J. Blackburn

Enamel proteins reveal biological sex and genetic variability within southern African Paranthropus

This study uses enamel proteomics to determine biological sex and assess intraspecific variation in Paranthropus robustus from South Africa, supporting the idea that morphological variation may reflect taxonomic diversity.

Auto-Immunoproteomics Analysis of COVID-19 ICU Patients Revealed Increased Levels of Autoantibodies Related to Male Reproductive System

This study identifies increased autoantibody responses against male reproductive system proteins in COVID-19 ICU patients using immunome protein-array technology.

Nanopore sequencing methods detect cell-free DNA associated with minimal residual disease and central nervous system infiltration in pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

This paper develops a nanopore sequencing method to detect B-ALL-associated cell-free DNA in blood and CSF, enabling early detection of MRD and CNS infiltration in pediatric ALL patients.

A relative-motion method for parsing spatio-temporal behaviour of dyads using GPS relocation data

This paper introduces a relative-motion method to classify and compute movement modes of dyads using GPS data, validated with simulated and empirical data from African elephants.

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 4A3 (PTP4A3) modulates Src signaling in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia to promote leukemia migration and progression

This study identifies PTP4A3 as an oncogenic driver in T-ALL that promotes migration and progression through modulation of SRC signaling.

Exploring Environmental Coverages of Species: A New Variable Selection Methodology for Rulesets from the Genetic Algorithm for Ruleset Prediction

This paper introduces a new variable selection method for species distribution models using GARP rulesets, showing it effectively identifies important environmental variables in simulations and real-world applications.

Spores and soil from six sides: interdisciplinarity and the environmental biology of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)

This paper reviews the interdisciplinary study of anthrax's environmental persistence and ecology, highlighting its role in shaping herbivore communities and the challenges of understanding its transmission.