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Haocong Katherine Ma

Northwestern University

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Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Christine B. MagdongoniD· 1 shared Elizabeth T. BartomiD· 1 shared Emmanouil PapasavvasiD· 1 shared Eva GottweiniD· 1 shared Faten N. AberraiD· 1 shared Hyein Back· 1 shared Jingyi Lu· 1 shared Karam MounzeriD· 1 shared

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Molecular BiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewedSep 18, 2026

KSHV-encoded vIRF3 Cooperates with Cellular IRF4 to Drive Super-Enhancer Activity through Complex DNA Elements

Ziyan Liang, Haocong Katherine Ma, Christine B. Magdongon…·Eva Gottwein

This study identifies DNA elements that mediate vIRF3 and IRF4 cooperation in activating super-enhancers, revealing their role in oncogenesis.

DOI 10.1093/nar/gkag942

statistical modelgene regulatory network inference

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ImmunologyImmunityPeer-reviewedAug 21, 2025

BACH2-driven tissue resident memory programs promote HIV-1 persistence

Yulong Wei, Haocong Katherine Ma, Michelle E. Wong…·Ya‐Chi Ho

The paper identifies BACH2-driven tissue-resident memory programs in gut CD4+ T cells as a mechanism promoting HIV-1 persistence and suggests BACH2 as a therapeutic target.

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