Sarah Saadain

pastForward is a Snakemake pipeline for ancient DNA processing that tracks copy-number variation and performs taxonomic screening across eukaryotes, validated with case studies on dogs and Drosophila.

The paper compares transcriptional architectures of CAM in two Tillandsia species, finding divergent gene expression patterns despite shared core CAM genes.

The paper identifies and traces the spread of the endogenous retrovirus Kuruka in Drosophila melanogaster populations, showing its recent horizontal transfer from an Afrotropical species.