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Merrill Boyle

BC Cancer AgencyORCID 0000-0002-7618-0103Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 5 Approach:statistical model· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-exome sequencing· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2

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Christian SteidliD· 4 shared Ryan D. MoriniD· 4 shared Aixiang JiangiD· 3 shared Barbara MeissneriD· 3 shared David W. ScottiD· 3 shared Laura K. HiltoniD· 3 shared Pedro FarinhaiD· 3 shared Adèle TeleniusiD· 2 shared

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Developmental origins of thymic B-cell lymphomas

Shinya Rai, Yifan Yin, Manabu Fujisawa, Makoto Kishida, Michael Yu Li, Jeffrey Niu, Aixiang Jiang, Laura K. Hilton, Amos Fong, Gerben Duns, Adèle Telenius, Barbara Meissner, Merrill Boyle, Hisae Nakamura, Alexandra Roos, , Christian Steidl

This study identifies a thymus-specific B-cell differentiation program linked to thymic B-cell lymphomagenesis through single-cell multiomics and spatial profiling.

bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

EpiATLAS - a reference for human epigenomic research

Quirin Manz, Misha Bilenky, Dennis Hecker, Nihit Aggarwal, Juliana Estefania Arcila-Galvis, Shamim Ashrafiyan, Nina Baumgarten, Fatemeh Behjati Ardakani, Paulo R. Branco Lins, Charles E. Breeze, David Brownlee, David Bujold, Alec R. Chapman, Savio Ho-Chit Chow, Tevfik Umut Dincer, , Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio

EpiATLAS provides a comprehensive collection of human reference epigenomes to advance epigenomic research and understanding of cellular function and disease.

bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

Multidimensional characterization of cellular ecosystems in Hodgkin lymphoma

Tomohiro Aoki, Gerben Duns, Shinya Rai, Aixiang Jiang, Andrew Lytle, Yifan Yin, Makoto Kishida, Michael Yu Li, Denise Smorra, Laura K. Hilton, Stefan Alig, Mohammad Shahrokh Esfahani, Clémentine Sarkozy, Stacy S. Hung, Katy Milne, , Christian Steidl

This study identifies four molecular subtypes of Hodgkin lymphoma using multimodal data, revealing distinct clinical features and immune ecosystem dynamics.

bioRxiv · Mar 18, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Coding and regulatory drivers of mantle cell lymphoma identified through exome and genome sequencing

Prasath Pararajalingam, Krysta Mila Coyle, Sarah E. Arthur, Nicole Thomas, Miguel Alcaide, Barbara Meissner, Merrill Boyle, Quratulain Qureshi, Bruno M. Grande, Christopher K. Rushton, Graham W. Slack, Andrew J. J. Mungall, Constantine Si Lun Tam, Rishu Agarwal, Sarah‐Jane Dawson, , Ryan D. Morin

This study identifies genetic drivers of mantle cell lymphoma through exome and genome sequencing, revealing novel mutations in genes involved in RNA splicing and regulation.

Blood · Mar 11, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics

Genome-wide discovery of somatic coding and regulatory variants in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

Sarah E. Arthur, Aixiang Jiang, Bruno M. Grande, Miguel Alcaide, Razvan Cojocaru, Christopher K. Rushton, Anja Mottok, Laura K. Hilton, Prince Kumar Lat, Eric Y. Stutheit-Zhao, Luka Culibrk, Daisuke Ennishi, Selin Jessa, Lauren C. Chong, Nicole Thomas, , Ryan D. Morin

This study identifies somatic coding and regulatory variants in DLBCL, revealing novel mechanisms of oncogene deregulation and potential therapeutic targets.

Nature Communications · Sep 25, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics