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Maya N. Walker

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0009-0003-4454-494XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Deanna Marie TiekiD· 2 shared Shi‐Yuan ChengiD· 2 shared Xiao SongiD· 2 shared Bo HuiD· 1 shared Bo HuiD· 1 shared Caylee Silvers· 1 shared Derek Sisbarro· 1 shared Hui Tang· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 22, 2026

iPSC-Derived Microglia-like Cells Exhibit Protocol-Dependent Transcriptomic Features and Robust Phagocytosis of Glioma Cells

Maya N. Walker, Hui Tang, Caylee Silvers…·Xiao Song

The paper compares iMG differentiation protocols and finds protocol-dependent transcriptomic differences and phagocytic activity against glioma cells.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.21.739939

humanbulk RNA-seq

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GenomicsGenome biologyPeer-reviewedDec 12, 2025

A Single-Cell Atlas of RNA Alternative Splicing in the Glioma-Immune Ecosystem

Xiao Song, Deanna Marie Tiek, Minghui Lu…·Shi‐Yuan Cheng

This study presents a single-cell atlas of RNA alternative splicing in glioma and immune cells, revealing lineage-specific splicing patterns and their potential roles in tumor biology and immune response.

7 citations

humanscRNA-seq

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