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Lora Hedrick Ellenson

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Cancer Biology· 3

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Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Alexander Yu. NikitiniD· 3 shared Andrea Flesken‐NikitiniD· 3 shared Benjamin D. CosgroveiD· 2 shared Christopher S. AsheiD· 2 shared Coulter Q. RalstoniD· 2 shared Amanda P. ArmstrongiD· 1 shared Andrea Joseph De MicheliiD· 1 shared Andrew K. GodwiniD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyCancer Heterogeneity and PlasticityPeer-reviewedApr 25, 2026

Keratin 5 marks cancer-propagating cells sustained by an osteopontin-producing niche in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

Mallikarjun Bidarimath, Coulter Q. Ralston, Nandini Bidarimath…·Alexander Yu. Nikitin

This study identifies KRT5-expressing cells as cancer-propagating cells in HGSC that depend on an OPN-producing niche for survival and chemoresistance.

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humanorganoid / primary culture

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Cancer BiologyThe Journal of PathologyPeer-reviewedSep 9, 2025

Dysregulation of cell state dynamics during early stages of serous endometrial carcinogenesis

Andrea Flesken‐Nikitin, Matalin G. Pirtz, Christopher S. Ashe…·Alexander Yu. Nikitin

This study identifies 44 genes, including novel markers like OAS2 and OASL, as potential early diagnostic and prognostic markers for serous endometrial carcinoma using a mouse model and multi-omics approaches.

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mousescRNA-seq

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Cancer BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedOct 4, 2024

Pre-ciliated tubal epithelial cells are prone to initiation of high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma

Andrea Flesken‐Nikitin, Coulter Q. Ralston, Dah‐Jiun Fu…·Alexander Yu. Nikitin

The paper identifies pre-ciliated tubal epithelial cells as a cancer-prone state in high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma by analyzing mouse uterine tube cell states and lineage dynamics.

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mousebulk RNA-seq

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