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Hao Hou

University of Utah

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Approach:transformer / foundation model· 1

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Aaron R. QuinlaniD· 1 shared Brent S. PederseniD· 1 shared Chao FangiD· 1 shared Fangming YangiD· 1 shared Huahui ReniD· 1 shared Huanzi ZhongiD· 1 shared Huinan Xu· 1 shared Jiahao Zhang· 1 shared

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Genos-m: a foundation model for human-associated microbial genomes

Chao Fang, Fangming Yang, Hao Hou, Huahui Ren, Huanzi Zhong, Huinan Xu, Jiahao Zhang, Jianxin Su, Jielun Cai, Jingnan Yuan, Leo Jingyu Lee, Junhua Li, Kui Wu, Lihui Wang, Liwen Xiong, , Zhun Shi

Genos-m is a foundation model for human-associated microbial genomes that outperforms existing models in gene-fitness prediction and community structure analysis.

bioRxiv · May 24, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics

Efficient storage and analysis of quantitative genomics data with the Dense Depth Data Dump (D4) format and d4tools.

Hao Hou, Brent S. Pedersen, Aaron R. Quinlan

The paper introduces the D4 format and d4tools to efficiently store and analyze read depth data, achieving smaller file sizes and faster analysis speeds compared to existing formats.

Nature Computational Science · Jun 21, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics