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Leomar Y. Ballester

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterORCID 0000-0002-6854-6830Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Ali Mohammed PiraniiD· 1 shared Arpan DeiD· 1 shared Frederick F. LangiD· 1 shared Jason T. HuseiD· 1 shared Jeffrey S. WeinbergiD· 1 shared John E. MoralesiD· 1 shared Joseph H. McCartyiD· 1 shared Kadir Caner AkdemiriD· 1 shared

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Single Cell Spatial Profiling Identifies Region-Specific Extracellular Matrix Adhesion and Signaling Networks in Glioblastoma

Arpan De, Santiago A. Forero, Ali Mohammed Pirani, John E. Morales, Marisol De La Fuente, Sumod Sebastian, Jason T. Huse, Leomar Y. Ballester, Jeffrey S. Weinberg, Frederick F. Lang, Kadir Caner Akdemir, Joseph H. McCarty

This study uses spatial transcriptomics to identify ECM expression patterns in GBM, revealing region-specific adhesion and signaling networks in the tumor microenvironment.

Communications Biology · Dec 9, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology