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Rong Hu

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0002-1502-9848Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Rong Hu3 papers · Sichuan University

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Cancer Biology· 3 Bioinformatics· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1

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Addison A Sloan· 1 shared Andrea BilgeriD· 1 shared Anqi GaoiD· 1 shared Bridget E. CrossmaniD· 1 shared Carlene A. KranjaciD· 1 shared Christian M. CapitiniiD· 1 shared Christine E. GlitcheviD· 1 shared Daniel D Shapiro· 1 shared

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A Novel Syngeneic Mouse Model to Study Immune Evasion in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Mari Iida, Bridget E. Crossman, Regan L. Harmon, Madeline p Wolfe, Carlene A. Kranjac, Christine E. Glitchev, Presley N Pergande, Rebekah M Chacko, Sydney Van Roo, Luke W. Corday, Addison A Sloan, Rong Hu, Pi Liu, Irene M. Ong, Haiqing Li, , Deric L. Wheeler

This paper develops a novel syngeneic mouse model for HNSCC to study immune evasion and evaluates its response to immunotherapies.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

CXCL13-CXCR5 Signaling in CD8⁺ T Cell Recruitment and Lymphoid Immune Organization in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Daniel D Shapiro, Kye D Nichols, M Violet Lee, Pavlos Msaouel, Yuanshan Li, Yang Zong, Rong Hu, Wei Huang, Karla Esbona, Toshi Kinoshita, Paz Lotan, Daniel F. Roadman, Everlyne N. Nkadori, Stephanie M. McGregor, David J. Beebe, , Edwin Jason Abel

This study identifies CXCL13-CXCR5 signaling as critical for CD8 T cell recruitment and immune organization in ccRCC, with potential as a biomarker and therapeutic target.

Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy · Jul 7, 2026Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

SR2P: an efficient stacking method to predict protein abundance from gene expression in spatial transcriptomics data

Qingyue Wang, Anqi Gao, Yuying Li, P. Khatri, Rong Hu, Jian Huang, Yudi Pawitan Y, Trung Nghĩa Vũ, Huy Q. Dinh

SR2P predicts protein abundance from RNA expression in spatial transcriptomics data, improving immune cell identification in tumors.

bioRxiv · Mar 7, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Invasive cancer and spontaneous regression two weeks after papillomavirus infection

Andrea Bilger, Ella T. Ward-Shaw, Denis L. Lee, Renee E. King, Michael A. Newton, Darya G. Buehler, Kristina A. Matkowskyj, John P. Sundberg, Rong Hu, Paul F. Lambert

This study shows that invasive cancer can develop and regress within weeks after papillomavirus infection in mice, highlighting the rapid progression and immune dependence of tumor regression.

bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2024 · PreprintCancer Biology