Publications
Bridging the gap in African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics
Nature Biotechnology, 12 September 2023
Journal of Heredity, September 2023
The Race to Save the World’s DNA
The New Yorker, 9 August 2023
MitoHiFi: a python pipeline for mitochondrial genome assembly from PacBio high fidelity reads
BMC Bioinformatics, 18 July 2023
A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species
Science, 1 June 2023
Science, 27 April 2023
Cell Reports, 28 March, 2023
Molecular Ecology Resources, 5 March 2023
Wellcome Open Research, 17 January 2023
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of a Japanese chili pepper landrace, Capsicum annum ‘Takanotsume’
DNA Research, 25 December 2022
Nature Communications, 27 October 2022
Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern
Nature Plants, 1 September 2022
Evolution of the ancestral mammalian karyotype and syntenic regions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 26 September 2022
Reference genomes for conservation
Science, 21 July 2022
Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials
Cell, 20 April 2022
Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Standards recommendations for the Earth BioGenome Project
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Green plant genomes: What we know in an era of rapidly expanding opportunities
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Darwinian genomics and diversity in the tree of life
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Ethical, legal, and social issues in the Earth BioGenome Project
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Threatened Species Initiative: Empowering conservation action using genomic resources
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022
Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species
Nature, 28 April 2021: pp737-746
Vertebrate Chromosome Evolution
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 16 February 2021
Platypus and echidna genomes reveal mammalian biology and evolution
Nature, 6 January 2021
Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics
Nature, 11 November 2020: pp 252–257
A comparative genomics multitool for scientific discovery and conservation
Nature, 11 November 2020: pp 240–245
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 21 August 2020
Opinion: Intercepting pandemics through genomics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 3 June 2020
A hybrid de novo genome assembly of the honeybee, Apis mellifera, with chromosome-length scaffolds
BMC Genomics, 8 April 2019
Antarctic blackfin icefish genome reveals adaptations to extreme environments
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 25 February 2019: pp 469–478
Selective single molecule sequencing and assembly of a human Y chromosome of African origin
Nature Communications, 2 January 2019
Multiple Facets of Marine Invertebrate Conservation Genomics
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 28 November 2018
The Genome of the North American Brown Bear or Grizzly: Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis.
Genes, 30 November 2018
Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control
Nature, 14 November 2018: pp 501-507
BioRxiv, 28 January 2018
The Genome of the Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)
Genes, 11 December 2017
The Genome of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)
Genes, 11 December 2017
A soft selective sweep during rapid evolution of gentle behaviour in an Africanized honeybee
Nature Communications, 16 November 2017
A 3-way hybrid approach to generate a new high-quality chimpanzee reference genome (Pan_tro_3.0)
GigaScience, 30 October 2017
Deep evolutionary conservation of autism-related genes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 31 July 2017
De novo assembly of the Aedes aegypti genome using Hi-C yields chromosome-length scaffolds
Science, 7 April 2017: pp 92-95
Epigenetics and the evolution of instincts
Science, 7 April 2017: pp 26-27
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 11 January 2017
Chimpanzee genomic diversity reveals ancient admixture with bonobos
Science, 28 Oct 2016: pp. 477-481
Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living
Science, 5 June 2015: pp 1139-1143
Great ape genetic diversity and population history
Nature, 25 July 2013: pp 471–475