Yasir Rahmatallah

Associate Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine

yrahmatallah@uams.edu

18 h-index 74 pubs 1,630 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Yasir Rahmatallah is an Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His research program focuses on the application of computational methods and machine learning to analyze biological data for disease diagnosis and understanding. He has investigated the use of voice samples and spectrogram images for the identification of Parkinson’s disease, developing pre-trained convolutional neural networks for this purpose. Rahmatallah also studies gene expression patterns in plants, particularly rice, in response to beneficial bacteria and environmental stressors like salt stress, exploring how these interactions impact growth and gene regulation. His work in this area includes metagenomic analysis of soil bacteria in rice fields. In clinical research, his publications address platelet function and inflammatory dysregulation in patients with chronic kidney disease, comparing the effects of different antiplatelet medications. Rahmatallah holds an h-index of 18 with over 1,600 citations across his 73 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 18
  • Publications: 74
  • Citations: 1,630

Selected Publications

  • ZNF16 is a nucleolar-associated protein that regulates expression of rDNA and cancer-associated genes (2025)
  • SAT-016 Musashi Contributes to the Specification and Maintenance of Distinct Pituitary Cell Lineages. (2025)
  • ZNF16 is a nucleolar-associated protein that regulates expression of the rDNA and cancer-associated genes (2025)
  • A Tracts of Homozygosity Approach Identifies Methylation-Regulated <i>CSMD1</i> Expression Targets in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancers Related to Smoking Behavior (2025)
  • Abstract 1923: A tract of homozygosity analysis reveals methylation-driven <i>CSMD1</i> expression in non-small cell lung cancers (2025)
  • Pre-trained convolutional neural networks identify Parkinson’s disease from spectrogram images of voice samples (2025)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Pre-trained Convolutional Neural Networks Identify Parkinson’s Disease from Spectrogram Images of Voice Samples (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Higher Glycolysis in Circulating Leukocytes in Patients with CKD (2024)
  • Improving data interpretability with new differential sample variance gene set tests (2024)
  • A machine learning method to process voice samples for identification of Parkinson’s disease (2023)
    64 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • FRI291 Musashi1 And Musashi2 Mark Distinct Pituitary Stem Cell Populations (2023)
  • Azospirillum brasilense improves rice growth under salt stress by regulating the expression of key genes involved in salt stress response, abscisic acid signaling, and nutrient transport, among others (2023)
    20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Machine Learning Method to Process Voice Samples for Identification of Parkinson’s Disease (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ticagrelor inhibits platelet aggregation and reduces inflammatory burden more than clopidogrel in patients with stages 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease (2023)
    11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Platelet-Dependent Inflammatory Dysregulation in Patients with Stages 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease: A Mechanistic Clinical Study (2022)
    13 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

  • 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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