With ongoing developments and innovations in single-cell RNA sequencing methods, advancements in sequencing performance could empower significant discoveries as well as new emerging possibilities to address biological and medical investigations. In the study, we will be using the dataset collected by the authors of Sys…
New methods improve analysis of single cell RNA sequencing data.
problem High dimensionality and complexity of scRNA-seq data.
method Topological Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (TNMF) and Robust Topological NMF (rTNMF).
result TNMF and rTNMF significantly outperform other NMF-based methods.
sgdGMF efficiently estimates generalized matrix factorization models for single-cell RNA sequencing data.
problem Challenges in dimensionality reduction for large single-cell RNA sequencing datasets.
method Scalable adaptive stochastic gradient descent algorithm for generalized matrix factorization models.
result sgdGMF outperforms existing methods in scalability and accuracy for large datasets.
Develops a method to infer cell trajectories from RNA sequencing data.
problem Inferring cell trajectories from single cell RNA-sequencing data.
method Entropy-regularized optimal transport for global optimization.
result Proves and implements a method to recover ground truth trajectories from limited samples.
In recent years, the advances in single-cell RNA-seq techniques have enabled us to perform large-scale transcriptomic profiling at single-cell resolution in a high-throughput manner. Unsupervised learning such as data clustering has become the central component to identify and characterize novel cell types and gene exp…
Proposes CCCVAE for better single-cell clustering with cell-cell communication.
problem Improving single-cell RNA sequencing clustering by incorporating cell-cell communication.
method Integrates cell-cell communication into a variational autoencoder framework.
result Empirical results show CCCVAE outperforms standard VAEs in clustering performance.
The paper develops methods for causal inference from single-cell RNA sequencing data with multiple outcomes.
problem Causal inference from single-cell RNA sequencing data with multiple heterogeneous outcomes.
method Generic semiparametric inference framework for doubly robust estimation with multiple derived outcomes.
result Demonstrates the use of semiparametric inferential results for estimating causal effects in genomics.
Improved GPLVM model for single-cell RNA-seq data.
problem Lack of effective scalable models for clustering cell types in large-scale single-cell RNA-seq data.
method Introduces amortized stochastic variational Bayesian GPLVM (BGPLVM) tailored for single-cell RNA-seq.
result Matches the performance of scVI on synthetic and real-world datasets and reveals more interpretable latent structures.
Paper proposes a new method for sparse spectral clustering on Stiefel manifold.
problem Sparse spectral clustering on Stiefel manifold with nonsmooth and nonconvex objective.
method Proposes a manifold proximal linear method (ManPL) to solve the original SSC formulation.
result Demonstrates the advantage of ManPL over existing methods on single-cell RNA sequencing data.
We propose a probabilistic model for interpreting gene expression levels that are observed through single-cell RNA sequencing. In the model, each cell has a low-dimensional latent representation. Additional latent variables account for technical effects that may erroneously set some observations of gene expression leve…
JojoSCL improves scRNA-seq clustering by reducing intra-cluster dispersion.
problem High dimensionality and sparsity of scRNA-seq data challenge clustering models.
method Integrates shrinkage estimator and contrastive learning for improved clustering.
result JojoSCL outperforms existing methods on ten scRNA-seq datasets.
HSSE framework embeds single-cell RNA-seq data at multiple scales.
problem Capturing heterogeneous local structure in single-cell RNA-seq data.
method Hierarchical sheaf spectral embedding (HSSE) framework.
result HSSE achieves competitive or improved performance in single-cell RNA-seq data representation learning.
We propose a probabilistic model for interpreting gene expression levels that are observed through single-cell RNA sequencing. In the model, each cell has a low-dimensional latent representation. Additional latent variables account for technical effects that may erroneously set some observations of gene expression leve…
The paper proposes a method to infer differentiation trees from RNA velocity data.
problem Reconstructing dynamic cellular processes from sequencing data.
method Defining varifold distances between RNA velocity curves to approximate shortest-path distances in a tree.
result The varifold distance method approximates the shortest-path distance in a tree isomorphic to the target differentiation tree.
Cataloging the neuronal cell types that comprise circuitry of individual brain regions is a major goal of modern neuroscience and the BRAIN initiative. Single-cell RNA sequencing can now be used to measure the gene expression profiles of individual neurons and to categorize neurons based on their gene expression profil…
MarkerMap selects key genes for cell type analysis in single-cell RNA-seq.
problem Selecting informative genes from large single-cell RNA-seq datasets is challenging and computationally intensive.
method MarkerMap is a generative model that identifies minimal gene sets explaining cell type variability.
result MarkerMap outperforms existing methods in both supervised and unsupervised marker selection.
A comprehensive benchmark of 15 scRNA-seq imputation methods across various datasets and analyses.
problem Imputation of single-cell RNA sequencing data to recover latent transcriptional signals.
method Evaluation of 15 imputation methods across 30 datasets and 6 downstream analyses.
result Traditional methods generally outperform DL-based methods in scRNA-seq data analysis.
New method improves clustering accuracy in noisy single-cell data.
problem Challenges in clustering single-cell RNA sequencing data due to noise and variability.
method Latent plug-and-play diffusion framework with input-space steering.
result Improved clustering accuracy on synthetic and real-world single-cell data.
Until recently, transcriptomics was limited to bulk RNA sequencing, obscuring the underlying expression patterns of individual cells in favor of a global average. Thanks to technological advances, we can now profile gene expression across thousands or millions of individual cells in parallel. This new type of data has …
Generative Distribution Embeddings learn multiscale representations of distributions.
problem Learning representations of entire distributions for multiscale reasoning.
method Introducing GDE framework that lifts autoencoders to the space of distributions, using conditional generative models and distributional invariance.
result GDEs learn predictive sufficient statistics embedded in Wasserstein space, recovering distances and trajectories for Gaussian and Gaussian mixture distributions.
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) is a fast growing approach to measure the genome-wide transcriptome of many individual cells in parallel, but results in noisy data with many dropout events. Existing methods to learn molecular signatures from bulk transcriptomic data may therefore not be adapted to scRNA-seq data…
ChemCPA predicts cellular responses to novel drugs using transfer learning.
problem Scaling high-throughput screens to measure cellular responses for many drugs is costly and challenging.
method ChemCPA, a new encoder-decoder architecture combined with transfer learning.
result Training on existing bulk RNA HTS datasets improves generalization performance, reducing the need for extensive single-cell screens.
In this paper, we explore the limitations of PCA as a dimension reduction technique and study its extension, projection pursuit (PP), which is a broad class of linear dimension reduction methods. We first discuss the relevant concepts and theorems and then apply PCA and PP (with negative standardized Shannon's entropy …
A new method improves data representation for diverse tasks.
problem Learning meaningful representations for tasks like batch correction and counterfactual inference.
method Contrastive Mixture of Posteriors (CoMP) method using misalignment penalties.
result CoMP achieves state-of-the-art performance on challenging tasks.
Proposes selective inference for testing differences in means between clusters.
problem Inflated type I error rate when testing differences in means between clusters.
method Selective inference approach to control selective type I error rate.
result Controls selective type I error rate by accounting for data-driven cluster definition.
New model clusters cells and individuals, revealing genetic influences on cell types.
problem Clustering nested data with group-level and observation-level variables.
method Nested Atoms Model (NAM), Bayesian nonparametric approach.
result Identifies clusters of genetically similar individuals with homogeneous cell-type profiles.
New method uses dendrograms for better mixture model selection and clustering.
problem Selecting the correct number of components in finite mixture models.
method Hierarchical clustering tree derived from overfitted latent mixing measures.
result Consistently selects the true number of mixing components and optimal convergence rate for parameter estimation.
MSBM extends SB for multi-marginal trajectory inference.
problem Trajectory inference from multiple discrete snapshots.
method Multi-Marginal Schrödinger Bridge Matching (MSBM) using iterative Markovian fitting (IMF).
result MSBM effectively captures complex trajectories and respects intermediate distributions.
Data thinning splits observations into independent parts for convolution-closed distributions.
problem Validation of unsupervised learning results in settings with limited data.
method Data thinning, splitting observations into independent parts following the same distribution.
result Data thinning provides an attractive alternative to cross-validation in settings with limited sample splitting.
New algorithm optimizes matrix reordering for noisy disordered matrices.
problem Optimizing matrix reordering for noisy disordered matrices in single-cell biology and metagenomics.
method Proposed a polynomial-time adaptive sorting algorithm to improve upon spectral seriation.
result Our algorithm achieves superior performance compared to existing methods in real datasets.
Super-OT combines GANs and optimal transport for lineage tracing.
problem Lineage tracing in single-cell RNA-seq data.
method Supervised learning framework with GANs for optimal transport.
result Super-OT outperforms Waddington-OT in predicting cell differentiation outcomes.
DiffKnock improves feature selection in neural networks with complex dependencies and non-linear associations.
problem Selecting important features in neural networks with complex dependencies and non-linear associations.
method DiffKnock uses diffusion models to generate knockoffs and neural network statistics to measure feature importance.
result DiffKnock outperforms existing methods in detecting non-linear associations and preserving feature dependencies.
Proposes GFMMD for comparing signals on graphs.
problem Computing distances between distributions on graphs.
method Graph Fourier MMD (GFMMD) using optimal witness functions.
result Analytical solution and embedding of distributions.
Doubly-stochastic normalization improves robustness to heteroskedastic noise.
problem Robustness to heteroskedastic noise in affinity matrix construction.
method Doubly-stochastic normalization of the Gaussian kernel.
result Doubly-stochastic normalization converges to clean matrix with rate m−1/2 under heteroskedastic noise. We propose a novel framework for combining datasets via alignment of their intrinsic geometry. This alignment can be used to fuse data originating from disparate modalities, or to correct batch effects while preserving intrinsic data structure. Importantly, we do not assume any pointwise correspondence between datasets…
A new tree-Wasserstein distance for high-dimensional data with latent feature hierarchy.
problem Finding meaningful distances between high-dimensional data samples with latent feature hierarchy.
method Proposes a new tree-Wasserstein distance (TWD) for high-dimensional data with a latent feature hierarchy, using diffusion geometry and tree decoding.
result The proposed TWD effectively recovers the latent feature hierarchy and is efficient and scalable.
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized biological discovery, providing an unbiased picture of cellular heterogeneity in tissues. While scRNA-seq has been used extensively to provide insight into both healthy systems and diseases, it has not been used for disease prediction or diagnostics. Graph Atten…
Establishes a link between heat diffusion and manifold distances in data.
problem No theoretical link between diffusion-based manifold learning and geodesic distances.
method Formulates heat geodesic embeddings based on Riemannian geometry.
result Method outperforms state-of-the-art in preserving manifold distances and cluster structure.
The paper improves Fisher-Pitman tests for Poisson mixtures, detecting autism-related genes.
problem Detecting differentially expressed genes between autism and control subjects.
method Nonparametric Poisson mixtures and Fisher-Pitman permutation tests.
result The tests reveal genes missed by common methods, demonstrating rate optimality.
Robustly infers manifold density and geometry under high-dimensional noise.
problem Inaccurate kernel density estimation under high-dimensional noise.
method Doubly stochastic normalization of Gaussian kernel.
result Robust tools for density estimation, noise magnitude estimation, and distance approximation.
Sources of variability in experimentally derived data include measurement error in addition to the physical phenomena of interest. This measurement error is a combination of systematic components, originating from the measuring instrument, and random measurement errors. Several novel biological technologies, such as ma…
New method detects RNA modifications without prior training, revealing novel sites.
problem Detecting RNA modifications with high accuracy and sensitivity.
method Anomaly detection using nanopore raw ionic current signals and nearest neighbor comparison.
result Detects diverse RNA modifications without prior training, including a novel 2'-O-methylated site in DENV.
t-SNE and hierarchical clustering are popular methods of exploratory data analysis, particularly in biology. Building on recent advances in speeding up t-SNE and obtaining finer-grained structure, we combine the two to create tree-SNE, a hierarchical clustering and visualization algorithm based on stacked one-dimension…
New method learns flows between multiple distributions efficiently.
problem Learning dynamic transport maps between multiple empirical distributions.
method Combining flow matching and dynamic optimal transport with potential terms.
result OTP-FM achieves state-of-the-art performance on various datasets.
Deep learning identifies transcriptomic patterns and cell types associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity.
problem Understanding how SARS-CoV-2 varies in infecting and causing severe COVID-19.
method Developed a new approach to generating self-supervised edge features, using Graph Attention Networks (GAT) and Set Transformer.
result Achieved state-of-the-art performance in predicting disease state of individual cells using single-cell RNA sequencing data.
New hypergraph method improves scRNA-seq clustering.
problem Loss of higher-order information and overestimation in coexpression networks.
method Conceptualizing scRNA-seq data as hypergraphs and proposing novel clustering methods.
result Proposed methods outperform existing methods on simulated and real datasets.
Causal methods for GRN inference from single-cell data often fail in real-world benchmarks.
problem Understanding when and why causal methods for GRN inference from single-cell data fail in real-world benchmarks.
method Introduced a controlled diagnostic framework to isolate and measure seven pathologies.
result Causal methods dominate in clean and structurally favorable regimes but fail in specific pathologies.
We propose a new method to estimate Wasserstein distances and optimal transport plans between two probability distributions from samples in high dimension. Unlike plug-in rules that simply replace the true distributions by their empirical counterparts, our method promotes couplings with low transport rank, a new struct…