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Steven Gierlack

University of Pittsburgh

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Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:ATAC-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:ChIP-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1

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BLIMP1 shapes germinal center B cell clonal diversity by gating chromatin accessibility during light-to-dark zone transition

Godhev K. Manakkat Vijay, Bala Ramaswami, Steven Gierlack, Nicholas A. Pease, Peter Gerges, Dianyu Chen, Kairavee Thakkar, Luis Mena Hernandez, Swapnil Keshari, Heping Xu, Nathan Salomonis, Jishnu Das, David M. Rothstein, Harinder Singh

This study shows Blimp1 restricts clonal dominance in germinal center B cells by controlling chromatin accessibility and BCR signaling during the light-to-dark zone transition.

Nature Immunology · Apr 20, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Multi-scale gene regulatory networks for resolving transcription factor and autoimmune variant impacts on human B cell fate dynamics

Nicholas A. Pease, Jing‐Yu Fan, Swapnil Keshari, Jered Stratton, Steven Gierlack, Akanksha Sachan, Zarifeh Heidari Rarani, Tanush Swaminathan, Christopher S. McGinnis, Wenxi Zhang, Deepa Bisht, Trirupa Chakraborty, Peter Gerges, Godhev K. Manakkat Vijay, Louis Lau, , Harinder Singh

bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2025 · PreprintImmunology