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Michael J. Volk

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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An AI-powered cloud biofoundry for autonomous biological research

Junyu Chen, Michael J. Volk, Saman Shafaei, Shih‐I Tan, Vikas Upadhyay, Nilmani Singh, Xianrui Zhong, Katherine Arneson, Wenqi He, Chen Wang, Jingxia Lu, Aurosish Sharma, John McLaughlin, Matthew Berry, Steven Harmon, , Huimin Zhao

The paper introduces iCloudBiofoundry, a cloud platform that autonomously designs, executes, and iteratively improves biological experiments using AI-driven workflows.

bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Validation and testing of an in vitro model to study medical treatments for anterior urethral stricture disease: assessing the potential efficacy of phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibition and testosterone

Lola P. Lozano, Michael J. Volk, Carly D. Miller, Jane E. Berg, Chantal Allamargot, Charles H. Schlaepfer, Jane T. Kurtzman, Michael B. Christensen, JeremyB Myers, Alexandria M. Hertz, Amanda Swanton, Budd A. Tucker, Bradley A. Erickson

The paper validates an in vitro model of anterior urethral stricture disease and evaluates the efficacy of PDE4 inhibitors and testosterone compared to paclitaxel.

Urology · Aug 1, 2026Peer-reviewedPharmacology & Toxicology