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Yao Li

BGI Research

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Biophysics· 1 Developmental Biology· 1 Immunology· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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An ZengiD· 1 shared Ana Lúısa PinhoiD· 1 shared André F. MarquandiD· 1 shared Arnaud AugertiD· 1 shared Bassel ArafatiD· 1 shared Carlos Roberto Hernandez-CastilloiD· 1 shared Caroline NettekoveniD· 1 shared Danielle K. SohaiiD· 1 shared

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Cell Type Architecture and Positional Gene Gradients in an Adult Animal at Subcellular Resolution

Maoqin Sun, Yuxiaofei Wang, Kai Han, Lidong Guo, Yuehua Chen, Yao Li, Yaru Lin, Xiawei Liu, Zhi Huang, Qun Liu, Wenjie Guo, Rui Zhang, Wandong Zhao, Langchao Liang, Xiaoyu Wei, , An Zeng

This study reconstructs 3D spatial transcriptomic models of planarians to map cell type distribution and positional gene regulation, identifying candidate genes involved in regeneration.

bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology

Nanobody MET CAR T cells show efficacy in solid tumors

Po‐Han Chen, Qin Li, Sam Deveraux, Danielle K. Sohai, Pan Cha, Rianna Raghunandan, Nancy Chen, Yao Li, Mileena T. Nguyen, Michael C. Stankewich, Jon S. Morrow, Arnaud Augert, Qin Yan, Samuel G. Katz

This study demonstrates that MET-targeting VHH-CAR-T cells effectively kill tumor cells in vitro and control tumor growth in vivo.

bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

SUITPy: A Python-based toolbox for the analysis of cerebellar functional and anatomical imaging data across the human lifespan

Y S Wang, Yao Li, Bassel Arafat, Vahid Ashkanichenarlogh, Caroline Nettekoven, Ana Lúısa Pinho, Carlos Roberto Hernandez-Castillo, André F. Marquand, Jörn Diedrichsen

SUITPy improves cerebellar imaging analysis by isolating the cerebellum with a U-Net model, enhancing alignment and reducing contamination from surrounding cortical structures.

Imaging Neuroscience · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Dependence of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion MR threshold b-value selection for separating perfusion and diffusion compartment and liver fibrosis diagnostic performance.

Yao Li, Pu-Xuan Lu, Hua Huang, Jason Leung, Weitian Chen, Yi-Xiang Wang

This study evaluates how threshold b-value selection affects IVIM parameters for liver fibrosis detection, finding that b=60 s/mm2 best separates healthy and fibrotic livers.

bioRxiv · Dec 13, 2017 · PreprintBiophysics