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Ricardo Valdarrago

University of California, Davis

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Human-specific gene expansions contribute to brain evolution

Daniela C. Soto, José M. Uribe‐Salazar, Gulhan Kaya, Ricardo Valdarrago, Aarthi Sekar, Nicholas K. Haghani, Keiko Hino, Gabriana N. La, Natasha Ann F. Mariano, Cole Ingamells, Aidan E. Baraban, Zoeb N. Jamal, Tychele N. Turner, Eric D. Green, Sergi Simó, , Megan Y. Dennis

The paper identifies human-specific gene expansions linked to brain evolution by analyzing genome sequences and functional models in zebrafish.

Cell · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

A conditional generative model to disentangle morphological variation from batch effects in model organism imaging studies

Ricardo Valdarrago, Hongru Hu, Ruoxin Li, José M. Uribe‐Salazar, Megan Y. Dennis, Gerald Quon

This paper introduces a conditional latent diffusion model to separate batch effects from morphological features in zebrafish imaging data, enabling accurate genotype classification.

bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics