Giordano B. Soares‐Souza

The paper resolves taxonomic confusion in sun corals by combining molecular phylogenetics and genome assemblies, revealing T. coccinea as the cosmopolitan species and T. tagusensis as endemic to the Galapagos.

Pipeasm automates large chromosome-scale genome assembly using HiFi, ONT, and HiC data, enabling diploid genome assembly with a Snakemake pipeline.

The paper identifies differentially expressed genes in Parkinson's disease brain tissues, highlighting SYT1 as a significantly downregulated gene associated with calcium signaling and neurotransmitter release.

The paper analyzes the population structure of golden mussels across five Brazilian reservoirs using ddRAD-seq and finds no geographic genetic structure.

The paper analyzes African genetic contributions to the Americas, showing regional ancestry patterns and admixture dynamics linked to historical factors.

The paper identifies stable reference genes for qPCR analysis of gonads in the invasive mussel Limnoperna fortunei, recommending NAPA, UBE2F, and RPS3 for sex comparisons and HS6ST3B and NAPA for female-specific studies.

The paper analyzes the gonad transcriptome of golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei to identify sex differentiation genes, finding 15 male-biased and 4 female-biased homologs of known sex-related gene families.

The paper presents the first genome of Tubastraea sp., a fast-spreading invasive coral, and reports its large size, high gene content, and repetitive elements, providing insights into its invasiveness and adaptation.