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Sajjad Aftabi

University of Manitoba

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Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Exploratory Network Analysis of Oral Bacteria Taste Signaling Autophagy Crosstalk in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Multi-Target Ligand Design for the MAPK1 STAT3 mTOR Axis

Mahdi Akhavan, Saeid GAH Latifi-Navid, Amir Barzegar Behrooz, Sanaz Vakili, Rui Miguel Pinheiro Vitorino, Sajjad Aftabi, Sujatha Peela, SPD Ponamgi, Robert J. Schroth, Manuel Berumen, Cassandra Yuan, Tayebeh Akbari Azirani, Stevan Pecic, Prashen Chelikani, Saeid Ghavami

The paper integrates systems biology and machine learning to analyze bacterial signaling networks in OSCC, identifies key nodes, and designs multi-target ligands for the MAPK1-STAT3-mTOR axis.

bioRxiv · Jul 31, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology