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Yasir Rahmatallah

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Queen's University Belfast (2013); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2014–2025); University of Arkansas System (2020); Abterra Biosciences (United States) (2020); Tampere University (2015); Center for Cancer Research (2013); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2018)

Faculty Researcher

Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine

19 h-index 98 pubs 1,686 cited

  • Humans
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Regulatory Networks
  • Male
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Signal Transduction
  • Computational Biology
  • Animals
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Voice
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Female
  • Databases, Genetic
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome
  • Proteomics

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Yasir Rahmatallah's research focuses on the application of computational methods and machine learning to analyze biological data, with a particular emphasis on disease mechanisms and biomarker discovery. His work includes developing machine learning models for the early identification of Parkinson's disease using voice samples, as demonstrated in his 2023 and 2025 publications. Rahmatallah also investigates gene expression patterns in plants, specifically examining how beneficial bacteria influence rice growth and stress responses, as detailed in his 2022 and 2023 studies. His research extends to human health, with publications on inflammatory dysregulation and the comparative effects of antiplatelet medications in patients with chronic kidney disease. Rahmatallah has a significant publication record, with 98 total publications and 1,650 citations, and an h-index of 19. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mohammed S. Orloff, David W. Ussery, and Horacio Gómez-Acevedo, as well as Ebrahim Jakoet from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Metrics

  • h-index: 19
  • Publications: 98
  • Citations: 1,686

Selected Publications

  • Author Correction: A machine learning method to process voice samples for identification of Parkinson’s disease (2026)
    Scientific Reports DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract 7642: Nicotine dependence partially mediates the association between <i>IP6K3</i> genetic variation and risk of lung squamous cell carcinoma among smokers (2026)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • ZNF16 is a nucleolar-associated protein that regulates expression of rDNA and cancer-associated genes (2025)
    Biology Open DOI OpenAlex
  • SAT-016 Musashi Contributes to the Specification and Maintenance of Distinct Pituitary Cell Lineages. (2025)
    Journal of the Endocrine Society DOI OpenAlex
  • ZNF16 is a nucleolar-associated protein that regulates expression of the rDNA and cancer-associated genes (2025)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • A Tracts of Homozygosity Approach Identifies Methylation-Regulated <i>CSMD1</i> Expression Targets in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancers Related to Smoking Behavior (2025)
    Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract 1923: A tract of homozygosity analysis reveals methylation-driven <i>CSMD1</i> expression in non-small cell lung cancers (2025)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Improving data interpretability with new differential sample variance gene set tests (2025)
    BMC Bioinformatics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Pre-trained convolutional neural networks identify Parkinson’s disease from spectrogram images of voice samples (2025)
    Scientific Reports 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pre-trained Convolutional Neural Networks Identify Parkinson’s Disease from Spectrogram Images of Voice Samples (2024)
    Research Square 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Higher Glycolysis in Circulating Leukocytes in Patients with CKD (2024)
    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology DOI OpenAlex
  • Improving data interpretability with new differential sample variance gene set tests (2024)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Epigenetic regulation of differentially expressed genes in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma VA/CAVHS Co-Investigator
  • Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas NIH Co-Investigator
  • Formation of the IDeA National Resource for Proteomics NIH/NIGMS Co-Investigator
  • Expand data science training, access to publicly available data, and computational resources within the Arkansas INBRE network NIH/NIGMS Co-Investigator
  • Platelet-Leukocyte Axis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease NIH/NIGMS Co-Investigator
  • Integrating Gene Expression Profiles from Different Platforms into a Robust and Clinically Relevant Prognostic and Predictive Tool for Pediatric Leukemia NIH/NIGMS Principal Investigator
  • Center for Translational Pediatric Research NIH/NIGMS Co-Investigator
  • Resources for Development and Validation of Radiomic Analyses and Adaptive Therapy NIH/NCI Co-Investigator

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78 Collaborators 17 Institutions 2 Countries

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