Publications

Bridging the gap in African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics

Nature Biotechnology, 12 September 2023

Assembly of the largest squamate reference genome to date: The western fence lizard, Scelporus occidentalis

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

An improved germline genome assembly for the sea lamprey Petromyzon marines illuminates the evolution of germ line-specific chromosomes

Cell Reports, 28 March, 2023

Genomes of two Extinct-in-the-Wild reptiles from Christmas Island reveal distinct evolutionary histories and conservation insights

Molecular Ecology Resources, 5 March 2023

Genomes on a Tree (GoaT): A versatile, scalable search engine for genomic and sequencing project metadata across the eukaryotic tree of life

Wellcome Open Research, 17 January 2023

Chromosome-scale genome assembly of a Japanese chili pepper landrace, Capsicum annum ‘Takanotsume’

DNA Research, 25 December 2022

Arctic introgression and chromatin regulation facilitated rapid Qinghai-Tibet Plateau colonization by an avian predator

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

EBP-Colombia and the bioeconomy: Genomics in the service of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development

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

Why sequence all eukaryotes?

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 18 January 2022

Balancing openness with Indigenous data sovereignty: An opportunity to leave no one behind in the journey to sequence all of life

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

Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates

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

The Juicebox Assembly Tools module facilitates de novo assembly of mammalian genomes with chromosome-length scaffolds for under $1000

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

Caste-biased gene expression in a facultatively eusocial bee suggests a role for genetic accommodation in the evolution of eusociality

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