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Kevin Judd McKernan

Courtagen Life Sciences (United States)ORCID 0000-0002-3908-1122Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genomics· 2 Genetics· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Assay:long-read sequencing· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Yvonne Helbert· 3 shared Lei ZhangiD· 2 shared Liam T. KaneiD· 2 shared Stephen McLaughlin· 2 shared Alberto RivaiD· 1 shared Biao LiuiD· 1 shared Christine M. Stanley· 1 shared Douglas R. SmithiD· 1 shared

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Quantitative PCR for cannabis flower containing SARs-CoV-2

Kevin Judd McKernan, Liam T. Kane, Yvonne Helbert

The paper develops a qPCR assay to detect SARs-CoV-2 in cannabis flower and assesses its stability after gamma irradiation.

bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2020 · PreprintGenomics

Sequence and annotation of 42 cannabis genomes reveals extensive copy number variation in cannabinoid synthesis and pathogen resistance genes

Kevin Judd McKernan, Yvonne Helbert, Liam T. Kane, Heather M. Ebling, Lei Zhang, Biao Liu, Zachary Eaton, Stephen McLaughlin, Sarah B. Kingan, Primo A. Baybayan, Gregory T. Concepcion, Mark Jordan, Alberto Riva, W. Brad Barbazuk, Timothy T. Harkins

Long-read assemblies of an inbred cannabis trio plus whole-genome sequencing of 40 cultivars link cannabinoid synthase gene deletions to chemotype and associate CsTLP1 loss with powdery mildew susceptibility.

bioRxiv · Jan 3, 2020 · PreprintGenomics✦ In-depth digest

Rare genetic variants in the endocannabinoid system genes CNR1 and DAGLA are associated with neurological phenotypes in humans

Douglas R. Smith, Christine M. Stanley, Theodore Foss, Richard G. Boles, Kevin Judd McKernan

The paper identifies rare variants in CNR1 and DAGLA genes linked to neurological phenotypes in humans, with CNR1 variants associated with pain, sleep, and memory issues, and DAGLA variants linked to seizures and developmental disorders.

PLoS ONE · Nov 16, 2017Peer-reviewedGenetics

Single molecule sequencing of THCA synthase reveals copy number variation in modern drug-type Cannabis sativa L.

Kevin J McKernan, Yvonne Helbert, Vasisht Tadigotla, Stephen McLaughlin, Jessica Spangler, Lei Zhang, Douglas Smith

The paper uses single molecule sequencing to show copy number variation of THCA synthase in Cannabis sativa, suggesting a more nuanced view of chemotype prediction.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2015 · PreprintPlant Biology