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PaperS7627

Performance of BioFire array or QuickVue influenza A + B test versus a validation qPCR assay for detection of influenza A during a volunteer A/California/2009/H1N1 challenge study

David R McIlwain, Han Chen, Maria Apkarian, Melton Affrime, Bonnie Bock, Kenneth Kim, Nilanjan Mukherjee, Garry P Nolan, Monica M McNeal. ebi.ac.uk. February 25, 2021.

The authors compare BioFire and QuickVue tests with a study-specific qPCR comparator in selected influenza-challenge samples. Repeated matched swabs come from143 volunteers, and the two comparisons use different specimen sets. A linked correction changes the rapid-test table denominator from351 to299. These results do not establish performance in community infections, current product versions or UAP research.

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PaperS7620

Nanoscopic subcellular imaging enabled by ion beam tomography

Ahmet F Coskun, Guojun Han, Shambavi Ganesh, Shih-Yu Chen, Xavier Rovira Clavé, Stefan Harmsen, Sizun Jiang, Christian M Schürch, Yunhao Bai, Chuck Hitzman, Garry P Nolan. ebi.ac.uk. February 4, 2021.

The authors demonstrate destructive ion-beam imaging and computational reconstruction in fixed cells and selected tissue. Calibration resolution, localization precision and theoretical capability remain distinct. Nested depth slices and reconstruction-derived ground truth limit independence. The method is a research demonstration, with no clinical efficacy or UAP finding established.

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PaperS7617

ACE2 localizes to the respiratory cilia and is not increased by ACE inhibitors or ARBs

Ivan T. Lee et al.. ebi.ac.uk. October 28, 2020.

The authors localize ACE2 staining to respiratory cilia and compare receptor expression across medication groups. Small subgroups, treatment indication, age imbalance and retrospective confounding qualify the comparisons. Negative or nonsignificant results do not establish equivalence, infection protection or clinical benefit. The study reports localization and expression rather than a treatment trial.

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PaperS7625

Multimodal Analysis of Composition and Spatial Architecture in Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Andrew L Ji, Adam J Rubin, Kim Thrane, Sizun Jiang, David L Reynolds, Robin M Meyers, Margaret G Guo, Benson M George, Annelie Mollbrink, Joseph Bergenstråhle, Ludvig Larsson, Yunhao Bai, Bokai Zhu, Aparna Bhaduri, Jordan M Meyers, Xavier Rovira-Clavé, S Tyler Hollmig, Sumaira Z Aasi, Garry P Nolan, Joakim Lundeberg, Paul A Khavari. ebi.ac.uk. July 23, 2020.

The authors combine sequencing and imaging to describe selected squamous-cancer tissue, including a tumour-specific keratinocyte population. Cells, spots and fields depend on small patient subsets. Predicted interactions and proximity do not establish causal immune suppression. A linked correction repairs duplicated and mislabeled figure material; its unchanged-conclusions statement is attributed to the authors.

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PaperS7610

Activation of JUN in fibroblasts promotes pro-fibrotic programme and modulates protective immunity

Lu Cui, Shih-Yu Chen, Tristan Lerbs, Jin-Wook Lee, Pablo Domizi, Sydney Gordon, Yong-hun Kim, Garry Nolan, Paola Betancur, Gerlinde Wernig. ebi.ac.uk. June 3, 2020.

The authors report JUN-associated changes in lung fibroblasts and test mechanisms and interventions in engineered cultures and mouse models. Eleven end-stage cases and three cancer-resection controls define the human comparison. Preclinical findings, sampling biases and explicit toxicity cautions prevent claims of proven treatment benefit or safety in patients.

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PaperS7603

Multi-omic single-cell snapshots reveal multiple independent trajectories to drug tolerance in a melanoma cell line

Yapeng Su, Melissa E Ko, Hanjun Cheng, Ronghui Zhu, Min Xue, Jessica Wang, Jihoon W Lee, Luke Frankiw, Alexander Xu, Stephanie Wong, Lidia Robert, Kaitlyn Takata, Dan Yuan, Yue Lu, Sui Huang, Antoni Ribas, Raphael Levine, Garry P Nolan, Wei Wei, Sylvia K Plevritis, Guideng Li, David Baltimore, James R Heath. ebi.ac.uk. May 11, 2020.

The authors infer different routes to early drug tolerance within one cultured melanoma cell line and test selected drug combinations. The inferred barrier was not measured. Negative inhibitor assays, dependence among cell snapshots and possible normal-tissue toxicity qualify the results; clinical efficacy was not established.

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PaperS7608

Ultra-high throughput single-cell analysis of proteins and RNAs by split-pool synthesis

Maeve O’Huallachain, Felice-Alessio Bava, Mary Shen, Carolina Dallett, Sri Paladugu, Nikolay Samusik, Simon Yu, Razika Hussein, Grantland R. Hillman, Samuel Higgins, Melanie Lou, Angelica Trejo, Laura Qin, Yu Chuan Tai, Shigemi M. Kinoshita, Astraea Jager, Deval Lashkari, Yury Goltsev, Sedide Ozturk, Garry P. Nolan. ebi.ac.uk. May 7, 2020.

The authors demonstrate split-pool barcoding for protein and targeted RNA measurements in cell lines, human blood-cell material and mouse cells. Large theoretical barcode capacity is distinct from measured event recovery. Uneven RNA detection, cell losses, exclusions, doublets and source discrepancies limit interpretation; no clinical or UAP validation follows.

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PaperS7564

Functional comparison of PBMCs isolated by Cell Preparation Tubes (CPT) vs. Lymphoprep Tubes

Han Chen, Christian M Schürch, Kevin Noble, Kenneth Kim, Peter O Krutzik, Erika O’Donnell, Jason Vander Tuig, Garry P Nolan, David R McIlwain. ebi.ac.uk. March 30, 2020.

A paired laboratory comparison uses three donors, three operators and eighteen processing aliquots to compare CPT and Lymphoprep methods. Differences in collection and centrifugation form part of the method packages. Nonsignificant results do not establish equivalence. Tables contain endpoint exceptions to broad conclusions, and figure captions and antibody lists conflict. Nolan contributed design, analysis and writing; commercial affiliations and funding are specifically attributed.

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PaperS7626

Sex Differences in the Blood Transcriptome Identify Robust Changes in Immune Cell Proportions with Aging and Influenza Infection

Erika Bongen, Haley Lucian, Avani Khatri, Gabriela K Fragiadakis, Zachary B Bjornson, Garry P Nolan, Paul J Utz, Purvesh Khatri. ebi.ac.uk. November 12, 2019.

The authors derive a144-gene sex-expression signature from public cohorts and explore age, inferred immune composition and influenza response. Cohort reuse and repeated observations limit independent sample counts. Associations do not establish hormone mechanisms or clinical prediction. A retraction linked inside a cited reference concerns that older paper’s epistasis interpretation; it is not a retraction of this study.

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PaperS7598

TRAIL-induced variation of cell signaling states provides nonheritable resistance to apoptosis

Reema Baskar, Harris G Fienberg, Zumana Khair, Patricia Favaro, Sam Kimmey, Douglas R Green, Garry P Nolan, Sylvia Plevritis, Sean C Bendall. ebi.ac.uk. November 8, 2019.

This cultured-cell study examines variation in resistance to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Responses differ across cell lines, and no universal resistant signaling state emerged. Reviewers questioned replication, causality and selected-marker diversity; the revised paper and small surviving fractions retain those limits.

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PaperS7562

MIBI-TOF: A multiplexed imaging platform relates cellular phenotypes and tissue structure

Leeat Keren, Marc Bosse, Steve Thompson, Tyler Risom, Kausalia Vijayaragavan, Erin McCaffrey, Diana Marquez, Roshan Angoshtari, Noah F. Greenwald, Harris Fienberg, Jennifer Wang, Neeraja Kambham, David Kirkwood, Garry Nolan, Thomas J. Montine, Stephen J. Galli, Robert West, Sean C. Bendall, Michael Angelo. ebi.ac.uk. October 9, 2019.

The authors describe a multiplexed tissue-imaging instrument and its performance under specific settings. The main tumor demonstration uses one patient, eight regions and 11,120 nested cells; a 41-patient comparison reuses earlier work. Static spatial patterns do not establish causal immune recruitment or clinical prediction. Nolan supported the work and held patent and shareholder interests. Sensitivity, depth counts, figure settings and panel recipes contain unresolved inconsistencies.

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PaperS7565

Role for polo-like kinase 4 in mediation of cytokinesis

Michael F Press, Bin Xie, Simon Davenport, Yu Zhou, Roberta Guzman, Garry P Nolan, Neil O’Brien, Michael Palazzolo, Tak W Mak, Joan S Brugge, Dennis J Slamon. ebi.ac.uk. May 16, 2019.

A cell-line study examines PLK4 localization and cytokinesis through antibody, genetic and inhibitor assays. The cleavage mechanism and cellular inhibitor specificity remain uncertain. Figure captions, sample panels and starting-cell counts conflict, while some replicate and animal-method details are missing. Nolan contributed reagents and analytic tools. Funding, intellectual property and commercial disclosures are specifically attributed.

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