Effie Apostolou

Cornell University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics · Molecular Biology

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Publications85

Citations6,671

Grants

22 total · 7 active

NIH #5P01CA229086-07

Chromatin Architecture Regulatory Mechanisms in Pathogenesis of B-Cell Lymphomas

Active

Amount: $503K
Period: 2019-06-12 → 2030-03-31
PIs: 1
Est. capacity / PI: ~2 students

Awarded at NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #5R01NS136475-02

Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs

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Amount: $676K
Period: 2024-05-01 → 2029-04-30
PIs: 3
Est. capacity / PI: ~2 students

Awarded at WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV

NIH #1R01NS136475-01

Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs.

Active

Amount: $693K
Period: 2024-05-01 → 2029-04-30
PIs: 3
Est. capacity / PI: ~2 students

Awarded at WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV

Student capacity is a rough estimate from remaining award size, split equally among PIs. Actual funding decisions vary.

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New paper: Postmitotic transcription and 3D regulation show locus-specific and differentiation-specific sensitivity to cohesin depletion (Nature Genetics)2026-04-01
New preprint: Post-mitotic transcriptional activation and 3D regulatory interactions show locus- and differentiation-specific sensitivity to cohesin depletion2025-02-14
New NIH award: $676K — Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs2024-05-01
New NIH award: $693K — Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs.2024-05-01
New NIH award: $676K — Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs2024-05-01
New NIH award: $406K — Characterizing stem cell-like B cell subpopulations and dissecting their role in tumorigenesis2023-07-01
New NIH award: $410K — Characterizing stem cell-like B cell subpopulations and dissecting their role in tumorigenesis2023-07-01
New NIH award: $392K — Characterizing stem cell-like B cell subpopulations and dissecting their role in tumorigenesis2023-07-01
New NIH award: $503K — Chromatin Architecture Regulatory Mechanisms in Pathogenesis of B-Cell Lymphomas2019-06-12

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Publications as of 2026-07-01
Grants as of 2026-06-30

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ORCID: 0000-0002-8111-0863

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Postmitotic transcription and 3D regulation show locus-specific and differentiation-specific sensitivity to cohesin depletion
Nature Genetics · 2026-04-01 · 2 citations
T follicular helper cells transiently unlock a plasticity state in germinal centre B cells during the humoral immune response
Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde) · 2026-01-01
T follicular helper cells transiently unlock a plasticity state in germinal centre B cells during the humoral immune response
Nature Cell Biology · 2025-12-29 · 2 citations
MED1 IDR deacetylation controls stress responsive genes through RNA Pol II recruitment
Nature Chemical Biology · 2025-10-23 · 2 citations
Disruption of TAD hierarchy promotes LTR co-option in cancer
Nature Genetics · 2025-06-30 · 5 citations
Three-dimensional regulatory hubs support oncogenic programs in glioblastoma
Molecular Cell · 2025-03-27 · 9 citations
Post-mitotic transcriptional activation and 3D regulatory interactions show locus- and differentiation-specific sensitivity to cohesin depletionPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025-02-14 · 3 citations
Author Correction: ChromaFold predicts the 3D contact map from single-cell chromatin accessibility
Nature Communications · 2025-01-15
DDX18 coordinates nucleolus phase separation and nuclear organization to control the pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells
Nature Communications · 2024-12-30 · 12 citations
Single-cell analysis of bidirectional reprogramming between early embryonic states identify mechanisms of differential lineage plasticities in mice
Developmental Cell · 2024-12-26 · 2 citations
Three-dimensional regulatory hubs support oncogenic programs in glioblastomaPreprint
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2024-12-20 · 2 citations
ChromaFold predicts the 3D contact map from single-cell chromatin accessibility
Nature Communications · 2024-11-01 · 22 citations
CRISPR screening uncovers a long-range enhancer for ONECUT1 in pancreatic differentiation and links a diabetes risk variant
Cell Reports · 2024-08-01 · 12 citations

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Effie Apostolou

Grants

Chromatin Architecture Regulatory Mechanisms in Pathogenesis of B-Cell Lymphomas

Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs

Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs.

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Chromatin Architecture Regulatory Mechanisms in Pathogenesis of B-Cell Lymphomas

Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs

Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs.

Identifying and Targeting 3D Regulatory Nodes that Maintain Glioblastoma Programs

Characterizing stem cell-like B cell subpopulations and dissecting their role in tumorigenesis

Characterizing stem cell-like B cell subpopulations and dissecting their role in tumorigenesis

Characterizing stem cell-like B cell subpopulations and dissecting their role in tumorigenesis

Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Macro-molecular Complexes that Execute and Regulate Genome Function

Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Macro-molecular Complexes that Execute and Regulate Genome Function

Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Macro-molecular Complexes that Execute and Regulate Genome Function

Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Macro-molecular Complexes that Execute and Regulate Genome Function

Structure, Function, and Dynamics of Macro-molecular Complexes that Execute and Regulate Genome Function

Discovery of diabetes-relevant ÃÂ² cell enhancers through 4D enhancer mapping, integrative analysis, and large-scale CRISPRi perturbation screens

Discovery of diabetes-relevant β cell enhancers through 4D enhancer mapping, integrative analysis, and large-scale CRISPRi perturbation screens

Discovery of diabetes-relevant ÃÂ² cell enhancers through 4D enhancer mapping, integrative analysis, and large-scale CRISPRi perturbation screens

Discovery of diabetes-relevant ÃÂ² cell enhancers through 4D enhancer mapping, integrative analysis, and large-scale CRISPRi perturbation screens

Discovery of diabetes-relevant ÃÂ² cell enhancers through 4D enhancer mapping, integrative analysis, and large-scale CRISPRi perturbation screens

Organizational principles and functional role of 3D enhancer hubs in cell fate decisions

Organizational principles and functional role of 3D enhancer hubs in cell fate decisions

Organizational principles and functional role of 3D enhancer hubs in cell fate decisions

Organizational principles and functional role of 3D enhancer hubs in cell fate decisions

Defining the role of chromatin architecture in cell fate inheritance

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