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Imran S. Khan

University of California, San FranciscoORCID 0000-0003-4570-4143Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Christopher Molina· 2 shared Dean SheppardiD· 2 shared Tatsuya TsukuiiD· 2 shared Xin ReniD· 2 shared Amha AtakilitiD· 1 shared Max CoheniD· 1 shared Michael A. MatthayiD· 1 shared Paul J. WoltersiD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 31, 2025

Clonal Expansion of Alveolar Fibroblast Progeny Drives Pulmonary Fibrosis

Christopher Molina, Tatsuya Tsukui, Imran S. Khan…·Dean Sheppard

This study shows that fibroblast proliferation drives pulmonary fibrosis and that targeting this process could be a new therapeutic strategy.

DOI 10.1101/2025.05.31.657194

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PhysiologyeLifePeer-reviewedDec 11, 2024

Impaired Myofibroblast Proliferation is a Central Feature of Pathologic Post-Natal Alveolar Simplification

Imran S. Khan, Christopher Molina, Xin Ren…·Dean Sheppard

This study identifies impaired myofibroblast proliferation as a central feature of alveolar simplification in BPD using single-cell RNA sequencing and pharmacologic approaches.

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