Robert Kofler

This study identifies a novel hybrid dysgenesis system in Drosophila melanogaster caused by Transib1, showing strong and temperature-tolerant effects, and demonstrates bidirectional gene flow barriers using two TEs.

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

This study uses simulations to show that transposable element insertion bias into piRNA clusters can alter invasion dynamics but is generally not beneficial for TE spread, with limited scenarios where it might be advantageous.

The paper investigates how biogeography influences transposable element (TE) composition in Drosophila melanogaster by analyzing HTT events across 285 drosophilid genomes.

The paper shows that non-autonomous P-element insertions can stabilize TE copy numbers without piRNA defence, revealing a novel mechanism for TE population dynamics.

GenomeDelta identifies recent transposable element invasions and other novel sequences without a repeat library, validated with simulated and real data.

The paper identifies three recent horizontal transposon element transfers in D. melanogaster and links them to human activities.

The paper introduces novel quality metrics to evaluate TE assemblies and provides high-quality assemblies for Drosophila melanogaster strains, revealing abundant TE insertion polymorphisms in piRNA clusters.

The paper investigates how minisatellite transposable elements contribute to population divergence in Chironomus riparius through differential activity and selection pressures.