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Xi Ren

Imperial College London

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Biophysics· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Adrienne Taren· 1 shared Aki TsuchiyagaitoiD· 1 shared Annelies Claeys· 1 shared Bassem Hassan· 1 shared Bryan Y.L. NgiD· 1 shared C Yang· 1 shared Chieh Chen· 1 shared Danielle Clark· 1 shared

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Dose-Dependent Effects of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound on Human Deep White Matter Tracts

Aki Tsuchiyagaito, Masaya Misaki, Xi Ren, Danielle Clark, Adrienne Taren, Chieh Chen, Maria Ironside, Mirta Fabiana Villarreal, Rayus Kuplicki, Sanjay Mathew, Martin P. Paulus, Noah Philips, Salvador Martin Guinjoan

This study examines dose-dependent functional connectivity changes in healthy adults after low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) targeting deep white matter tracts.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Buffered sweat microfluidics with AI-enabled translation for clinically actionable blood urea estimation and renal risk stratification

Jiahao Zhang, Zhengquan Shen, Ming Xu, Yukun Ge, Xi Ren, Genlin Liu, Xiuwei Zhang, Simian Fu, C Yang, Minghui Long, Shu Li, Gaozhi P Mo, Yi Gong, Nan Li, Peiyu Ma, , Yunlong Zhao

This paper develops a wearable microfluidic patch with AI to estimate blood urea from sweat, enabling non-invasive renal monitoring with high accuracy.

bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics

Intron 13 retention expands the ADAR1 isoform repertoire to rewire PKR signaling and promote tumorigenesis

Bryan Y.L. Ng, Jesslyn Zhou, Sze Jing Tang, Yuhua Lim, Vincent Tano, Jovi Jian An Lim, Xi Ren, Ömer An, Jinghe Xie, Jian Han, Haoqing Shen, Larry Ng, Wei Liang Gan, Yangyang Song, Ka Wai Leong, , Peng Chen

The paper identifies novel ADAR1 isoforms generated by intron retention that sequester dsRNA to inhibit PKR and promote tumorigenesis in colorectal cancer.

bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

The Drosophila Neurogenin, Tap, controls axonal growth through the Wnt adaptor protein Dishevelled

Liqun Yuan, Shu Hu, Zeynep Okray, Xi Ren, Natalie De Geest, Annelies Claeys, Jiekun Yan, Eric Bellefroid, Bassem Hassan, Xiao-Jiang Quan

This study shows that Tap, the Drosophila Neurogenin homologue, regulates axonal growth by controlling Dishevelled levels in the Wnt pathway.

bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2015Developmental Biology