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Huifang Ma

Duke University

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Research Focus:imputation· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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Zhicheng JiiD· 3 shared Yilong Qu· 2 shared Alison Yu· 1 shared An Yuan· 1 shared Anru R. ZhangiD· 1 shared Austin Allen· 1 shared Bena Liu· 1 shared Bing JiiD· 1 shared

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Evaluating large language models in biomedical data science challenges through a classroom experiment

Huifang Ma, Zhicheng Ji, Tara Al-Hashimy, Austin Allen, Nan Cen, Orlando Chen, Yongyin Chen, Yutian Chen, Tong Cheng, Yueqi Gu, Bing Ji, Xiaohui Jiang, Fengnan Li, P J Li, Yueshan Liang, , Y. Zhang

This study evaluates large language models' ability to solve biomedical data science challenges using a classroom experiment on Kaggle, finding they produce competitive results despite not topping leaderboards.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Dec 11, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Vispro improves imaging analysis for Visium spatial transcriptomics

Huifang Ma, Xingyuan Zhang, Yilong Qu, Anru R. Zhang, Zhicheng Ji

Vispro improves imaging analysis for Visium spatial transcriptomics by automating image processing tasks and enhancing downstream analysis performance.

Genome biology · Jun 18, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Assessing large multimodal models for one-shot learning and interpretability in biomedical image classification

Wenpin Hou, Qi Liu, Huifang Ma, Yilong Qu, Zhicheng Ji

This study evaluates large multimodal models for one-shot learning and interpretability in biomedical image classification, showing their superiority over traditional methods.

Advanced Intelligent Systems · Apr 6, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics