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Sofia I. Sheikh

University of ChicagoORCID 0000-0002-0991-8913Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Assessing positive selection in centromere-associated kinetochore proteins across Metazoan groups.

Hope M. Healey, L Enrique Gomez, Sofia I. Sheikh, Benjamin R. Camel, Andrew A. Forbes, Kirstin N. Sterner, Emily A. Beck

The paper tests for positive selection in centromere-associated kinetochore proteins across diverse animal groups but finds sporadic positive selection in some proteins.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

A shared gene but distinct dynamics regulate mimicry polymorphisms in closely related species

Sofia I. Sheikh, Meredith M. Doellman, Nicholas W. VanKuren, Phoebe Hall, Marcus R. Kronforst

The paper investigates how a shared gene, doublesex, regulates distinct mimicry polymorphisms in two closely related butterfly species through different developmental mechanisms.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Nov 26, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology