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Safir Ullah Khan

UCSD-Moores Cancer Center;ORCID 0000-0002-1285-8907Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Context, not contradiction: a pan-cancer framework for conforming and nonconforming co-expression programmes

Safir Ullah Ullah Khan, Ava Storgard, Alfonso Méndez Tenorio, Dwayne G. Stupack

The paper introduces a framework to analyze pan-cancer co-expression programs by addressing artifacts in existing methods, showing that gene expression patterns differ between cancer types.

bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Ovarian Tumor FAK Inhibition Releases Omega-3 Fatty Acids Stimulating GATA6 Peritoneal Macrophage CXCL13 Production Enhancing Immunotherapy

Xiao Lei Chen, Kevin M. Tharp, Marjaana Ojalill, Duygu Ozmadenci, Antonia D. Boyer, Terrance James Haanen, Christine Lawson, James Lee, Marvin Xia, Elise Tahon, Joanna T. Zhang, Cray Minor, Safir Ullah Khan, Colin C. Anderson, Travis G. Nemkov, , David D. Schlaepfer

This study shows FAK inhibition in ovarian tumors increases macrophage CXCL13 production via omega-3 fatty acids, enhancing B cell infiltration and immunotherapy response.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology