Alexie Papanicolaou

Apollo 3: Multi-Species Genome Curation

Apollo 3 is a new manual genome annotation tool that integrates with JBrowse 2, enabling multi-genome editing and synteny visualization.

Detection of sex chromosomes in Tephritid pests using R-CQ and KAMY, two computational methods to enable species specific control.

The paper introduces two computational methods, R-CQ and KAMY, to detect sex chromosome sequences in Tephritid pests and evaluates their performance on chromosome-level assemblies.

Genomic innovation and horizontal gene transfer shaped plant colonization and biomass degradation strategies of a globally prevalent fungal pathogen

This study identifies horizontal gene transfer events in Armillaria fungi that contribute to plant biomass degradation and pathogenicity.

De novo genome assembly of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) developed through a combination of linked-reads and long-read technologies

The paper assembles the olive fruit fly genome using linked-reads and long-read technologies, achieving a highly contiguous Y-chromosome assembly.

Functional characterization of sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs)

The paper functionally characterizes insect SNMPs using bioinformatics and experimental techniques, identifying a novel SNMP3 gene family and a molecular model for pheromone detection in silkworms.