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Zhanshan (Sam) Ma

Harvard University

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Research Focus:clustering· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Taylor's Law, Smith's Law, and Diversity Power Laws: A Novel Triple Power Law Methodology for Scaling Diversity and Heterogeneity

Zhanshan (Sam) Ma, Lianwei Li, Aaron M. Ellison

The paper introduces a triple power law methodology integrating Taylor's, Smith's, and diversity power laws to analyze diversity and heterogeneity in microbial ecosystems using human gut and vaginal microbiome data.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Efficient Reprogramming of the Epiblast Enables the Generation of Cloned Mice

Guomeng Li, Wandong Bao, Mei Hu, Heng Xie, Lianwei Li, Jianlin Xu, Shu Wei, Yue Teng, Yanyan Zhang, Yunan Chen, Lin Ran, Jiawen Liu, Juan Du, Muhammad Ameen Jamal, Zhanshan (Sam) Ma, , Jiangwei Lin

The paper shows that efficient reprogramming in SCNT occurs exclusively in the epiblast, enabling cloned mouse generation through a lineage-specific mechanism.

bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology