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Nils Homer

Fulcrum Genomics (United States)

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Genomics· 2 Genetic & Genomic Medicine· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Research Focus:variant calling· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1

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Tim J. FennelliD· 2 shared Adrian N. Fehr· 1 shared Anne M. Bara· 1 shared Benjamin Haibe‐KainsiD· 1 shared Brett EstesiD· 1 shared Cassandra ChamouniD· 1 shared Celeste YuiD· 1 shared Chong T. LuoiD· 1 shared

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2022-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Evaluation of ensilication technology for ambient DNA preservation

Michael Blas, Celeste Yu, Farnoosh Abbas Aghababazadeh, Vanessa Hoelscher, Marcus Volz, Linden L. Morales, Kaytee Jarolik, Xiuhua Dong, Sheila M. Dobin, Tuula Rantasalo, Tatu Hirvonen, Juha-Pekka Pursiheimo, Nea Laine, Nils Homer, Cassandra Chamoun, , Philippe Lucien Bedard

This paper evaluates ensilication technology for ambient DNA preservation, finding it maintains sequencing fidelity and reduces artifacts compared to frozen storage.

NAR Molecular Medicine · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Large Serine Integrase Off-target Discovery and Validation for Therapeutic Genome Editing

Dane Z. Hazelbaker, Japan B. Mehta, Connor McGinnis, Didac Santesmasses, Anne M. Bara, Xiaoyu Liang, Thomas C. Biondi, Tim J. Fennell, Nils Homer, Brett Estes, Jenny Xie, Davood Norouzi, Kaivalya Molugu, Ravindra Amunugama, Chong T. Luo, , Daniel J. O’Connell

The paper develops and validates methods to detect off-target recombination by Large Serine Integrases, finding higher sensitivity than whole genome sequencing.

bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2024 · PreprintGenomics

Fast and Accurate Kinship Estimation Using Sparse SNPs in Relatively Large Database Searches

June Snedecor, Tim J. Fennell, Seth Stadick, Nils Homer, Joana Antunes, Kathryn M. Stephens, Cydne L. Holt

The paper introduces a windowed kinship algorithm using sparse SNPs to estimate kinship in forensic genetics, achieving performance comparable to segment matching with fewer false associations.

Forensic Science International Genetics · Aug 27, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics