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Mihaela Ola

Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandORCID 0000-0003-2612-7678Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 2 Genomics· 2

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:yeast· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1

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Caoimhe E. O’BrieniD· 2 shared Geraldine ButleriD· 2 shared Leonie S. YoungiD· 2 shared Aisling Y. CoughlaniD· 1 shared Alejandro Antón‐FernándeziD· 1 shared Amanda SierraiD· 1 shared Ana Cayuela· 1 shared Ana Cristina VargasiD· 1 shared

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Cancer Biologynpj Breast CancerPeer-reviewedMar 17, 2026

Androgen receptor interactions provide insight into steroid mediated metabolic shifts in endocrine resistant breast cancer.

Rachel Bleach, Emir Bozkurt, Jingqi Xin…·Marie McIlroy

This study identifies cytoplasmic androgen receptor (AR) localization and novel AR protein interactions in AI-resistant breast cancer, linking them to metabolic shifts and poor prognosis.

2 citations

humanproteomics

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 6, 2025

MIF-induced CD74+ microglia/macrophages are clinically relevant disease-associated subpopulations in brain metastasis and other CNS disorders

Laura Álvaro‐Espinosa, Ángel Márquez-Galera, Neibla Priego…·Manuel Valiente

The paper identifies CD74+ microglia/macrophages driven by MIF as clinically relevant subpopulations in brain metastasis and other CNS disorders, showing their role in disease progression and therapeutic targeting potential.

1 citation

humanscRNA-seq

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintJul 15, 2021

Identification of a novel Candida metapsilosis isolate suggests ongoing hybridization.

Caoimhe E. O’Brien, Bing Zhai, Mihaela Ola…·Geraldine Butler

The paper identifies a new C. metapsilosis isolate resulting from a separate hybridization event, showing distinct genomic features compared to previously known isolates.

1 citation

yeastwhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsGenome ResearchPeer-reviewedMay 1, 2020

Polymorphic centromere locations in the pathogenic yeast Candida parapsilosis

Mihaela Ola, Caoimhe E. O’Brien, Aisling Y. Coughlan…·Geraldine Butler

The paper reports polymorphic centromere locations in Candida parapsilosis, showing natural movement between sites without significant DNA sequence changes.

28 citations

yeast

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