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Daniel J. Merk

Harvard University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:diffusion model· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Expression of LTR and LINE1 transposable elements defines atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor subtypes

Martin V. Hamann, Shweta Godbole, Maisha Adiba, Sabrina M. Leddy, Jelena Navolić, Ghazaleh Tabatabai, Daniel J. Merk, Ulrike C. Lange, Julia E. Neumann

This study identifies distinct TE transcription profiles in ATRT subtypes, revealing unique patterns in ATRT-MYC that may inform new therapeutic strategies.

Acta Neuropathologica Communications · Jul 22, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology

The Eya1 phosphatase mediates Shh-driven symmetric cell division of cerebellar granule cell precursors

Daniel J. Merk, Pengcheng Zhou, Samuel M. Cohen, Maria F. Pazyra‐Murphy, Grace H. Hwang, Kristina J. Rehm, Jose Alfaro, Christopher M. Reid, Xuesong Zhao, Eunyoung Park, Pin‐Xian Xu, Jennifer Ai-wen Chan, Michael J. Eck, Kellie J. Nazemi, Corey C. Harwell, Rosalind A. Segal

This study identifies the Shh-Eya1 regulatory axis as critical for promoting symmetric cell divisions in cerebellar granule cell precursors by coordinating spindle orientation and cell fate determinants.

Developmental Neuroscience · Jan 1, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience