Luke W. Silver

The paper estimates the koala mutation rate and uses it to reconstruct population history, revealing a decline before human arrival and genetic splits.

This study investigates genetic factors contributing to high cancer susceptibility in marsupials by comparing genome expansions of oncogenes between dasyurid and non-dasyurid species.

The paper introduces Cornetto, a method using targeted long-read sequencing to improve genome assembly quality and completeness, particularly for challenging regions and sample types.

The paper assesses how supplementation affects functional genetic diversity and selective processes in Tasmanian devils, finding increased functional diversity post-supplementation without evidence of local allele swamping.

The paper links inbreeding and homozygosity in koalas to chlamydial infection susceptibility using genome-wide association studies and population genetics analyses.

The paper analyzes koala genomes to show that population growth can increase effective population size, helping populations escape inbreeding risks despite past bottlenecks.

The paper tracks genomic and immunogenetic diversity loss in the orange-bellied parrot over time, finding a 62% reduction in genomic diversity and decreased Toll-like receptor alleles, increasing disease susceptibility.

The paper presents the first draft genome of the numbat, identifying genes related to its termitivorous diet and providing insights into its evolutionary adaptations.

The paper reports the first reference genome for the critically endangered woylie, generated using long-read sequencing and transcriptome assembly.