Bettina Haase

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I: A global reference genome resource

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I provides high-quality reference genomes for 816 species, enabling evolutionary and conservation insights across vertebrates.

Insights into the Evolution of Ancient Shark and Ray Sex Chromosomes

The paper examines sex chromosomes in 14 elasmobranch species, identifying conserved X chromosomes and a shared candidate gene for sex determination.

Differential sensory and immune gene evolution in sea turtles with contrasting demographic and life histories

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.

Pangenomics provides insights into the role of synanthropy in barn swallow evolution

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

A haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the Nile rat facilitates exploration of the genetic basis of diabetes

This paper presents a haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the Nile rat, revealing unique genomic features relevant to type 2 diabetes and metabolic dysfunctions.

Convergent gene expression highlights shared vocal motor microcircuitry in songbirds and humans

The paper identifies convergent gene expression patterns between songbird and human vocal motor circuits, highlighting shared molecular specializations in specific brain regions.

Patient-derived gene and protein expression signatures of NGLY1 deficiency

The paper characterizes gene and protein expression changes in NGLY1 deficiency using patient-derived cells and provides a web resource for the data.

A high-quality Genome and Comparison of Short versus Long Read Transcriptome of the Palaearctic duck Aythya fuligula (Tufted Duck)

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

Complete vertebrate mitogenomes reveal widespread gene duplications and repeats

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

Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

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.

Cell-type, single-cell, and spatial signatures of brain-region specific splicing in postnatal development

The paper identifies brain-region specific splicing patterns at single-cell and spatial resolution in postnatal mice, revealing cell-type specific and region-specific isoform expression.

As above, so below: Whole transcriptome profiling supports the continuum hypothesis of avian dorsal and ventral pallium organization

The paper uses transcriptome profiling to test the continuum hypothesis of avian pallium organization, finding molecular similarity between dorsal and ventral regions.

Reference genome and demographic history of the most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita

The paper generates a high-quality reference genome for the vaquita and analyzes its demographic history, revealing long-term population stability and low genetic diversity.

Single-cell isoform RNA sequencing (ScISOr-Seq) across thousands of cells reveals isoforms of cerebellar cell types.

The paper introduces ScISOr-Seq, a method combining single-cell full-length cDNA amplification with short-read and long-read sequencing to identify isoforms in cerebellar cell types across thousands of cells.