Merkel, Felipe Were, Enrique Carrillo de Santa Pau, Guoqiang Yi, Ida H Hiemstra, Anton TJ Tool, Erik Mul, Juliane Perner, Eva Janssen-Megens, Kim Berentsen, Hinri Kerstens, Ehsan Habibi, , Taco W Kuijpers

The paper maps the epigenomic and functional changes during human neutrophil differentiation from bone marrow progenitors to mature cells, revealing key regulatory mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2018 · PreprintImmunology