Melisa E. Magallanes

The paper presents the first genome assembly of Abrothrix olivacea and uses it to study gene expression and genetic divergence in kidney tissue across contrasting environments.

The paper analyzes the evolution of symbiosis in Cupriavidus genus, identifying five distinct lineages and a high conserved symbiotic island with low conservation among plasmids.

The paper identifies positive selection in insulin, insulin receptor, and inceptor genes in hystricognath rodents, suggesting adaptive changes in the insulin signaling pathway.

The paper reannotates the House sparrow genome using RNA-Seq data, increasing transcript and gene counts and improving UTR annotation.