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John William O. Ballard

The University of MelbourneORCID 0000-0002-2358-6003Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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The Australasian dingo archetype: De novo chromosome-length genome assembly, DNA methylome, and cranial morphology

John William O. Ballard, Matthew A. Field, Richard J. Edwards, Laura A. B. Wilson, Loukas George Koungoulos, Benjamin D. Rosen, Barry Chernoff, Olga Dudchenko, Arina D. Omer, Jens Keilwagen, Ksenia Skvortsova, Ozren Bogdanović, Eva K.F. Chan, Robert A. Zammit, Vanessa M. Hayes, Erez Lieberman Aiden

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly, DNA methylome, and cranial morphology analysis of an Alpine dingo, supporting its status as an archetype for evolutionary studies.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2023 · PreprintGenomics

Ancestral dietary change alters development of Drosophila larvae through MAPK signalling

Samuel G. Towarnicki, Neil A. Youngson, Susan Corley, Justin C. St. John, Richard G. Melvin, Nigel A. Turner, Margaret J. Morris, John William O. Ballard

This study shows ancestral diet alters Drosophila larval development timing via MAPK signaling pathway changes.

Fly · Jun 29, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Desert Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) genome provides insights into their role in the Australian ecosystem.

Sonu Yadav, Olga Dudchenko, Meera Esvaran, Benjamin D. Rosen, Matthew A. Field, Ksenia Skvortsova, Richard J. Edwards, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Jens Keilwagen, Blake J. Cochran, Bikash Manandhar, Martin P. Bucknall, Sonia Bustamante, Jacob Agerbo Rasmussen, Richard G. Melvin, , John William O. Ballard

The paper presents a desert dingo genome assembly and compares it to domestic dog genomes, identifying structural variants and physiological differences linked to ecological roles.

Science Advances · Apr 22, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics

Chromosome-length genome assembly and structural variations of the primal Basenji dog (Canis lupus familiaris) genome

Richard J. Edwards, Matthew A. Field, James M. Ferguson, Olga Dudchenko, Jens Keilwagen, Benjamin D. Rosen, Gary S. Johnson, Edward S. Rice, LaDeana Hillier, J. W. Hammond, Samuel G. Towarnicki, Arina D. Omer, Ruqayya Khan, Ksenia Skvortsova, Ozren Bogdanović, , John William O. Ballard

The paper presents two high-quality Basenji genome assemblies and compares structural variations across three dog breeds, highlighting the impact of reference genome choice on variant detection.

BMC Genomics · Mar 16, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics