Independent Research · Sarasota, Florida
Ravenbill Research
An independent research entity working across biology, genetics, and public health — with a focus on questions that fall between established disciplines.
About
Ravenbill Research is the research activity of Ravenbill, LLC, a limited liability company registered in the State of Florida, USA. It supports independent, interdisciplinary scholarship: hypothesis development, synthesis of published evidence, and proposals for measurement and study design in areas where existing data are incomplete.
Ravenbill, LLC is a registered legal entity (EIN on file). This site documents its research activity; the company's electronic-signature product is published separately at ravenbill.com.
Research focus
Current work centers on human chimerism and mixed-lineage biology — in particular, whether the prevalence of detectable chimerism is systematically underestimated because it is found only when it disrupts single-genome assumptions, and how existing genomic, transplant, and forensic data could be used to measure it.
Working paper
Hidden in Plain Tissues: Is Human Chimerism Systematically Underestimated, and How Could We Measure It?
Timofei Borisovich Bolshakov, Ravenbill, LLC. Preprint and journal submission in preparation. [Add preprint DOI / link when posted.]
Themes
- Ascertainment bias and hidden prevalence in human genetics
- Microchimerism, mosaicism, and immune-mediated disease
- Using population-scale data (prenatal sequencing, transplantation, post-mortem sampling) for measurement
Contact
Timofei Borisovich Bolshakov, MSc — Researcher, Ravenbill, LLC
Email: research@ravenbill.net
Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA
ORCID: 0009-0004-3666-6899 · Entity registration and EIN available to publishers on request.