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Mark Andrew Whitehead

University of Liverpool

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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An improved Trypanosoma vivax genome assembly confirms the distinct organisation of its variant antigen repertoire

Andrew P. Jackson, Rachel Young, Mark Andrew Whitehead, Pieter C. Steketee, Alastair Darby, Liam J Morrison

The paper presents an improved T. vivax genome assembly, revealing distinct VSG gene organization and expression mechanisms compared to T. brucei.

bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2026 · PreprintGenomics

A near-complete chromosome from a bacterial pathogen integrated into the genome of its arthropod vector

Jing Jing Khoo, Alexandra Y. Beliavskaia, Adriana Ludwig, Mark Andrew Whitehead, Alaa M. Al-Khafaji, Catherine S. Hartley, Mária Kazimírová, Germanus S. Bah, Andeliza Frederik, Inswasti Cahyani, Matthew Loose, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Alistair C. Darby, Benjamin L. Makepeace

The paper identifies an almost-complete Rickettsia africae chromosome in the genome of its arthropod vector, A. variegatum, demonstrating lateral gene transfer from the pathogen to the host.

bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintGenomics