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Rongrong Zhao

Roslin InstituteORCID 0000-0002-5962-5545Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Andrea TalentiiD· 2 shared James G. D. PrendergastiD· 2 shared Musa A. HassaniD· 2 shared Albert TenesaiD· 1 shared Carey L. MetheringhamiD· 1 shared Chumeng ZhuiD· 1 shared Edith A. PaxtoniD· 1 shared George E. LiuiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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A high-resolution atlas of cattle regulatory variants and their cross-species activity in matched human cells

Rongrong Zhao, Lindsey J. Plenderleith, Tanmay Debnath, Rachel Owen, Ludo Pagie, Vartika Bisht, Carey L. Metheringham, Melissa M. Marr, Jessica Powell, Andrea Talenti, Chumeng Zhu, Edith A. Paxton, Kirsty Jensen, Joris Arensbergen, Tim Connelley, , James G. D. Prendergast

The paper creates a high-resolution cattle regulatory variant atlas and identifies cross-species activity in human cells, highlighting both conservation and species-specific effects.

bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

The conservation of human functional variants and their effects across mammals

Rongrong Zhao, Andrea Talenti, Lingzhao Fang, Shuli Liu, George E. Liu, Neil Chue Hong, Albert Tenesa, Musa A. Hassan, James G. D. Prendergast

This study identifies human functional variants with conserved effects in livestock species, showing their utility for understanding disease mechanisms.

Communications Biology · Sep 21, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics