Karen Oliver

The sensory shark: high-quality morphological, genomic and transcriptomic data for the small spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula reveal the molecular bases of sensory organ evolution in jawed vertebrates

This study integrates genomic, transcriptomic, and morphological data from the small-spotted catshark to uncover molecular mechanisms underlying sensory organ evolution in jawed vertebrates.

Genomics of cold adaptations in the Antarctic notothenioid fish radiation.

The paper generates and analyzes genome assemblies for 24 Antarctic notothenioid fish species to study cold adaptations, identifying genomic changes related to antifreeze proteins and haemoglobin loss.

Benchmarking ultra-high molecular weight DNA preservation methods for long-read and long-range sequencing

The paper benchmarks DNA preservation methods for long-read and long-range sequencing across vertebrates, finding that optimal methods vary by taxa, tissue, and application.

Complete vertebrate mitogenomes reveal widespread gene duplications and repeats

The paper develops a pipeline for mitochondrial genome assembly and identifies errors and novel duplications in reference mitogenomes.

The Gene-Rich Genome of the Scallop Pecten maximus

The paper reports the high-quality genome assembly of Pecten maximus, revealing gene duplicates and highlighting Nav1 as a candidate for toxin resistance.

Contrasting genome dynamics between domesticated and wild yeasts

This study compares structural genome dynamics between domesticated and wild yeasts using long-read sequencing, revealing differences in rearrangement rates and types.