Marcela Uliano‐Silva

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.

The paper generates high-quality chromosome-level genomes for three Plasmodium species from natural infections, improving understanding of their biology and evolution.

The paper shows processed pseudogenes are dynamic evolutionary elements, not inert, and links their abundance to life-history traits and cancer-related dynamics across vertebrates.

The paper investigates chromosomal evolution in sedges and rushes, finding evidence of polycentromeres and their impact on genome rearrangement rates and segregation patterns.

This study presents chromosome-level genomes for sloths and anteaters, revealing retrocopy formation and domestication as key drivers of xenarthran genome evolution and physiological specializations.

This paper identifies gene clusters in Sphingobium yanoikuyae A-TP responsible for metabolizing limonene, α-pinene, and citronellol, and proposes candidates for limonene 8-hydratase.

The paper presents an improved rat reference genome, mRatBN7.2, which enhances genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomics data mapping and identifies millions of genetic variations across rat strains.

The paper assembles and characterizes the ZW sex chromosomes in M. macrocephalus using PacBio and Hi-C, identifying candidate genes for sex determination.

The paper presents a scalable pipeline for reference genome assembly and evaluation, demonstrating its effectiveness across 51 vertebrate species using Galaxy.

MitoHiFi assembles mitochondrial genomes from PacBio HiFi reads, identifying heteroplasmy variants and excluding nuclear contaminants, and has been used to assemble 374 mitochondrial genomes.

The paper analyzes genomes of leatherback and green turtles to identify gene family expansions and demographic differences that may influence their ecological adaptations and conservation status.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the golden mussel using Hi-C, PacBio HiFi, and 10X sequencing data, achieving high contiguity and annotation.

The paper presents a high-quality genome and transcriptome of the tufted duck, comparing short and long-read sequencing technologies for transcriptome assembly.

This paper presents the first high-quality genome assembly and annotation for the tambaqui fish, providing a resource for genetic and genomic studies in aquaculture and ecology.

The paper develops a pipeline for mitochondrial genome assembly and identifies errors and novel duplications in reference mitogenomes.

The paper summarizes methods and lessons from assembling 16 vertebrate genomes, highlights the importance of long-read sequencing, and introduces the Vertebrate Genomes Project to generate complete reference genomes for all vertebrate species.

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.

The paper presents the first draft genome of Protium kleinii, identifies terpene biosynthesis genes, and characterizes resin volatile compounds.