Mary J. O’Connell

This paper presents the first fully phased, diploid, telomere-to-telomere genome of the zebra finch, revealing new genes and structural features.

The paper shows processed pseudogenes are dynamic evolutionary elements, not inert, and links their abundance to life-history traits and cancer-related dynamics across vertebrates.

This study shows that ribosome specialisation in eukaryotes arises through constructive neutral evolution, not adaptation or selection.

This paper introduces panDecay, a software tool that unifies decay index calculations across different phylogenetic frameworks to assess branch support.

The paper develops a bovine endometrial organoid model to study hormone responsiveness and conceptus-maternal interactions, identifying differentially expressed genes and biological processes.

The paper shows that placental phenotypes in mammals can be predicted from miRNA repertoires with high accuracy, revealing constrained genetic pathways for convergent evolution.

This study generates genomic sequences for Galapagos iguanas to explore their evolutionary history and identify genes associated with marine adaptation, pigmentation, and DNA damage responses.

This study shows miR-185-5p regulates pathways linked to implantation failure by altering protein expression and CNP family gene activity in endometrial cells.

The paper introduces the Amphibian Genomics Consortium to address gaps in amphibian genomic resources and promote international collaboration for research and conservation.

The paper shows that PDI, a conserved protein, alters endometrial function in species with different implantation strategies by modifying transcriptomes and secretomes.

The paper examines XIST RNA-protein interactions across mammals with different early pregnancy morphologies, finding conserved binding partners but species-specific binding preferences.

The paper identifies new pathogenic variants in the MMP20 gene associated with autosomal recessive amelogenesis imperfecta and explores their genetic origins across different populations.

The paper identifies lncRNAs that interact with the translation machinery during neuronal differentiation and shows some produce peptides that affect neurite length.