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Charles Masembe

Makerere UniversityORCID 0000-0002-9581-0414Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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From deserts to forests: sequencing of the giant forest hog completes the genomic history of the African Suids

Marta Maria Ciucani, Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Nuno Filipe Gomes Martins, David Alejandro Duchêne, Xi Wang, Ignacio A. Lazagabaster, Xiaodong Liu, Frederik Filip Stæger, Mikkel Schubert, Thomas Bøggild, Shixu He, Zilong Li, Rafael Reyna, Erik Meijaard, Thomas M. Butynski, , Rasmus Heller

This paper presents the first whole-genome data for the giant forest hog, revealing its evolutionary relationship with warthogs and significant genetic differentiation between populations.

iScience · Aug 18, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics

Extensive population structure highlights an apparent paradox of stasis in the impala (Aepyceros melampus)

Genís Garcia‐Erill, Xi Wang, Malthe Sebro Rasmussen, Liam James Elgaard Quinn, Anubhab Khan, Laura D. Bertola, Cindy G. Santander, Renzo F. Balboa, Joseph Ochieng Ogutu, Patrícia Pečnerová, Kristian Hanghøj, Josiah Kuja, Casia Nursyifa, Charles Masembe, Vincent B. Muwanika, , Rasmus Heller

This study sequenced impala genomes to investigate evolutionary stasis, finding genetic structure and reduced natural selection in eastern populations compared to southern African ones.

Molecular Ecology · Oct 7, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Increased resolution of African Swine Fever Virus genome patterns based on profile HMM protein domains

Charles Masembe, My V. T. Phan, David L. Robertson, Matthew L. Cotten

The paper introduces a method using profile HMM domains to analyze ASFV genome diversity, identifying differences between virulent and attenuated strains.

Virus Evolution · Jun 11, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics