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Francisco A. Chaves

University of Rochester MedicineORCID 0000-0002-2818-2526Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1 Cell Biology· 1 Immunology· 1

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

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Benjamin J. Rodems· 2 shared Bradley R. Smith· 2 shared Cameron D. BakeriD· 2 shared Christina M. Kaszuba· 2 shared Edgardo I. Franco· 2 shared Jane L. LiesveldiD· 2 shared Jeevisha BajajiD· 2 shared Laura Maria CalviiD· 2 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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ImmunologymBioPeer-reviewedMay 19, 2026

A funnel approach to enable analyses of epitope-specific human CD4 T cells specific for influenza and SARS-CoV-2.

Katherine A. Richards, Robert C. Mettelman, Kiley Trombley…·Andrea J. Sant

The paper introduces a funnel approach to identify epitope-specific CD4 T cells for influenza and SARS-CoV-2 by narrowing down potential epitopes using HLA-DR transgenic mice and ELISpot assays.

DOI 10.1128/mbio.00449-26

humanproteomics

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Cell BiologyCell Death and DiseasePeer-reviewedJan 8, 2026

Taurine Transporter SLC6A6 Expression Promotes Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Function

Christina M. Kaszuba, Benjamin J. Rodems, Sonali Sharma…·Jeevisha Bajaj

This study shows that taurine transporter SLC6A6 promotes mesenchymal stromal cell function by supporting osteogenic differentiation and hematopoietic stem cell maintenance.

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Cancer BiologyNaturePeer-reviewedMay 14, 2025

Temporal Single Cell Analysis of Leukemia Microenvironment Identifies Taurine-Taurine Transporter Axis as a Key Regulator of Myeloid Leukemia

Sonali Sharma, Benjamin J. Rodems, Cameron D. Baker…·Jeevisha Bajaj

This study identifies the taurine-taurine transporter axis as a critical regulator of myeloid leukemia using temporal single-cell RNA-sequencing and functional experiments.

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