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Heena Kumra

Harvard UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7065-6716Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Arundeep SinghiD· 1 shared Ashwin Srinivasan KumariD· 1 shared Brandon Sullivan· 1 shared Dig Bijay MahatiD· 1 shared Echoe M. BoutaiD· 1 shared Emily MetcalfiD· 1 shared Enrico MoisoiD· 1 shared Ethel R. PereiraiD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyImmunityPeer-reviewedJul 1, 2025

Mutant p53 Exploits Enhancers to Elevate Immunosuppressive Chemokine Expression and Impair Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Pancreatic Cancer

Dig Bijay Mahat, Heena Kumra, Sarah A Castro…·Phillip A. Sharp

This study shows mutant p53R172H in pancreatic cancer enhances immunosuppressive chemokine Cxcl1 expression via enhancer activation, reducing immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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Cell BiologyDevelopmental CellPeer-reviewedNov 18, 2023

Lymphatic muscle cells are unique cells that undergo aging induced changes

Pin‐Ji Lei, Katarina Jennifer Ruscic, Kangsan Roh…·Timothy P. Padera

This study creates a single-cell transcriptomic atlas of lymphatic muscle cells in mice across ages, revealing age-related transcriptional changes and a pro-inflammatory environment in aged cells.

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mousescRNA-seq

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