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Lu Zhao

Shaanxi Normal University

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:long-read sequencing· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:sequence-to-function modeling· 1

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Anyue Cheng· 1 shared De‐Long GuaniD· 1 shared Guangye Lv· 1 shared Hang WangiD· 1 shared Jack X. Chen· 1 shared James J. CollinsiD· 1 shared Jiahao Wang· 1 shared Junxi Wang· 1 shared

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An injury-responsive bHLH is required for regenerative responses following mechanical injury in adult Schistosoma mansoni

Lu Zhao, James J. Collins

This study identifies an injury-responsive bHLH transcription factor essential for regenerative responses to mechanical injury in adult Schistosoma mansoni.

bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

A Long-Context Generative Foundation Model Deciphers RNA Design Principles

Yanjie Huang, Guangye Lv, Anyue Cheng, Wei Xie, Mengyan Chen, Xinyi Ma, Yijun Huang, Yueyang Tang, Qingya Shi, Jiahao Wang, Junxi Wang, Junxi Wang, Yunpeng Xia, Lu Zhao, Yifang Cai, , Shuangjia Zheng

EVA is a long-context generative RNA model trained on 114 million sequences, achieving state-of-the-art performance in RNA design tasks and structural modeling.

bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Genome Size Estimation and Full-length Transcriptome of Sphingonotus tsinlingensis: Genetic Background for the Drought-Adapted Grasshopper

Lu Zhao, Hang Wang, Le Wu, Kuo Sun, De‐Long Guan, Sheng‐Quan Xu

This paper estimates the genome size of Sphingonotus tsinlingensis and presents its first full-length transcriptome, identifying genes potentially related to drought adaptation.

Frontiers in Genetics · Jul 12, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics

Bartender: an ultrafast and accurate clustering algorithm to count barcode and amplicon reads

Lu Zhao, Zhimin Liu, Sasha F. Levy, Song Wu

Bartender is a fast and accurate clustering algorithm for barcode and amplicon reads, outperforming existing methods in speed and accuracy.

bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2016 · PreprintBioinformatics