Publications

CrebA regulation of secretory capacity: Genome-wide transcription profiling coupled with in vivo DNA binding studies
Genetics
Jackson DJ*, Peng D*, Shinde SA, Holenarasipura A, Ajay V, Cahan P#, Andrew DJ#
Oct 2025 | PubMed
78
Polyamine Depletion by D,L-alpha-difluoromethylornithine Inhibits Ewing Sarcoma Metastasis by Inducing Ferroptosis
Clinical Cancer Research
Offenbacher R, Jackson KW, Hayashi M, Zhang J, Peng D, Tan Y, Stewart TM, Ciero P, Foley J, Casero RA, Cahan P, Loeb DM.
Jul 2025 | PubMed
77
DNA methylation memory of pancreatic acinar-ductal metaplasia transition state altering Kras-downstream PI3K and Rho GTPase signaling in the absence of Kras mutation
Genome Medicine
Lo EKW, Idrizi A, Tryggvadottir R, Zhou W, Wenpin Hou, Ji H, Cahan P#, Feinberg AP#
Mar 2025 | PubMed | JHMI Newsroom
76
Inhibition of DKK-1 by WAY262611 Inhibits Osteosarcoma Metastasis
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
Tal A, Gunawardana-Zeigler S, Peng D, Tan Y, Munoz Perez N, Offenbacher R, Kastner L, Ciero P, Randolph ME, Gong Y, Deng HW, Cahan P, Loeb DM.
2025 | PubMed
75
OneSC: A computational platform for recapitulating cell state transitions
Bioinformatics
Peng D and Cahan P
2024 | PubMed
74
Cell cycle expression heterogeneity predicts degree of differentiation
Briefings in Bioinformatics
Noller K and Cahan P
Sep 2024 | PubMed
73
Transcriptome data are insufficient to control false discoveries in regulatory network inference
Cell Systems
Kernfeld EM, Keener RM, Cahan P#, Battle A#
Direct comparison of mass cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Scientific Data
Su EY*, Fread K*, Goggin S, Zunder ER#, Cahan P#
May 2024 | PubMed
71
Organogenetic transcriptomes of the Drosophila embryo at single cell resolution
Development
Peng D, Jackson D, Palicha B, Kernfeld EM, Laughner N, Shoemaker A, Celniker SE, Loganathan R, Cahan P#, Andrew DJ#
Jan 2024 | PubMed
70
Analysis of the human kidney transcriptome and plasma proteome identifies markers of proximal tubule maladaptation to injury.
Science Translational Medicine
Wen Y, Su E, Xu L, Menez S, Moledina DG, Obeid W, Palevsky PM, Mansour SG, Devarajan P, Cantley LG, Cahan P, Parikh CR; Kidney Precision Medicine Project; Translational Investigation of Biomarker Endpoint of Acute Kidney Injury.
Dec 2023 | PubMed | JHMI Newsroom
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Single cell and spatial transcriptomics analysis of kidney double negative T lymphocytes in normal and ischemic mouse kidneys.
Scientific Reports
Gharaie S, Lee K, Noller K, Lo EK, Miller B, Jung HJ, Newman-Rivera AM, Kurzhagen JT, Singla N, Welling PA, Fan J, Cahan P, Noel S, Rabb H.
Nov 2023 | PubMed
68
Platform-agnostic CellNet enables cross-study analysis of cell fate engineering protocols.
Stem Cell Reports
Lo EKW, Velazquez J, Peng D, Kwon C, Ebrahimkhani MR, Cahan P
Aug 2023 | PubMed
67
RANK+TLR2+ myeloid subpopulation converts autoimmune to joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
Elife.
Zhang W#, Noller K#, Crane J, Wan M, Wu X, Cahan P, Cao X.
May 2023 | PubMed
66
Sympathetic Innervation Regulates Osteocyte-Mediated Cortical Bone Resorption during Lactation.
Advanced Science
Guo Q, Chen N, Qian C, Qi C, Noller K, Wan M, Liu X, Zhang W, Cahan P, Cao X.
Apr 2023 | PubMed
65
Gene regulation network inference using k-nearest neighbor-based mutual information estimation: revisiting an old DREAM.
BMC Bioinformatics.
Shachaf LI, Roberts E, Cahan P, Xiao J.
Mar 2023 | PubMed
64
Immune Checkpoint Molecule TIGIT Regulates Kidney T Cell Functions and Contributes to AKI.
J Am Soc Nephrol.
Noel S, Lee K, Gharaie S, Kurzhagen JT, Pierorazio PM, Arend LJ, Kuchroo VK, Cahan P, Rabb H.
Jan 2023 | PubMed
63
A conversation with ChatGPT on the role of computational systems biology in stem cell research
Stem Cell Reports.
Cahan P#, Treutlein B#
Jan 2023 | PubMed
62
Single-Cell Transcriptomic Census of Endothelial Changes Induced by Matrix Stiffness and the Association with Atherosclerosis.
Advanced Functional Materials.
Zamani M*, Cheng YH*,Charbonier F, Kumar V, Mayer AT, Trevino AE, Quertermous T, Chaudhuri O, Cahan P#, Huang NF#
Nov 2022 | PubMed
61
Engineering Skeletal Muscle Grafts with PAX7::GFP-Sorted Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Myogenic Progenitors on Fibrin Microfiber Bundles for Tissue Regeneration
Bioengineering (Basel).
Somers SM, Gilbert-Honick J, Choi IY, Lo EKW, Lim H, Dias S, Wagner KR, Mao HQ, Cahan P, Lee G, Grayson WL
Nov 2022 | PubMed
60
Reconstruction of dynamic regulatory networks reveals signaling-induced topology changes associated with germ layer specification.
Stem Cell Reports.
Su EY*, Spangler A*,Bian Q, Kasamoto JY, Cahan P
Jan 2022
59
Spatial transcriptomics reveals a role for sensory nerves in preserving cranial suture patency through modulation of BMP/TGF-β signaling.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
Tower RJ, Li Z, Cheng YH, Wang XW, Rajbhandari L, Zhang Q, Negri S, Uytingco CR, Venkatesan A, Zhou FQ, Cahan P, James AW, Clemens TL.
Oct 2021 | PubMed
58
Computational reconstruction of the signalling networks surrounding implanted biomaterials from single-cell transcriptomics.
Nature Biomedical Engineering
Cherry C, Maestas DR, Han J, Andorko JI, Cahan P, Fertig EJ, Garmire LX, Elisseeff JH.
Aug 2021 | PubMed
57
Evaluating the transcriptional fidelity of cancer models.
Genome Medicine
Peng D*, Gleyzer R*, Tai WH, Kumar P, Bian Q, Isaacs B, Rocha EL, Cai S, DiNapoli K, Huang FW, Cahan P
Apr 2021 | PubMed
56
Challenges for Computational Stem Cell Biology: A Discussion for the Field.
Stem Cell Reports
Rackham O, Cahan P, Mah N, Morris S, Ouyang JF, Plant AL, Tanaka Y, Wells CA.
Jan 2021 | PubMed
55
Computational Stem Cell Biology: Open Questions and Guiding Principles.
Cell Stem Cell
Cahan P, Cacchiarelli D, Dunn SJ, Hemberg M, de Sousa Lopes SMC, Morris SA, Rackham OJL, Del Sol A, Wells CA.
Jan 2021 | PubMed
54
Gene Regulatory Network Analysis and Engineered Directs Development and Vascularization of Multilineage Human Liver Organoids.
Cell Systems
Velazquez JJ, LeGraw R, Moghadam F, Tan Y, Kilbourne J, Maggiore JC, Hislop J, Liu S, Cats D, Chuva de Sousa Lopes SM, Plaisier C, Cahan P, Kiani S, Ebrahimkhani MR
Nov 2020 | PubMed
53
Hepatocyte-like cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells using small molecules: implications of a transcriptomic study.
Stem Cell Res Ther.
Gao X, Li R, Cahan P, Zhao Y, Yourick JJ, Sprando RL
Sep 2020 | PubMed
52
A single cell transcriptional atlas of early synovial joint development.
Development.
Bian Q, Cheng YH, Wilson JP, Su EY, Kim DQ, Yoo S, Blackshaw S, Cahan P
Jun 2020 | PubMed
51
Evaluation of Bunina et al.: Synthesizing Multi-omics Data to Delineate Neuronal Differentiation.
Cell Systems.
Lo EKW, Su EY, Cahan P
Jun 2020 | PubMed
50
Small-Molecule PAPD5 Inhibitors Restore Telomerase Activity in Patient Stem Cells.
Cell Stem Cell.
Nagpal N, Wang J, Zeng J, Lo E, Moon DH, Luk K, Braun RO, Burroughs LM, Keel SB, Reilly C, Lindsley RC, Wolfe SA, Tai AK, Cahan P, Bauer DE, Fong YW, Agarwal S.
Apr 2020 | PubMed
49
Transcriptome Dynamics of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Formation Revealed Using a Combinatorial Runx1 and Ly6a Reporter System.
Stem Cell Reports.
Chen MJ, Lummertz da Rocha E, Cahan P, Kubaczka C, Hunter P, Sousa P, Mullin NK, Fujiwara Y, Nguyen M, Tan Y, Landry S, Han A, Yang S, Lu YF, Jha DK, Vo LT, Zhou Y, North TE, Zon LI, Daley GQ, Schlaeger TM.
Apr 2020 | PubMed
48
Multi-scale cellular engineering: From molecules to organ-on-a-chip.
APL Bioengineering.
Huang NF, Chaudhuri O, Cahan P, Wang A, Engler AJ, Wang Y, Kumar S, Khademhosseini A, Li S.
Mar 2020 | PubMed
47
Interleukin-36γ-producing macrophages drive IL-17-mediated fibrosis.
Science Immunology.
Sommerfeld SD, Cherry C, Schwab RM, Chung L, Maestas DR Jr, Laffont P, Stein JE, Tam A, Ganguly S, Housseau F, Taube JM, Pardoll DM, Cahan P, Elisseeff JH.
Oct 2019 | PubMed
46
SingleCellNet: A Computational Tool to Classify Single Cell RNA-Seq Data Across Platforms and Across Species.
Cell Systems.
Tan Y and Cahan P
Jul 2019 | PubMed
45
A systems biology pipeline identifies regulatory networks for stem cell engineering.
Nature Biotechnology.
Kinney MA, Vo LT, Frame JM, Barragan J, Conway AJ, Li S, Wong KK, Collins JJ, Cahan P, North TE, Lauffenburger DA, Daley GQ
Jul 2019 | PubMed
44
A Public BCR Present in a Unique Dual-Receptor-Expressing Lymphocyte from Type 1 Diabetes Patients Encodes a Potent T Cell Autoantigen
Cell.
Ahmed R, Omidian Z, Giwa A, Cornwell B, Majety N, Bell DR, Lee S, Zhang H, Michels A, Desiderio S, Sadegh-Nasseri S, Rabb H, Gritsch S, Suva ML, Cahan P, Zhou R, Jie C, Donner T, Hamad ARA
May 2019 | PubMed
43
Cell Fate Engineering Tools for iPSC Disease Modeling.
Methods Mol Biol.
Lo EKW, Cahan P.
2019 | PubMed
42
A single cell transcriptional portrait of embryoid body differentiation and comparison to progenitors of the developing embryo
Stem Cell Research.
Spangler, A, Su, E, Craft, AM, Cahan P
Aug 2018 | PubMed
41
A CLK3-HMGA2 Alternative Splicing Axis Impacts Human Hematopoietic Stem Cell Molecular Identity throughout Development
Cell Stem Cell.
Cesana M*, Guo MH*, Cacchiarelli D*, Wahlster L, Barragan J, Doulatov S, Vo LT, Salvatori B, Trapnell C, Clement K, Cahan P, Tsanov KM, Sousa PM, Tazon-Vega B, Bolondi A, Giorgi FM, Califano A, Rinn JL, Meissner A, Hirschhorn JN, Daley GQ
Apr 2018 | PubMed
40
Programming Morphogenesis through Systems and Synthetic Biology
Trends in Biotechnology.
Velazquez JJ*, Su E*, Cahan P^, Ebrahimkhani MR^
Dec 2017 | PubMed
39
Assessment of engineered cells using CellNet and RNA-seq
Nature Protocols.
Radley AH, Schwab RM, Tan Y, Kim J, Lo EKW, Cahan P
Apr 2017 | PubMed
38
Understanding development and stem cells using single cell-based analyses of gene expression
Development.
Kumar P, Tan Y, Cahan P
2017 | PubMed
37
Engineered Murine HSCs Reconstitute Multi-lineage Hematopoiesis and Adaptive Immunity.
Cell Rep.
Lu YF, Cahan P, Ross S, Sahalie J, Sousa PM, Hadland BK, Cai W, Serrao E, Engelman AN, Bernstein ID, Daley GQ.
Dec 2016 | PubMed
36
TGF-β inhibitors stimulate red blood cell production by enhancing self-renewal of BFU-E erythroid progenitors.
Blood.
Gao X, Lee HY, da Rocha EL, Zhang C, Lu YF, Li D, Feng Y, Ezike J, Elmes RR, Barrasa MI, Cahan P, Li H, Daley GQ, Lodish HF.
Oct 2016 | PubMed
35
Posttranscriptional manipulation of TERC reverses molecular hallmarks of telomere disease
Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Boyraz B, Moon DH, Segal M, Muosieyiri MZ, Aykanat A, Tai AK, Cahan P, Agarwal S.
Aug 2016 | PubMed
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Multiple mechanisms disrupt the let-7 microRNA family in neuroblastoma
Nature.
Powers JT, Tsanov KM, Pearson DS, Roels F, Spina CS, Ebright R, Seligson M, de Soysa Y, Cahan P, Theißen J, Tu HC, Han A, Kurek KC, LaPier GS, Osborne JK, Ross SJ, Cesana M, Collins JJ, Berthold F, Daley GQ
Jul 2016 | PubMed
33
LIN28 Regulates Stem Cell Metabolism and Conversion to Primed Pluripotency
Cell Stem Cell.
Zhang J, Ratanasirintrawoot S, Chandrasekaran S, Wu Z, Ficarro SB, Yu C, Ross CA, Cacchiarelli D, Xia Q, Seligson M, Shinoda G, Xie W, Cahan P, Wang L, Ng SC, Tintara S, Trapnell C, Onder T, Loh YH, Mikkelsen T, Sliz P, Teitell MA, Asara JM, Marto JA, Li H, Collins JJ, Daley GQ
Jun 2016 | PubMed
32
Computational Tools for Stem Cell Biology
Trends in Biotechnology.
Bian Q and Cahan P
Jun 2016
31
Enabling direct fate conversion with network biology
Nature Genetics.
Cahan P
Feb 2016 | PubMed
30
Transcriptional Landscape of Cardiomyocyte Maturation
Cell Reports.
Uosaki H, Cahan P, Lee DI, Wang S, Miyamoto M, Fernandez L, Kass DA, Kwon C
Nov 2015 | PubMed
29
Poly(A)-specific ribonuclease (PARN) mediates 3′-end maturation of the telomerase RNA component
Nature Genetics.
Moon DH, Segal M, Boyraz B, Guinan E, Hofmann I, Cahan P, Tai AK, Agarwal S
Oct 2015 | PubMed
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Preprints

The Hippo-YAP/TAZ-TEAD axis promotes multipotency in bone marrow stromal cells
bioRxiv
Cheng YH, Chan CHR , Bian Q, Merling RK, Kuznetsov SA, Robey PG, Cahan P
May 2024 | PubMed
A systematic comparison of computational methods for expression forecasting
bioRxiv
Kernfeld EM, Yang Y, Weinstock JS, Battle A#, Cahan P#
Jul 2023 | PubMed

Published prior to joining Johns Hopkins

Defining cellular identity through network biology
Cell Cycle.
Cahan P, Morris SA, Collins JJ, Daley GQ
Nov 2014 | PubMed
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Deconstructing transcriptional heterogeneity in pluripotent stem cells
Nature.
Kumar RM*, Cahan P*, Shalek A, Satija R, DaleyKeyser A, Li H, ZhangJ, Pardee K, Gennert D, Trombetta JJ, FerranteTC, Regev A, Daley GQ, Collins JJ
Dec 2014 | PubMed
26
A non-transcriptional role for Oct4 in the regulation of mitotic entry
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Zhao R*, Deiblerb RW*, Lerou PH, Ballabeni A, Heffner GC, Cahan P, Unternaehrer JJ, Kirschner MW, and Daley GQ
Nov 2014 | PubMed
25
CellNet: Network Biology Applied to Stem Cell Engineering
Cell.
Cahan P*, Li H*, Morris SA*, Lummertz da Rocha E, Daley GQ, Collins JJ
Aug 2014 | PubMed
24
Dissecting Engineered Cell Types and Enhancing Cell Fate Conversion via CellNet
Cell.
Morris SA*, Cahan P*, Li H*, Zhao AM, San Roman AK, Shivdasani RA, Collins JJ, Daley GQ
Aug 2014 | PubMed
23
Hippo pathway activity influences liver cell fate
Cell.
Yimlamai D, Christodoulou C, Galli GG, Yanger K, Pepe-Mooney B, Gurung B, Shrestha K, Cahan P, Stanger BZ, Camargo FD
Jun 2014 | PubMed
22
Origins and implications of pluripotent stem cell variability and heterogeneity
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.
Cahan P, Daley GQ
Jun 2013 | PubMed
21
The transcriptional landscape of hematopoietic stem cell ontogeny
Cell Stem Cell.
McKinney-Freeman S*, Cahan P*, Li H*, Lacadie SA, Huang HT, Curran M, Loewer S, Naveiras O, Kathrein KL, Konantz M, Langdon EM, Lengerke C, Zon LI, Collins JJ, Daley GQ
Nov 2012 | PubMed
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Chromatin-modifying enzymes as modulators of reprogramming
Nature.
Onder TT, Kara N, Cherry A, Sinha AU, Zhu N, Bernt KM, Cahan P, Marcarci BO, Unternaehrer J, Gupta PB, Lander ES, Armstrong SA, Daley GQ
Mar 2012 | PubMed
19
Polycomb repressive complex 2 regulates normal development of the mouse heart
Circulation Research.
He A, Ma Q, Cao J, von Gise A, Zhou P, Xie H, Zhang B, Hsing M, Christodoulou DC, Cahan P, Daley GQ, Kong SW, Orkin SH, Seidman CE, Seidman JG, Pu WT
Feb 2012 | PubMed
18
Investigating monogenic and complex diseases with pluripotent stem cells
Nature Reviews Genetics.
Zhu H, Lensch MW, Cahan P, Daley GQ
Apr 2011 | PubMed
17
Donor cell type can influence the epigenome and differentiation potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells
Nature Biotechnology.
Kim K, Zhao R, Doi A, Ng K, Unternaehrer J, Cahan P, Huo H, Loh YH, Aryee MJ, Lensch MW, Li H, Collins JJ, Feinberg AP, Daley GQ
Nov 2011 | PubMed
16
Sequencing a mouse acute promyelocytic leukemia genome reveals genetic events relevant for disease progression
Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Wartman LD, Larson DE, Xiang Z, Ding L, Chen K, Lin L, Cahan P, Klco JM, Welch JS, Li C, Payton JE, Uy GL, Varghese N, Ries RE, Hoock M, Koboldt DC, McLellan MD, Schmidt H, Fulton RS, Abbott RM, Cook L, McGrath SD, Fan X, Dukes AF, Vickery T, Kalicki J, Lamprecht TL, Graubert TA, Tomasson MH, Mardis ER, Wilson RK, Ley TJ.
Apr 2011 | PubMed
15
Structural variation of the mouse natural killer gene complex
Genes and Immunity.
Higuchi DA, Cahan P, Gao J, Ferris ST, Poursine-Laurent J, Graubert TA, Yokoyama WM.
Dec 2010 | PubMed
14
Integrated genomics of susceptibility to alkylator-induced leukemia in mice
BMC Genomics.
Cahan P, Graubert TA
Nov 2010 | PubMed
13
Epigenetic memory in induced pluripotent stem cells
Nature.
Kim K, Doi A, Wen B, Ng K, Zhao R, Cahan P, Kim J, Aryee MJ, Ji H, Ehrlich LI, Yabuuchi A, Takeuchi A, Cunniff KC, Hongguang H, McKinney-Freeman S, Naveiras O, Yoon TJ, Irizarry RA, Jung N, Seita J, Hanna J, Murakami P, Jaenisch R, Weissleder R, Orkin SH, Weissman IL, Feinberg AP, Daley GQ.
Sep 2010 | PubMed
12
POU4F1 is associated with t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia and contributes directly to its unique transcriptional signature
Leukemia.
Fortier JM, Payton JE, Cahan P, Ley TJ, Walter MJ, Graubert TA.
May 2010 | PubMed
11
The impact of copy number variation on local gene expression in mouse hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
Nature Genetics.
Cahan P, Li Y, Izumi M, Graubert TA
Apr 2009 | PubMed
10
wuHMM: a robust algorithm to detect DNA copy number variation using long oligonucleotide microarray data
Nucleic Acids Research.
Cahan P, Godfrey LE, Eis PS, Richmond TA, Selzer RR, Brent M, McLeod HL, Ley TJ, Graubert TA.
Apr 2008 | PubMed
9
Meta-analysis of microarray results: challenges, opportunities, and recommendations for standardization
Gene.
Cahan P, Rovegno F, Mooney D, Newman JC, St Laurent G 3rd, McCaffrey TA
Oct 2007 | PubMed
8
A high-resolution map of segmental DNA copy number variation in the mouse genome
PLoS Genetics.
Graubert TA, Cahan P*, Edwin D*, Selzer RR, Richmond TA, Eis PS, Shannon WD, Li X, McLeod HL, Cheverud JM, Ley TJ
Jan 2007 | PubMed
7
Involvement of HTLV-I Tax and CREB in aneuploidy: a bioinformatics approach
Retrovirology.
de la Fuente C, Gupta MV, Klase Z, Strouss K, Cahan P, McCaffery T, Galante A, Soteropoulos P, Pumfery A, Fujii M, Kashanchi F
Jul 2006 | PubMed
6
Systems pharmacogenomics in yeast
Pharmacogenomics.
Cahan P, Marsh S, McLeod HL
Mar 2006 | PubMed
5
List of lists-annotated (LOLA): a database for annotation and comparison of published microarray gene lists
Gene.
Cahan P, Ahmad AM, Burke H, Fu S, Lai Y, Florea L, Dharker N, Kobrinski T, Kale P, McCaffrey TA
Oct 2005 | PubMed
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Genomic profiling of acquired resistance to apoptosis in cells derived from human atherosclerotic lesions: potential role of STATs, cyclinD1, BAD, and Bcl-XL
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.
Gagarin D, Yang Z, Butler J, Wimmer M, Du B, Cahan P, McCaffrey TA
Sep 2005 | PubMed
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Identification and distribution of sequences having similarity to mitochondrial plasmids in mitochondrial genomes of filamentous fungi
Molecular Genetics and Genomics.
Cahan P, Kennell JC
Jul 2005 | PubMed
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