Rowena Hill

Transcriptional signatures underlying divergent lifestyles of endophytic and pathogenic fungi in early colonisation of wheat roots

This study compares the transcriptional profiles of two closely related fungi during early wheat root colonization, revealing differences in gene expression that underlie their distinct lifestyles.

The impact of long-read sequencing on fungal genome assemblies: progress and disparity

This paper reviews the impact of long-read sequencing on fungal genome assemblies, highlighting progress, disparities, and remaining taxonomic gaps.

Starship giant transposable elements cluster by host taxonomy using kmer-based phylogenetics

The paper uses kmer-based phylogenetics to classify Starship transposable elements and finds they cluster by host taxonomy, suggesting horizontal transfer is less common across larger evolutionary distances.

Leveraging existing data to maximise quality and consistency across gene model annotations: a Fusarium pan-annotation

This paper improves gene model annotations across 82 Fusarium genomes by combining existing annotations with de novo predictions, enhancing consistency and quality for comparative genomics.

Evolutionary genomics reveals variation in structure and genetic content implicated in virulence and lifestyle in the genus Gaeumannomyces

This study generates high-quality genome assemblies for Gaeumannomyces species, revealing virulence lineage variation and genomic features linked to pathogenicity and lifestyle.