Faculty, Staff and Student Publications
Open-access journal articles of faculty, students and staff from McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston. Some of the focus areas include Clinical and Cognitive Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Public Health Informatics, and Translational Biomedical Informatics.
Submissions from 2026
Feasibility of Identifying Factors Related to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia in Real-World Data, Yu Huang, Qian Li, Aokun Chen, et al.
Identifying Alzheimer's Disease Progression Subphenotypes Via a Graph-based Framework Using Electronic Health Records, Yu Huang, Jie Xu, Zhengkang Fan, et al.
Spatial2GWAS: A Database for Linking Spatial Transcriptomic Regions With GWAS Traits, Xi Hu, Aoqi Wang, Huan Yu, et al.
Information Extraction From Clinical Notes: Are We Ready to Switch to Large Language Models?, Yan Hu, Xu Zuo, Yujia Zhou, et al.
PROVGEN: A Privacy-Preserving Approach for Outcome Validation in Genomic Research, Yuzhou Jiang, Tianxi Ji, and Erman Ayday
Segmental Trans-endplate Pedicle Screws Do Not Induce Spinal Deformity in a Porcine Model, Taylor R Johnson, Talissa O Generoso, Christine Farnsworth, et al.
Scaling the Production of Bromine-76 and Bromine-77 Labeled Poly-ADP-Ribose-Polymerase-Targeted Theranostics for Preclinical Use., Taylor R Johnson, Hong Beom Lee, Yngve Guttormsen, et al.
Targeting Grasp-Related Cortical Areas for Intracortical Brain-Machine Interfaces, Tyler R Johnson, Crispin Foli, Emily C Conlan, et al.
Implanting Microelectrode Arrays in the Bottom of the Central Sulcus Targeting Somatosensory Area 3a for Restoration of Proprioception, Tyler R Johnson, Sarah Moralle, Ziling Luo, et al.
A User-Friendly Graphical User Interface for Paw Touch Classification in Rodent Cylinder Testing, Tyler R Johnson, Katherine D Zerefos, and Dawn M Taylor
Auricular Point Acupressure Self-Management (Apa-Sm) Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations: A Protocol for a Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial, Jennifer Kawi, Jane Bolin, Hulin Wu, et al.
Publisher Correction: Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Pulmonary Function and COPD in 44,287 Multi-ancestry Participants, Wonji Kim, Xiaowei Hu, Kangjin Kim, et al.
Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of Pulmonary Function and COPD in 44,287 Multi-ancestry Participants, Wonji Kim, Xiaowei Hu, Kangjin Kim, et al.
Examining Motivators and Barriers to Meditation Practice Among Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: Insights From a Survey Study, Radha Korupolu, Chelsea G Ratcliff, Ariana Andampour, et al.
Using Randomization To Compare AI and Expert-Generated Formative Assessment Questions in Medical Education, Akshat Kumar, Katie Stinson, Litao Wang, et al.
Determinants of Severe Financial Distress in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals: A National Longitudinal Study, James R Langabeer, Francine R Vega, Audrey Sarah Cohen, et al.
From Performance to Practice: Knowledge-Distilled Segmentator for On-Premises Clinical Workflows, Qizhen Lan, Aaron Choi, Jun Ma, et al.
Proteomic Profiling of Pulmonary Function and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, Yura Lee, Astrid M Manuel, Ngoc Quynh H Nguyen, et al.
Decoding Immunotherapy Response Through Computational Modeling, Bingrui Li, Ruihan Luo, Kexin Huang, et al.
scPER: A Rigorous Computational Approach to Determine Cellular Subtypes in Tumors Aligned With Cancer Phenotypes From Total RNA Sequencing, Bingrui Li, Xiaobo Zhou, and Raghu Kalluri
Glaucoma Risk with Metformin and Sulfonylurea Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study., Jared Lim, Jingru Zhou, Hulin Wu, et al.
Developing Provider Digital Twins for Personalized Provider-Patient Communication via a Rag-Based Conversational Framework, Pengze Li, Yutong Hu, Jianfu Li, et al.
Advancing Bioinformatics With Language Models: Components, Applications, and Perspectives, Jiajia Liu, Mengyuan Yang, Yankai Yu, et al.
QeITH: Quantifies Tumor Ecosystem Heterogeneity to Predict Cancer Progression and Treatment Benefit, Qiqi Liu, Jiangti Luo, Jiawei Wang, et al.
Bdcd: A Comprehensive Brain Disease Cell-Cell Communication Database, Xinyi Liu, Citu Citu, Wendao Liu, et al.