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Kiloni Quiles

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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EPITHELIAL REMODELING AND MICROBIAL DYSBIOSIS IN THE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT OF VITAMIN A-DEFICIENT MOUSE LUNGS

Kiloni Quiles, Fengzhi Shao, W. Evan Johnson, Felicia F. Chen

Vitamin A deficiency in mice causes epithelial remodeling, ciliary dysfunction, loss of mucociliary clearance, and increased microbial abundance in the lungs.

Scientific Reports · Jan 10, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

MetaScope: A High-Resolution Framework for Species-Level 16S Metataxonomic Classification

Sean Lu, Aubrey R. Odom-Mabey, Avi Shah, Yaoan Leng, Kiloni Quiles, William Evan Johnson

MetaScope improves species-level classification of microbial communities using 16S rRNA data, achieving higher accuracy than existing tools like QIIME2 and DADA2.

bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics

The zebrafish dmrt family genes have cooperative and antagonistic roles in sex determination and oogenesis

Jocelyn S. Steinfeld, Keith K. Ameyaw, Christopher G. Wood, Ryan M. Johnston, Ana J. Johnson Escauriza, Emma G Torija-Olson, Kiloni Quiles, Kavita Venkataramani, Jessica N. MacNeil, Kellee Renee Siegfried

This study investigates the roles of zebrafish dmrt family genes in sex determination and oogenesis, revealing cooperative and antagonistic interactions among dmrt1, dmrt2a, and dmrt3.

bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2022 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology