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Simon Gagnon

Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Ana Victoria Ibarra‐MenesesiD· 1 shared Atia B. Amin· 1 shared Cecile L. TremblayiD· 1 shared Christopher Fernandez‐PradaiD· 1 shared David LanglaisiD· 1 shared DE KaufmanniD· 1 shared Floriane PointiD· 1 shared François CoutléeiD· 1 shared

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Telomere-to-telomere assembly detects genomic diversity in Canadian strains of Borrelia burgdorferi

Atia B. Amin, Ana Victoria Ibarra‐Meneses, Simon Gagnon, Georgi Merhi, Martin Olivier, Momar Ndao, Mathieu Blanchette, Christopher Fernandez‐Prada, David Langlais

The paper develops a genome assembly pipeline to analyze Borrelia burgdorferi strains, revealing genomic diversity at telomeres and plasmids across Canadian isolates.

Cell Reports · Feb 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Impact of cobas PCR Media Freezing on SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Integrity and Whole Genome Sequencing Analyses

Patrick Benoit, Floriane Point, Simon Gagnon, DE Kaufmann, Cecile L. Tremblay, Richard Harrigan, Isabelle Hardy, François Coutlée, Simon Grandjean Lapierre

This study evaluates the impact of freezing cobas PCR Media on SARS-CoV-2 RNA integrity and whole genome sequencing results, finding no significant negative effects.

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease · Aug 20, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology