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Grace Rodenberg

Vanderbilt University

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Divergent Biological Consequences of APOE Isoforms Across Industrialized and Non-Industrial Environments

Marina M. Watowich, Rachel M. Petersen, Layla Brassington, Audrey M. Arner, Grace Rodenberg, Tan Bee Ting A P Tan Boon Huat, Kar Lye Tam, Em Schellenberg, Izandis bin Mohd Sayed, Echwa John, John C. Kahumbu, Benjamin Muhoya, Michael Gurven, Benjamin C. Trumble, Sospeter Ngoci Njeru, , Amanda J. Lea

This study examines how APOE isoforms affect biological outcomes in industrialized and non-industrial environments, finding lifestyle-dependent effects and weak reproductive benefits for APOE ε4.

PLoS Genetics · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Early and current environments exert distinct effects on immune function in the Orang Asli

Layla Brassington, Audrey M. Arner, Grace Rodenberg, Nicholas Ryan, Diane Song, Tan Bee Ting A P Tan Boon Huat, Virginia B. Kraus, Janet L. Huebner, Izandis bin Mohd Sayed, Yvonne AL Lim, Vivek V. Venkataraman, Ian J. Wallace, Thomas S. Kraft, Amanda J. Lea

The paper examines how early-life and current environments affect immune function in the Orang Asli, finding current lifestyle has stronger effects on immune gene expression than early-life conditions.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2026 · PreprintGenetics

Public RNA-seq data are not representative of global human diversity

Irene Gallego Romero, Grace Rodenberg, Audrey M. Arner, Ling Li, Isobel J. Beasley, Ryan Rossow, Nicholas Ryan, Selina Wang, Amanda J. Lea

The paper analyzes RNA-seq data from public databases and finds significant underrepresentation of non-European populations, highlighting biases in population descriptors.

bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2024 · PreprintGenomics