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Kavindu Jayasooriya

Garvan Institute of Medical Research

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Hasindu GamaarachchiiD· 2 shared Ira W. DevesoniD· 2 shared Adauto Lima CardosoiD· 1 shared Amali C. MallawaarachchiiD· 1 shared Andre L. M. ReisiD· 1 shared Andrew John MallettiD· 1 shared Arthur GeorgesiD· 1 shared Carolyn J. HoggiD· 1 shared

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Targeted sequencing and iterative assembly of near-complete genomes

Hasindu Gamaarachchi, Igor Stevanovski, J. W. Hammond, Andre L. M. Reis, Melissa Rapadas, Kavindu Jayasooriya, Tonia Russell, Dennis Yeow, Yvonne Hort, Chirag Patel, Andrew John Mallett, Elaine Stackpoole, Lauren Roman, Luke W. Silver, Carolyn J. Hogg, , Ira W. Deveson

The paper introduces Cornetto, a method using targeted long-read sequencing to improve genome assembly quality and completeness, particularly for challenging regions and sample types.

Nature Communications · Nov 24, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

A new compression strategy to reduce the size of nanopore sequencing data

Kavindu Jayasooriya, Sasha P. Jenner, Pasindu Marasinghe, Udith Senanayake, Hassaan Saadat, David Taubman, Roshan Ragel, Hasindu Gamaarachchi, Ira W. Deveson

This paper introduces ex-zd, a compression strategy for nanopore sequencing data that reduces file sizes by removing redundant bits without affecting downstream analyses.

Genome Research · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedBioinformatics