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Halen Kovacs

University of British Columbia

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Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Jimmy KimiD· 2 shared Simon WisnovskyiD· 2 shared Anjali Parthasarathy· 1 shared Calvin D. RoskelleyiD· 1 shared May Zhao· 1 shared Mohammed Al‐SeragiiD· 1 shared Pamela Austin Dean· 1 shared Pauline JohnsoniD· 1 shared

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A genome-wide CRISPR screen reveals cancer-specific regulators of hyaluronan binding and cellular invasion

Jimmy Kim, Halen Kovacs, Anjali Parthasarathy, Shini Chen, Vignesh Krishnamoorthy, Mohammed Al‐Seragi, May Zhao, Yu‐Hsuan Huang, Pamela Austin Dean, Pauline Johnson, Calvin D. Roskelley, Simon Wisnovsky

This study uses a CRISPR screen to identify genes regulating CD44-HA binding in breast cancer, revealing RAB4A as a novel regulator of invasion and potential therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

A lectin-based magnetic CRISPR screening protocol permits rapid discovery of genes regulating cell-surface glycosylation

Jimmy Kim, Halen Kovacs, Simon Wisnovsky

The paper introduces a lectin-based magnetic CRISPR screening protocol that enables faster and easier identification of genes regulating cell-surface glycosylation, applied to breast cancer hypersialylation.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2025 · PreprintGenomics