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XiuYu Zhang

Virginia Commonwealth University

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Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Approach:deep learning· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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The Immunoregulatory Architecture of the Adult Oral Cavity

Bruno Fernandes Matuck, Khoa Huynh, Diana Pereira, Quinn T. Easter, XiuYu Zhang, Meik Kunz, Nikhil M Kumar, Aditya Pratapa, Brittany Rupp, Ameer Ghodke, Alexander V. Predeus, Alexandre Fernandes, Lili Szabó, Stefan Hartmann, Nadja Harnischfeger, , Kevin M. Byrd

This paper presents a single-cell and spatial proteotranscriptomic atlas of human oral tissues, identifying fibroblasts as key immunoregulatory hubs and revealing changes in disease states.

Cell Press Blue · Mar 23, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

STARComm Scalably Detects Emergent Modules of Spatial Cell-Cell Communication in Inflammation and Cancer.

Khoa Huynh, Bruno Fernandes Matuck, Deiziane de Souza, XiuYu Zhang, Giancarlo Fatobene, Luiz Alberto Valente Soares, Luiz Fernando Ferraz da Silva, Vanderson Rocha, Kevin M. Byrd, Jinze Liu

STARComm identifies spatially co-located receptor-ligand interactions in human tissues, revealing disease-specific modules linked to clinical outcomes and drug targets.

bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2025 · PreprintBioinformatics