Simona Secomandi

This paper presents the first fully phased, diploid, telomere-to-telomere genome of the zebra finch, revealing new genes and structural features.

The paper analyzes non-B DNA motifs in bird genomes, showing differences in distribution across chromosome types and their potential regulatory roles, while highlighting sequencing challenges.

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

The paper presents a pangenome for the barn swallow and identifies genes under selection linked to synanthropy and domestication traits.

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.