Karine Van Doninck

Homologous recombination delayed repair in oocytes in the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga post radiation

This study investigates DNA repair pathway expression in the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga after radiation exposure, showing delayed homologous recombination repair in germline nuclei and early NHEJ and BER in somatic tissues.

Ionizing radiation responses appear incidental to desiccation responses in the bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga

This study compares the transcriptomic responses of bdelloid rotifers to desiccation and ionizing radiation, finding shared and distinct molecular mechanisms.

Overcoming uncollapsed haplotypes in long-read assemblies of non-model organisms

The paper evaluates long-read assemblers and post-processing tools for haplotype collapsing in non-model organisms, finding methods that improve haploid assembly quality.

Immigration from the metacommunity affects bdelloid rotifer community dynamics most

The paper investigates how immigration from a metacommunity influences bdelloid rotifer community dynamics, finding that immigration is the dominant factor over local processes.

Reply to Cross-Contamination Explains \"Inter and Intraspecific Horizontal Genetic Transfers\" between Asexual Bdelloid Rotifers (Wilson, Nowell & Barraclough 2018)

The paper responds to criticisms of a 2016 study on horizontal genetic transfers in asexual Bdelloid rotifers, addressing claims of cross-contamination and data interpretation errors.