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Heiko Yang

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0002-1278-0150Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Bioengineering· 1 Cancer Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Franklin W. HuangiD· 2 shared Hanbing SongiD· 2 shared Julia H. PhamiD· 2 shared Keliana S F HuiiD· 2 shared Thomas ChiiD· 2 shared Alan Flake· 1 shared Arun P. WiitaiD· 1 shared Bradley A. StohriD· 1 shared

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BioengineeringTransplantationPeer-reviewedSep 25, 2026

Development and validation of an ultra-low-cost, open source normothermic ex vivo organ perfusion platform

Heiko Yang, Higgins Nicholas, Simon Chu…·Marshall L. Stoller

The paper develops and validates an ultra-low-cost, open-source normothermic ex vivo organ perfusion platform for perfusing porcine kidneys and human organs.

DOI 10.1097/tp.0000000000005888

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Cancer BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 17, 2025

Histologic variants in bladder cancer harbor aggressive molecular features including TM4SF1 expression and a CA125+ cell state

Heiko Yang, Hanbing Song, Elizabeth Yip…·Franklin W. Huang

Single cell RNA sequencing of bladder cancer subtypes identified a CA125+ cell state linked to aggressive features and TM4SF1 as a therapeutic target.

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintNov 6, 2023

Single cell transcriptional profiling of benign prostatic hyperplasia reveals a progenitor-like luminal epithelial cell state within an inflammatory microenvironment

Rei Unno, Jon Akutagawa, Hanbing Song…·Thomas Chi

This study uses single-cell RNA-seq to identify a luminal progenitor cell state in BPH linked to inflammation and MIF interactions.

2 citations

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