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Meltem E. Omur

University of British ColumbiaORCID 0000-0001-6637-0096Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioinformatics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 1

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Francis C. LynniD· 3 shared Wyeth W. WassermaniD· 3 shared Carmen L. BaylyiD· 2 shared Chieh Min Jamie ChuiD· 2 shared James D. JohnsoniD· 2 shared Samantha MariD· 2 shared Sing-Young CheniD· 2 shared Alyssa M. WeinrauchiD· 1 shared

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PhysiologybioRxivPreprintAug 19, 2026

Functional, transcriptomic, and proteomic profiles of human primary and stem cell-derived beta cells in a state of high insulin production and increased fragility

Chieh Min Jamie Chu, Meltem E. Omur, Jasmine Maghera…·James D. Johnson

This study compares functional, transcriptomic, and proteomic profiles of human primary and stem cell-derived beta cells in high and low insulin production states, revealing differences in resilience and protein machinery.

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humanproteomics

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Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 12, 2025

A prioritized medium-throughput screen identifies fibroblast growth factors as protective for human stem cell derived insulin secreting beta cells

Chieh Min Jamie Chu, Sepehr Kamal, H Huang…·James D. Johnson

The paper identifies fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) as protective for human stem cell-derived insulin-secreting beta cells through a medium-throughput screen.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.12.637990

humanbulk RNA-seq

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BioinformaticsStem Cell ReportsPeer-reviewedFeb 16, 2023

In silico discovery of small molecules for efficient stem cell differentiation into definitive endoderm

Gherman Novakovsky, Shugo Sasaki, Oriol Fornés…·Wyeth W. Wasserman

The paper identifies small molecules that enhance stem cell differentiation into definitive endoderm, reducing costs by 90% through a drug repurposing approach.

19 citations

humanexperimental assay

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