Sarah J. C. Craig

The Complete Sequence and Comparative Analysis of Ape Sex Chromosomes

The paper produces gapless assemblies of ape sex chromosomes for five great apes and a lesser ape, revealing divergence in Y chromosomes and evolutionary dynamics.

Methylation profiles at birth linked to early childhood obesity

The paper links methylation profiles at birth to early childhood obesity by analyzing 48 infants and identifying 23 and 10 genes in cord blood and placenta associated with weight outcomes.

In vivo detection of DNA secondary structures using Permanganate/S1 Footprinting with Direct Adapter Ligation and Sequencing (PDAL-Seq)

The paper introduces PDAL-Seq, a method to detect DNA secondary structures in vivo, and provides a standardized analysis pipeline.

Polygenic risk score based on weight gain trajectories is a strong predictor of childhood obesity

This paper develops a polygenic risk score for childhood obesity using longitudinal weight gain data and shows it predicts obesity risk better than adult GWAS-based scores.

Infant Weight Gain Trajectories Linked To Oral Microbiome Composition

The paper links infant weight gain trajectories to oral microbiome composition and shows associations with gut microbiome and diet.