William R. Pearson

Early terminated transcripts and missing proteins reflect artifacts in bacterial proteomes

The paper identifies artifacts in bacterial proteomes by analyzing cluster participation and protein length, finding that short proteins are often errors due to frame-shifts or termination codons.

Improved selection of canonical proteins for reference proteomes

The paper improves canonical protein selection for reference proteomes by identifying more accurate representatives among orthologous sequences.

Bioinformatics Core Competencies for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education

The paper identifies core bioinformatics competencies needed for undergraduate life sciences education based on a national survey and syllabus analysis.

Barriers to Integration of Bioinformatics into Undergraduate Life Sciences Education

This study identifies barriers to integrating bioinformatics into undergraduate life sciences education through a survey of faculty, highlighting lack of training as the most common issue.