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Rupen R. Desai

Medical College of WisconsinORCID 0000-0002-2052-7243Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 3 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Approach:deep learning· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Allegra A. PettiiD· 3 shared Anthony Z. WangiD· 3 shared Gavin P. DunniD· 3 shared Ngima D. SherpaiD· 3 shared Albert H. KimiD· 2 shared Eric C. LeuthardtiD· 2 shared Gyeong Dae KimiD· 2 shared Saad M. KhaniD· 2 shared

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Integrated spatial and single-cell transcriptomic analysis of aggressive glioblastoma growth dynamics.

Clara Alves-Pereira, Gyeong Dae Kim, Ngima D. Sherpa, Kayla Colvin, Saad M. Khan, Khanh P. Phan, Anthony Z. Wang, Ian F. Dunn, Tanner Michael Johanns, Erdyni Tsitsykov, Rupen Desai, Gavin P. Dunn, Allegra A. Petti

This study compares two murine glioblastoma models using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics to reveal distinct tumor-immune dynamics and their correlation with human GBM survival.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

Single-Cell Analysis of Meningiomas Reveals Mutation-Associated Tumor and Immune Cell Gene Expression Programs

José Maldonado, Bryce L. Mashimo, Anthony Z. Wang, Rupen R. Desai, Saad M. Khan, Ngima D. Sherpa, Markus I. Anzaldua-Campos, Gregory Joseph Zipfel, Albert H. Kim, Joshua L. Dowling, Eric C. Leuthardt, Joshua William Osbun, Ananth Kesav Vellimana, Michael R. Chicoine, Gavin P. Dunn, Allegra A. Petti

This study uses single-cell and spatial transcriptomics to identify mutation-associated gene expression programs in meningiomas, linking genetic alterations to tumor and immune cell states.

bioRxiv · May 21, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Mapping the spatial architecture of glioblastoma from core to edge delineates niche-specific tumor cell states and intercellular interactions

Saad M. Khan, Anthony Z. Wang, Rupen R. Desai, Gyeong Dae Kim, Colin R. McCornack, Rui Sun, Sonika M Dahiya, Jennifer Ann Foltz, Ngima D. Sherpa, Katherine Xu, Harrison Olszewski, Markus Anzaldua-Campos, Yuhui Song, Elizabeth Seider, Natan Pirete Gadens, , Allegra A. Petti

This study uses spatial transcriptomics to map glioblastoma's spatial architecture, identifying tumor cell states and intercellular interactions along the core-edge axis.

bioRxiv · Apr 4, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology