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Waqas Ali

University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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A Scalable Distributed-Memory MPI Implementation of Smith-Waterman with Token-Passing Traceback

Maryam Fatima, Waqas Ali

This paper presents a distributed-memory MPI implementation of the Smith-Waterman algorithm with token-passing traceback, enabling scalable and memory-efficient sequence alignment on large datasets.

bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Generation, Characterization and Comparison of Ovine Induced Pluripotent and Embryonic-Disc Stem Cells

Catarina Catarina Silva-Almeida, Marta Esquiva Diaz, Waqas Ali, Sarah Ho, Maximilian E. Pickup, Sophia Webb, Deepika Rajesh, Joseph Mee

This study compares ovine induced pluripotent stem cells (siPSCs) and embryonic-disc stem cells (sEDSCs), showing they share core pluripotency features but have distinct molecular and functional properties.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology