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ArticleBriefings in bioinformatics2026

Lense: optimizing data preprocessing in single-cell omics using large language models.

Jingyun Liu, Zhicheng Ji

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Article in Briefings in bioinformatics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Machine Learning in Stem Cell Research: From Biological Data to Clinical Translation.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026
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2 authors.

Jingyun LiuDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, 2424 Erwin Road, Durham, NC, 27705, United States.
Zhicheng JiDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, 2424 Erwin Road, Durham, NC, 27705, United States.

Funding

The Duke Senescent Cell Evaluations in Normal Tissues (SCENT) Mapping CenterU54AG075936 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GLASS, CAROLYN · 2021 to 2025
$12.7M
Computational methods for in situ spatial transcriptomicsR35GM154865 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Zhicheng Ji · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
NIH HHS R35GM154865NIH HHS U54AG075936
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data preprocessing is critical for single-cell omics analyses, but default pipelines often underperform on diverse datasets, especially from emerging platforms like spatial transcriptomics. We introduce Lense, a language-model-guided method that automatically selects optimal preprocessing by comparing plots that visualize low-dimensional representations across pipeline variants. Integrated with Seurat, Lense streamlines analysis and improves preprocessing robustness without requiring manual tuning.

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Computational BiologyGenomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisSoftwareAlgorithmsHumansLarge Language ModelsSpatial Transcriptomicsdata preprocessinglarge language modelsingle-cell genomicsspatial genomics

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PMID42242684
PMCPMC13235726

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