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Benjamin Hollis

AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)

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Genetics· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:eQTL / molecular QTL mapping· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1

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Population-scale sequencing resolves correlates and determinants of latent Epstein-Barr Virus infection

Sherry S. Y. Nyeo, Erin M. Cumming, Oliver S. Burren, Meghana S. Pagadala, Jacob C. Gutierrez, Thahmina A. Ali, Laura C. Kida, Yifan Chen, Fengyuan Hu, Benjamin Hollis, Margarete A. Fabre, Stewart MacArthur, Quanli Wang, Leif S. Ludwig, Kushal K. Dey, , Caleb A. Lareau

The paper uses population-scale whole genome sequencing to identify EBV DNA as a biomarker for respiratory, autoimmune, and cardiovascular diseases and identifies genetic determinants of EBV persistence.

bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2025 · PreprintGenetics

Single-cell eQTL mapping identifies disease-specific genetic control of COVID-19 infection

Jennifer Astley, Andrew John Kwok, Benjamin Hollis, Calliope Athena Dendrou, Steve C Sansom, Julian Charles Knight, Alexander J. Mentzer, Yang Luo, Luke Jostins-Dean

The paper identifies disease-specific genetic regulation of gene expression in immune cells during COVID-19 infection using single-cell eQTL mapping.

medRxiv · Jun 30, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genetic analyses identify widespread sex-differential participation bias

Nicola Pirastu, Mattia Cordioli, Priyanka Nandakumar, Gianmarco Mignogna, Abdel Abdellaoui, Benjamin Hollis, Masahiro Kanai, Veera Manikandan Rajagopal, Pietro Della Briotta Parolo, Nikolas A. Baya, Caitlin E. Carey, Juha M Karjalainen, Thomas D. Als, Matthijs D. van der Zee, Felix R. Day, , Andrea Ganna

The paper identifies sex-differential participation bias in genetic studies by performing GWAS on sex in 3.3 million individuals, finding 158 loci associated with sex and highlighting traits like BMI that may influence participation.

Nature Genetics · Apr 22, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics