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Virgilia Macias

University of Illinois ChicagoORCID 0000-0003-1013-5649Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Kent F. HoskinsiD· 2 shared Alexa M. Gajda· 1 shared Andre Kajdacsy‐BallaiD· 1 shared Caitlyn C. Castillo· 1 shared Debra A. TonettiiD· 1 shared Ekrem Emrah EriD· 1 shared Elizabeth Louise Wiley· 1 shared Fouad AlaniiD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 16, 2026

Integrative pipeline to profile and target endocrine therapy-insensitive cell populations in ER+ breast cancer

Svetlana E. Semina, Rosemary J. Huggins, Huiping Zhao…·Jonathan L. Coloff

The paper develops an analytical pipeline to identify and target endocrine therapy-insensitive cells in ER+ breast cancer using single-cell RNA sequencing and functional validation in organoid models.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.10.750719

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Cancer BiologyJournal of Translational MedicinePeer-reviewedMay 30, 2025

Multiplex Imaging Reveals Novel Subcellular, Microenvironmental, and Racial Patterns of MRTFA/B Activation in Invasive Breast Cancers and Metastases

Stephanie M. Wilk, Kihak Lee, Caitlyn C. Castillo…·Ekrem Emrah Er

The paper uses multiplex imaging and bioinformatics to show distinct MRTFA/B activation patterns in breast cancer subtypes and racial disparities in MRTFA expression.

4 citations

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