Recent Publications

boldface: members of Benos’ lab;  *equal contribution;  corresponding author; #senior author.

PLoS Med 2024 Fig. 1

“Identification of Factors Directly Linked to Incident Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Causal Graph Modeling Study”

R.W. Gregg, C.M. Karoleski, E.K. Silverman, F.C. Sciurba, D.L. DeMeo, P.V. Benos
PLoS Medicine (2024) 21:e1004444. 

[Abstract] [Article]


COPD mortality paper Fig. 2

“Development and validation of a mortality risk prediction model for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study using probabilistic graphical modelling”

T.C. Lovelace, M.H. Ryu, M. Jia, P. Castaldi, F.C. Sciurba, C.P. Hersh, P.V. Benos
eClinicalMedicine (2024) 75:102786. 

[Abstract] [Article] [medRxiv]


“A plasma peptidomic signature reveals extracellular matrix remodeling and predicts prognosis in alcohol-related hepatitis”

K. Sayed*, C.E. Dolin*, D.W. Wilkey, J. Li, T. Sato, J.I. Beier, J. Argemi, V. Vatsalya, C.J. McClain, R. Bataller, A.S. Wahed, Michael L Merchant#, P.V. Benos#, G.E Arteel#
Hepatology Communications (2024) 8:e0510. 

[Abstract] [Article] [medRxiv]


Multi-compartment paper figure

“Longitudinal Multicompartment Characterization of Host-Microbiota Interactions in Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure”

G.D. Kitsios, K. Sayed, A. Fitch, H. Yang, N. Britton, F. Shah, W. Bain, J.W. Evankovich, S. Qin, X. Wang, K. Li, A. Patel, Y. Zhang, J. Radder, C. Dela Cruz, D.A. Okin, C.‐Y. Huang, D. van Tyne, P.V. Benos, B. Methé, P. Lai, A. Morris, B.J. McVerry
Nature Communications (2024) 15:4708. 

[Abstract] [Article]


Lancet Rheumatol Figure

“The novel Florida Scoring System for stratifying children suspected of Sjögren’s disease: findings from the first data-driven cross-sectional study applied to a rare pediatric cohort”

W. Zeng, A. Thatayatikom, N. Winn, T.C. Lovelace, I. Bhattacharyya, T. Schrepfer, A. Shah, R. Gonik, P.V. Benos#, S. Cha#
Lancet Rheumatology (2024) 6:e279-e290. 

[Abstract] [Article]


AJRCMB Figure 2024

“Lung epithelium releases growth differentiation factor 15 in response to pathogen-mediated injury”

F.A. Shah, H. Bahudhanapati, M. Jiang, M. Tabary, R. van der Geest, N.J. Tolman, M. Kochin, Z. Xiong, N. Al-Yousif, K. SayedP.V. Benos, K. Raffensperger, J. Evankovich, M.D. Neal, M.E. Snyder, O. Eickelberg, P. Ray, C. Dela Cruz, J. Bon, B.J. McVerry, A.C. Straub, M.J. Jurczak, T.l. Suber, Y. Zhang, K. Chen, G.D. Kitsios, J.S. Lee, J.K. Alder, W.G. Bain
AJRCMB (2024) 70:379-391. 

[Abstract] [Article]


“CellularPotts.jl: Simulating Multi-scale Cellular Models in Julia”

R.W. Gregg, P.V. Benos
Bioinformatics (2024) 40:btad773. [Applications Note]

[Abstract] [Article]


Placenta 2023 paper figure

“Defining trophoblast injury patterns in the transcriptomes of dysfunctional placentas”

O. Barak*, T. Lovelace*, T. Chua, Z. Caoa , E. Sadovskya , J.-F. Mouillet, Y. Ouyang, P.V. Benos, Y. Sadovsky
Placenta (2023) 143:87-90. [Short Communication]

[Abstract] [Article]


LEF1 paper - graphical abstract

“LEF1 isoforms regulate cellular senescence and aging”

M. Jia*, K. Sayed*, M G. Kapetanaki*, W. Dion, L. Rosas, S. Irfan, E. Valenzi, A.L. Mora, R.A. Lafyatis, M. Rojas, B. Zhu, P.V. Benos
Aging Cell (2023) 22:e14024.

[Abstract] [Article] [bioRxiv]


BMC Med figure

“Integrated unbiased multiomics defines disease-independent placental clusters in common obstetrical syndromes”

O. Barak*, T. Lovelace*, S, Piekos, T. Chu, Z. Cao, E. Sadovsky, J.-F. Mouillet, Y. Ouyang, W.T. Parks, L. Hood, N.D. Price, P.V. Benos, Y. Sadovsky
BMC Medicine (2023) 21:349.

[Abstract] [Article]  


Sci Immunol 2023

“Integrated BATF transcriptional network regulates suppressive intratumoral regulatory T cells”

F. Shan, A.R. Cillo, C. Cardello, D.Y. Yuan, S.R. Kunning, J. Cui, C. Lampenfeld, A.M. Williams, A.P. McDonough, R.L. Ferris, T.C. Bruno, C.J. Workman, P.V. Benos, D.A.A. Vignali
Science Immunology (2023) 8:adf6717.

[Abstract] [Article]  


“The plasma degradome reflects later development of NASH fibrosis after liver transplant”

J. Li, T. Sato, M. Hernández-Tejero, J.I. Beier, K. Sayed, P.V. Benos, D.W. Wilkey, A. Humar, M.L. Merchant, A. Duarte-Rojo, G.E. Arteel
Scientific Reports (2023) 13:9965.

[Abstract]   [Article]  


AJRCCM 2023 Figure

“Early Evidence of COPD Obscured by Race-Specific Prediction Equations”

A. Regan, M.E. Lowe, B.J. Make, J.L. Curtis, Q. Chen, J.L. Crooks, , C. Wilson, G.R. Oates, R.W. Gregg, A.K. Baldomero, S.P. Bhatt, A.A. Diaz, P.V. Benos, J.K. O’Brien, K.A. Young, G.L. Kinney, D.J. Conrad, K.E. Lowe, D.L. DeMeo, A. Non, M.H. Cho, J. Kallet , M.G. Foreman, G.E. Westney, K.F. Hoth, N.R. MacIntyre, N. Hanania, A. Wolfe, H. Amaza, M. Han, T.H. Beaty, N.N. Hansel, M.C. McCormack, A. Balasubramanian, J.D. Crapo, E.K. Silverman, R. Casaburi, R.A. Wise
Am J Resp Crit Care Med (2023) 209:59-69.

[Abstract] [Article]  


Aging Cell Fig.

“Transcriptional Changes of the Aging Lung”

M. Jia*, P.A. Agudelo Garcia, J.A. Ovando-Ricardez, T. Tabib, H.T. Bittar, R.A. Lafyatis, A.L. MoraP.V. Benos, M. Rojas
Aging Cell (2023) 22:e13969.

[Abstract] [Article]


Kitsios iScience 2023 figure

“The upper and lower respiratory tract microbiome in severe aspiration pneumonia”

G.D. Kitsios, V.D. Nguyen, K. Sayed, N. Al-Yousif, C. Schaefer, F.A. Shah, W. Bain, H. Yang, A. Fitch, K. Li, X. Wang, S. Qin, H. Gentry, Y. Zhang, J. Varon, A.A. Rubio, J.A. Englert, R.M. Baron, J.S. Lee, B Methé, P.V. Benos, A. Morris, B.J. McVerry
iScience (2023) 26:106832.

[Abstract]   [Article]  


IPF fibroblast paper

“Early events marking lung fibroblast transition to profibrotic state in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis”

Minxue Jia*, L. Rosas*, M.G. Kapetanaki, T. Tabib, J. Sebrat, T. Cruz, A. Bondonese, A.L. Mora, R. Lafyatis, M. RojasP.V. Benos
Respiratory Research (2023) 24:116.

[Abstract]   [Article]   [bioRxiv]


ISMB 2023 image

“An intrinsically interpretable neural network architecture for sequence to function learning”

A.T. Balci, M.M. Ebeid, P.V. Benos, D. Kostka, M. Chikina
Bioinformatics (2023) 39 (Suppl 1):i413-i422. (Proc ISMB 2023)

[Abstract]   [Article] [bioRxiv]


“Foxm1 regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation in adult zebrafish after cardiac injury”

D.A. Zuppo, M.A. Missinato, L. Santana-Santos, G. Li, P.V. Benos, M. Tsang
Development (2023) 150:dev201163.

[Abstract]   [Article] [bioRxiv]


“Distinct COPD subtypes in former smokers revealed by gene network perturbation analysis”

K.L. BuschurC. Riley, A. Saferali, P. Castaldi, G. Zhang, F. Aguet, K.G. Ardlie, P. Durda, W.C. Johnson, S. Kasela, Y. Liu, A. Manichaikul, S.S. Rich, J.I. Rotter, J. Smith, K.D. Taylor, R.P. Tracy, T. Lappalainen, R.G. Barr, F. Sciurba, C.P. Hersh, P.V. Benos
Respiratory Research (2023) 24:30.

[Abstract]      [Article]



NatComm figure

“Lipidomic Signatures Align with Inflammatory Patterns and Outcomes in Critical Illness”

J. Wu, A. Cyr, D.S. Gruen, T.C. LovelaceP.V. Benos, …, T.R. Billiar, PAMPer study group
Nature Communications (2022) 13:6789.

[Abstract]   [Article] [preprint version]


ML4H paper figure

“Towards cross-modal causal structure and representation learning”

H. Mao, H. Liu, J.X. Dou, P.V. Benos
PMLR (2022) 193:120–140. (Proc of the Machine Learning for Health workshop at NeurIPS 2022)

[Abstract]      [Article]


 

Fig from the Frontiers Epic paper

“Causal discovery in high-dimensional, multicollinear datasets”

M. Jia*D. Yuan*T.C. LovelaceM. HuP.V. Benos
Front Epidemiol (2022) accepted.

[Abstract]      [Article]


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“Essential Regression: A generalizable framework for inferring causal latent factors from multi-omic datasets”

X. Bing* T. Lovelace*. F. Bunea, M. Wegkamp, S.P. Kasturi, H. Singh†, P.V. Benos, J. Das†
Patterns (2022) 3:100473.

[Abstract]      [Article]


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“Critically ill COVID-19 patients 1 exhibit peripheral immune profiles predictive of mortality and reflective of SARS-CoV-2 viral burden in the lung”

A.R. Cillo, A. Somasundaram, F. Shan, C. Cardello, C.J. Workman, G.D. Kitsios, A. Ruffin, S. Kunning, C. Lampenfeld, S. Onkar, S. Grebinoski, G. Deshmukh, B. Methe, C. Liu, S. Nambulli, L. Andrews, W.P. Duprex, A.V. Joglekar, P.V. Benos, P. Ray, A. Ray, B.J. McVerry, Y. Zhang, J.S. Lee, J. Das, H. Singh, A. Morris, T.C. Bruno, D.A.A. Vignali
Cell Reports Med (2021) 2:100476.

[Abstract]      [Article]


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“Myofibroblast transcriptome indicates SFRP2+ fibroblast progenitors in systemic sclerosis skin”

T. Tabib, M. Huang, C. Morse, A. Papazoglou, R. Behera, M. Jia, M. Bulik, D. Monier, P.V. Benos, W. Chen, R. Domsic. R. Lafyatis
Nature Communications (2021) 12:4384

[Abstract] [Article]


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“Compensatory hepatic adaptation accompanies permanent absence of intrahepatic biliary network due to YAP1 loss in liver progenitors”

L.M. Molina, J. Zhu, Q. Li, T. Pradhan-Sundd, K. Sayed, N. Jenkins, R. Vats, S. Ko, S. Hu, M. Poddar, S.Singh, J. Tao, P. Sundd, A Singhi, S. Watkins, X. Ma, P.V. Benos, A. Feranchak, K. Nejak-Bowen, A. Watson, A. Bell, S.P. Monga
Cell Reports (2021) 36:109310.

[Abstract]      [Article]


Kitsios JCI_Insight figure

“Plasma 1,3-beta-D-glucan levels predict adverse clinical outcomes in critical illness”

G.D. Kitsios, D. Kotok, H. Yang, M.A. Finkelman, Y. Zhang, N. Britton, X. Li, M.S. Levochkina, A.K. Wagner, C. Schaefer, J.J. Villandre, R. Guo, J.W. Evankovich, W. Bain, F. Shah, Y. Zhang, B.A. Methé, P.V. Benos, B.J. McVerry, A. Morris
JCI Insight (2021) 6:141277.

[Abstract]      [Article]   [medRxiv]


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“Transcriptomics of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cells Identifies New Molecular Endotypes of Sarcoidosis”

M. Vukmirovic, X. Yan, K.F. Gibson, M. Gulati, J.C. Schupp, G. DeIuliis, T.S. Adam, B. Hu, A. Mihaljinec, T. Woolard, H. Lynn, N. Emeagwali, E.L. Herzog, E.S. Chen, A.M. Morris, J.K. Leader, Y. Zhang, J.G.N. Garcia, L.A. Maier, R. Colman, W.P. Drake, M. Becich, H. Hochheiser, S.R. Wisniewski, P.V. Benos, D.R. Moller, A. Prasse, L.L. Koth, N. Kaminski
Eur Resp J (2021) 58:2002950.

[Abstract]      [Article] [medRxiv]


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“Neurological Complications Acquired during Pediatric Critical Illness: Exploratory ‘Mixed Graphical Modeling’ Analysis using Serum Biomarker Levels”

V.K. Raghu, C.M. Horvat, P.M. Kochanek, E.L. Fink, R.S.B. Clark, P.V. Benos*, A. Au*
Pediatric Crit Care Med (2021) 22:906-914.

[Abstract]      [Article]


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“Reduced Proportion and Activity of Natural Killer Cells in the Lung of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis”

T. Cruz*, M. Jia*, J.C. Sembrat, T. Tabib, D.A.A. Vignali, P. Sanchez, R. Lafyatis, A.L. Mora, P.V. Benos†, M. Rojas†
Am J Resp Crit Care Med (2021) 204:608-610.

[Abstract]      [Article]


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“Topographic Heterogeneity of Lung Microbiota in End-Stage Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: The Microbiome in Lung Explants-2 (MiLEs-2) Study”

E. Valenzi, H. Yang, J.C. Sembrat, L. Yang, S. Winters, R. Nettles, D.J. Kass, S. Qin, X. Wang, M. Myerburg, B. Methe, A. Fitch, J. Alder, P.V. Benos, B.J. McVerry, M. Rojas, A. Morris, G.D. Kitsios 
Thorax (2021) 76:239-247.

[Abstract]      [Article]  [medRxiv]


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“Human ex vivo lung perfusion: A novel model to study human lung diseases”

N. Cárdenes*, J. Sembrat*, K. Noda*, T. Lovelace*, D. Álvarez, H.E. Trejo Bittar, B.J. Philips, M. Nouraie, P.V. Benos,, P.G. Sánchez, M. Rojas
Scientific Reports (2021) 11:490.

[Abstract]      [Article]