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Janith Weeraman

University of ColomboORCID 0000-0002-3016-9582Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Assay:protein structure· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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BioinformaticsIEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and BioinformaticsPeer-reviewedMay 9, 2025

Autoencoder-transformed transcriptome improves genotype-phenotype association studies

Qing Li, Jiayi Bian, Janith Weeraman…·Quan Long

The paper introduces AE-TWAS, a method that improves genotype-phenotype association studies by transforming transcriptome data with autoencoders to enhance expression heritability and TWAS performance.

2 citations

bulk RNA-seqstatistical model

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Systems BiologyBMC Plant BiologyPeer-reviewedMay 8, 2025

Prediction of new candidate proteins and analysis of sub-modules and protein hubs associated with seed development in rice (Oryza sativa) using an ensemble network-based systems biology approach.

M. R. P. De Silva, Janith Weeraman, Senuri Piyatissa, Pasan Chinthana Fernando

The paper predicts 196 new candidate proteins and identifies 14 sub-modules and hub proteins involved in rice seed development using an ensemble network-based approach.

3 citations

plant (other)protein structure

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BioinformaticsJournal of Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyPeer-reviewedMay 28, 2023

Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis reveals important hub proteins and sub-network modules for root development in rice (Oryza sativa)

Samadhi S. Wimalagunasekara, Janith Weeraman, Shamala Tirimanne, Pasan Chinthana Fernando

The paper analyzes a PPI network for root development in rice to identify hub proteins and sub-network modules, revealing 75 novel candidate proteins and 6 sub-modules.

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plant (other)protein structure

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