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Iqra Amin

Boston University

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Bioinformatics· 2 Genomics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Jiaji George CheniD· 3 shared Ruben DriesiD· 3 shared Edward C. RuiziD· 2 shared Veronica JarzabekiD· 2 shared Adriana SistigiD· 1 shared Anirudh JaishankariD· 1 shared Cheng Yang Shi· 1 shared Christopher M. HeaphyiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 2/yr

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dbverse scales spatial omics analysis with embedded analytical databases

Edward C. Ruiz, Veronica Jarzabek, Jiaji George Chen, Timur Rizvanov, Iqra Amin, Ruben Dries

dbverse enables efficient analysis of large spatial omics datasets by using embedded databases, outperforming traditional methods in runtime.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Phagocytosis deficient glia display phagosome processing defects and macrophage recruitment to the brain of adult Drosophila melanogaster.

Guangmei Liu, Iqra Amin, Cheng Yang Shi, Kimberly McCall

This study shows that impaired phagocytic degradation in Drosophila glia leads to altered immune dynamics at the CNS periphery without BBB disruption.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Clinical feasibility of spatial transcriptomics using discarded tissue from diagnostic breast biopsies

Jeffrey P. Sheridan, Quynh Sun, Jiaji George Chen, Yibing Wei, Veronica Jarzabek, Anirudh Jaishankar, Iqra Amin, Lila Sultan, Thea Nalan, Sarah B. Mueller, Eric Burks, Lubna H. Suaiti, Christopher M. Heaphy, Naomi Yu Ko, Ruben Dries

This study demonstrates that spatial transcriptomics can be performed on discarded breast biopsy tissue to generate high-quality data for tumor microenvironment analysis.

bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

Giotto Suite: a multi-scale and technology-agnostic spatial multi-omics analysis ecosystem

Jiaji George Chen, Joselyn Chávez, Matthew O’Brien, Junxiang Xu, Edward C. Ruiz, Wen Wang, Iqra Amin, Irzam Sarfraz, Pratishtha Guckhool, Adriana Sistig, Guo‐Cheng Yuan, Ruben Dries

Giotto Suite provides a modular, open-source framework for analyzing spatial multi-omics data across scales and technologies.

bioRxiv · Nov 26, 2023 · PreprintBioinformatics