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Xinjian Cen

La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyORCID 0000-0002-1663-1347Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1 Immunology· 1 Scientific Communication & Education· 1

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Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1

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FITdb, an Integrated Functional Immunogenomics and Transcriptomics Database

Xinjian Cen, Qixuan Ma, Kevin Kim, Susanne Gamas-Vis, Ananda W. Goldrath, Maximilian Heeg, Miguel Reina‐Campos

FITdb integrates and harmonizes functional genomics datasets from immune cell studies to enable cross-study comparisons and gene function analysis.

bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Proteostasis Stress Drives Stem Cell Aging, Clonal Hematopoiesis and Leukemia

Fanny Zhou, Michelle K. Le, Helen C. Wang, Wei Yang, Huan‐You Wang, Arukshita Tiwari, Xinjian Cen, Mary Jean Sunshine, Jeffrey A. Magee, Robert A. J. Signer

This study identifies proteostasis stress as a driver of stem cell aging, clonal hematopoiesis, and leukemia by showing Hsf1's role in both physiological adaptation and pathological clonal expansion.

bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Development of the Follow-Up Discourse Observation Protocol (FUDOP) for characterizing instructor active-learning follow-up behaviors

Xinjian Cen, Maci Kight, Rachel Lee, Petra Kranzfelder, Stanley M. Lo, Jeffrey P. Maloy, Melinda T. Owens

This paper develops and validates the Follow-Up Discourse Observation Protocol (FUDOP) to measure instructor follow-up behaviors after active learning, finding consistent differences across instructors.

CBE—Life Sciences Education · Mar 12, 2025Peer-reviewedScientific Communication & Education