Lisette P. Waits

This paper resolves the genetic lineage of California bighorn sheep using high-throughput sequencing, confirming its distinctiveness and informing conservation strategies.

This paper presents a telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of bighorn sheep, revealing immune gene differences that may explain their susceptibility to respiratory pathogens.

The paper identifies coyotes along the Gulf Coast with significant red wolf ancestry, suggesting they could aid in red wolf conservation through genomic approaches.

The paper develops universal reference primers for qPCR-based telomere length measurement in any vertebrate species.