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Ella Caughran

Harvard UniversityORCID 0000-0002-5836-8137Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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Ancient DNA reveals matrilineal organisation and recurrent unions between dominant matrilines in Iron Age Britain

Íñigo Olalde, Ian Armit, Lindsey Büster, Malcolm C. Lillie, Estibalitz Urkixo F. de Zuazo, Harald Ringbauer, Ali Akbari, Laura Castells Navarro, Diego Esteve-Gomez, Helen Goodchild, Derek Hamilton, Nuria Puig i Riera, Almudena Sánchez-Sanz, Jo Buckberry, Chelsea E. Budd, , David Reich

The paper uses ancient DNA to show matrilineal kinship structures and recurrent unions between dominant maternal groups in Iron Age Britain.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Buried in two places: Lineages from elite Maya tombs also found in distant caves

Esther S. Brielle, Elizabeth Dorgay, Douglas J. Kennett, Jose Mes, Emily Moes, Nadia C. Neff, Anna C. Novotny, Esteban Rangel, Erin E. Ray, Mark Edward Robinson, Amy E. Thompson, Monica Warner, Ali Akbari, Kimberly A. Callan, Ella Caughran, , Keith M. Prufer

The paper analyzes genetic data from Maya tombs and caves to show that elite lineages extended their ancestral connections across distant locations.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Characterizing the microbial metagenome of calcareous stromatolite formations in the San Felipe Creek in Anza Borrego Desert

Rosalina Stancheva, Arun Sethuraman, Hossein Khadivar, J.O. Archambeau, Ella Caughran, Ashley Chang, Brad Hunter, Christian Ihenyen, Marvin Onwukwe, Dariana Palacios, Chloe La Prairie, Nicole Read, Julianna Tsang, Brianna Vega, Cristina Velasquez, , Betsy A. Read

This study characterizes the microbial metagenome of calcareous stromatolites in San Felipe Creek, revealing functional adaptations to extreme desert conditions and potential impacts on mineral dynamics.

Microbiology Resource Announcements · Mar 4, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics