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Rachel M. Shepherd

Syracuse UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0795-4996Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Angela OliverioiD· 2 shared Ali HakimzadehiD· 1 shared Anders LanzéniD· 1 shared Arthur MonjotiD· 1 shared Dominika ChmolowskaiD· 1 shared Enrique LaraiD· 1 shared Ethan MacVicariD· 1 shared Felix MikusiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A geothermal amoeba sets a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes

Hannah B. Rappaport, Natalie A. Petek-Seoane, Tomáš Tyml, Jessica K. Niblo, Felix Mikus, Naomi E. Gilbert, Kurt M. LaButti, Godwin Ani, Ethan MacVicar, Rachel M. Shepherd, Ignacio de la Higuera, Samuel J. Lord, Gautam Dey, Gordon V. Wolfe, Omaya Dudin, , Angela Oliverio

This study identifies a geothermal amoeba that divides at 63°C, setting a new upper temperature limit for eukaryotes and challenging existing paradigms about eukaryotic thermal tolerance.

Cell · Sep 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Discovering 25 novel phyla that fill gaps in the eukaryotic tree of life

Leho Tedersoo, Vladimir S. Mikryukov, Sirje Sildever, Dominika Chmolowska, Kasia Piwosz, Mathisse Meyneng, Arthur Monjot, Javier del Campo, Enrique Lara, Ali Hakimzadeh, Stefan Geisen, Kristel Panksep, Mohammad Bahram, Angela Oliverio, Rachel M. Shepherd, , R. Henrik Nilsson

The paper identifies 25 novel phyla in the eukaryotic tree of life through global environmental DNA surveys and proposes formal names for 150 species.

bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology