Judit Salces-Ortiz

Sea stickleback genome reveals repeated chromosomal rearrangements in sticklebacks

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of the sea stickleback and reveals chromosomal fusions and fissions that reshape understanding of karyotype evolution in sticklebacks.

Convergent genomic trajectories shape adaptation to life on land across animal lineages

The paper investigates genomic mechanisms underlying independent transitions to terrestrial life across species, finding lineage-specific gene changes that converge functionally.

Lungfish comparative genomics reveals ancient gene networks co-opted for life on land

The paper identifies conserved gene networks in lungfish estivation that were co-opted for terrestrial adaptation through ancient gene duplications.

Lizards on a sky archipelago: Genomic approaches to the evolution of the mountain genus Iberolacerta

This study presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for Iberolacerta aurelioi and uses whole-genome sequencing to investigate phylogenomic relationships and adaptive traits in the genus Iberolacerta.

An episodic burst of massive genomic rearrangements and the origin of non-marine annelids

The paper shows that clitellates experienced a burst of genomic rearrangements leading to loss of macrosynteny with marine annelids and new chromosomal interactions.

Disentangling the evolutionary history of terrestrial planarians through phylogenomics

This study uses phylogenomic analysis of transcriptomic data to resolve the evolutionary relationships among terrestrial planarian subfamilies, revealing a well-supported topology and re-diagnosing Rhynchodeminae.

A chromosome-level genome of the king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus): a resource for linking genotype to fitness in a long-lived vertebrate

The paper presents a high-quality chromosome-level genome of the king penguin, improving assembly contiguity and annotation for studying genotype-fitness relationships.

Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of Corallium rubrum: a Mediterranean coral threatened by overharvesting and climate change.

This paper presents the first chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation for the red coral Corallium rubrum, providing genomic resources for conservation and population genomics studies.

Genomic exaptation and regulatory landscape shifts as key mechanisms enabling flatworm terrestrialization

This study identifies gene gain and regulatory shifts in terrestrial planarians as key mechanisms for terrestrialization, showing distinct stress response toolkits compared to freshwater relatives.

The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics

The paper describes the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) pilot project, which tests a decentralized model for producing high-quality reference genomes across 98 European species.

A quantitative, genome-wide analysis in Drosophila reveals transposable elements' influence on gene expression is species-specific

This study quantifies the species-specific impact of transposable elements on gene expression and histone marks in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans using transcriptomic and epigenomic data.

Reference genome of the ant Lasius platythorax

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the ant Lasius platythorax using long-read sequencing and Hi-C, providing insights into the genomic basis of trait differentiation in ant species.

DrosOmics: a comparative genomics browser to explore omics data in natural populations of D. melanogaster

DrosOmics provides a comparative genomics browser for 52 D. melanogaster genomes, enabling visualization of assemblies, transposable elements, and functional data.