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Ke Cao

University of Toronto

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Immunology· 2 Genomics· 1 Synthetic Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Alara Tuncer· 2 shared Chao WangiD· 2 shared Simon Paris· 2 shared Yoobhin ParkiD· 2 shared Alex KissiD· 1 shared Alexandra Slusarenko· 1 shared Chenxi QianiD· 1 shared Chunhai FaniD· 1 shared

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Alara Tuncer

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Chronic stress promotes sex-divergent Type 1, 2 and 17 responses in brain resident lymphocytes.

Simon Paris, Ke Cao, Yoobhin Park, Kevin Junwon Lee, Sicong Zhou, Deeva Uthayakumar, Miguel Novelo, Alara Tuncer, Chenxi Qian, Chao Wang

This study identifies sex-divergent type 1, 2, and 17 cytokine responses in brain-resident lymphocytes under chronic stress, revealing sex-specific regulatory mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

ODC1 restricts meningeal B cell age-associated-like phenotype and function in multiple sclerosis: a human and experimental study

Jonathan D. Zurawski, Alara Tuncer, Martin R. Profant, Jianuo Wang, Miranda Green, Yoobhin Park, Ke Cao, Simon Paris, Shahamat Tauhid, Youmna Jalkh, Molly Quattrucci, Renxin Chu, Xingshan Cao, Alex Kiss, Tanuja Chitnis, , Chao Wang

This study shows that ODC1 suppresses age-associated B cell features in meningeal inflammation of MS and EAE, affecting disease severity.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 13, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

DNA-barcoded microneedle array patch enabling the profiling of in vivo spatiotemporal transcriptomics

Yuanbin Guo, Yile Zhang, Xinyin Li, Jingwen Kuang, Ke Cao, Feng Chen, Chunhai Fan, Yongxi Zhao

This paper introduces aivST, a method for in vivo spatiotemporal transcriptomics using DNA-barcoded microneedles, revealing dynamic transcript expression patterns during mouse skin wound healing.

bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

Motor and cognitive deficits limit the ability to flexibly modulate spatiotemporal gait features in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Michael C. Rosenberg, Alexandra Slusarenko, Ke Cao, J. Lucas McKay, Laura Emmery, Trisha M. Kesar, Madeleine E. Hackney

This study evaluates how age and mild cognitive impairment affect the ability to modulate gait features during dance-based therapy.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · Feb 15, 2023Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology