Jacek Kominek

Repeated horizontal gene transfer of GALactose metabolism genes violates Dollo's law of irreversible loss

The paper shows that galactose metabolism genes can be horizontally transferred between yeast species, allowing for the reacquisition of a lost trait after millions of years.

Evidence for loss and adaptive reacquisition of alcoholic fermentation in an early-derived fructophilic yeast lineage

The paper shows that fructophilic yeasts in the W/S clade lost and reacquired alcoholic fermentation genes via horizontal gene transfer, adapting to high sugar environments.

in silico Whole Genome Sequencer & Analyzer (iWGS): a computational pipeline to guide the design and analysis of de novo genome sequencing studies

iWGS is a computational pipeline that guides the design and analysis of de novo genome sequencing projects by simulating data generation, quality control, assembly, and evaluation.

Reconstructing the backbone of the Saccharomycotina yeast phylogeny using genome-scale data

This paper reconstructs the Saccharomycotina yeast phylogeny using genome-scale data from 86 yeast genomes and identifies robust and conflicting relationships among major lineages.