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Howard Fan

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:batch correction / integration· 1 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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William Evan JohnsoniD· 2 shared A. Murat EreniD· 1 shared Alexander D. LemenzeiD· 1 shared Alexander HenochiD· 1 shared Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative· 1 shared Aubrey R. Odom-MabeyiD· 1 shared Courtney A. GradyiD· 1 shared David AllandiD· 1 shared

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Reproducible Tools and Enhanced Computational Workflows for Batch Effect Evaluation of High-Throughput Data Using BatchQC

Jessica McClintock, Jiwei Zhang, Xinzhou Ge, Howard Fan, Yaoan Leng, Michael R. Silverstein, Regan D. Conrad, Zhaorong Li, Evan Holmes, Solomon Joseph, Sean Lu, Russell Taki Shinohara, Tenglong Li, William Evan Johnson, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

The paper introduces BatchQC, an R package for assessing and correcting batch effects in high-throughput data with reproducible tools and workflows.

bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Defining the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pangenome and Suggestions for a New Composite Reference Sequence

Poonam Chitale, Elissa Ocke, Aubrey R. Odom-Mabey, Howard Fan, Alexander Henoch, Karla A. Vasco, Emily C. Fogarty, Courtney A. Grady, Alexander D. Lemenze, Pradeep John Kumar, Shannon D. Manning, A. Murat Eren, William Evan Johnson, David Alland

This study generates 50 complete Mtb genomes, identifies core and accessory gene clusters, and proposes a new pangenome reference resource to improve TB research.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology