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Karen Zhao

AbbVie (United States)

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Neuroscience· 2 Cancer Biology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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Aicha Abdourahman· 2 shared Alberto Serrano‐PozoiD· 2 shared Bradley T. HymaniD· 2 shared Fan LiaoiD· 2 shared Gen LiniD· 2 shared Joseph A. TammiD· 2 shared Maya E. WoodburyiD· 2 shared Rachel E. BennettiD· 2 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Cerebrovascular Single-Nucleus RNA-Seq Reveals Heat Shock Activation and Vascular Remodeling in Alzheimer's Disease and Primary Tauopathies

L. Daniel Estrella, Swarnali Dasgupta, Akhila Gundavelli, Huan Li, Stanley Yang, Sarah E. Chancellor, Tim Pastika, Aicha Abdourahman, Joseph A. Tamm, Kiran Yanamandra, Nandani Romanul, Fan Liao, Karen Zhao, Gen Lin, Pooja Srinivasa, , Rachel E. Bennett

The paper uses single-nucleus RNA-seq to analyze cerebrovascular transcriptomic changes in Alzheimer's Disease and primary tauopathies, identifying shared heat-shock responses and disease-specific vascular remodeling.

bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Ecological determinants of disease and immunity in myelodysplastic syndromes

Robert F. Stanley, Beatrice D. Zhang, Kimon V. Argyropoulos, P Zhang, Maxim I. Maron, Brianna Gipson, C. Y. Park, Kenyon Weis, Alexander M. Lewis, Zoe Katsamakis, Charlotte Wishnack, Maria Adriana Cuibus, Ning Fan, Karen Zhao, Kenton Wu, , Susan DeWolf

This study uses spatial transcriptomics and single-cell analysis to reveal how MDS bone marrow microenvironments are altered, showing TGFβ dysregulation in malignant cells and immune escape mechanisms.

bioRxiv · May 9, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

Astrocyte transcriptomic changes along the spatiotemporal progression of Alzheimer's disease

Alberto Serrano‐Pozo, Zhaozhi Li, Maya E. Woodbury, Clara Muñoz‐Castro, Astrid Wachter, Rojashree Jayakumar, Annie G. Bryant, Ayush Noori, Lindsay A. Welikovitch, Miwei Hu, Karen Zhao, Fan Liao, Gen Lin, Timothy Pastika, Joseph A. Tamm, , Sudeshna Das

This study uses single-nucleus RNA-sequencing to analyze astrocyte transcriptomic changes across the spatiotemporal progression of Alzheimer's disease, revealing gene expression trajectories and heterogeneity.

bioRxiv · Dec 3, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience