Author

Jasper W. Schwarz

The University of Sydney

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Microbiology· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Charles HolmesiD· 2 shared Ayda Susana Ortiz-BáeziD· 1 shared Ethan Mandojana· 1 shared Heather Fenton· 1 shared Jane HalliD· 1 shared Jonathon C. O. MifsudiD· 1 shared Josephine Rieken· 1 shared Karrie C Rose· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 27 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersMicrobiology

Edward Charles HolmesORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

Metagenomic identification of novel Hepaciviridae in Australian birds reveals pegivirus recombination

Jasper W. Schwarz, Josephine Rieken, Ethan Mandojana, Karrie C Rose, Heather Fenton, Jane Hall, Kate Van Brussel, Edward Charles Holmes

The paper identifies two novel pegiviruses and two orthohepaciviruses in Australian birds, revealing recombination events and co-infections among avian hepaciviruses.

bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

The RNA virome of early metazoans sheds light on long-term virus-host relationships

Ayda Susana Ortiz-Báez, Jonathon C. O. Mifsud, Jasper W. Schwarz, Sabrina Sadiq, Edward Charles Holmes

The paper analyzes RNA viromes of ctenophores and placozoans to explore virus-host relationships, identifying novel viruses and their evolutionary patterns.

bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology