Susanne P. Pfeifer

This study infers mutation and recombination rates in common marmosets, accounting for twinning and chimerism, and identifies PRDM9-mediated recombination hotspots.

This study infers the demographic history of Chinese and Indian rhesus macaque populations using PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing data, revealing a split time and population size changes.

The paper estimates mutation and recombination rates on the X chromosome of common marmosets, accounting for twinning and hematopoietic chimerism, and finds reduced X-linked rates and evidence of recent selective sweeps.

This study estimates crossover and non-crossover recombination rates and patterns in coppery titi monkeys, finding sex-neutral rates but sex-specific genomic distributions of non-crossover events.

The paper infers fine-scale mutation and recombination rates in the coppery titi monkey using divergence and polymorphism data and a high-quality genome, aligning with rates in other primates.

This study uses PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing to analyze structural variants in Chinese and Indian rhesus macaques, revealing population-specific differences in genes related to neural communication and disease susceptibility.

This study compares mutation and recombination landscapes in rhesus macaques from Chinese and Indian populations using short- and long-read sequencing data, revealing population-specific recombination hotspots.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing of coppery titi monkeys to infer their demographic history, finding population size changes align with speciation times and climatic events.

This study identifies patterns of purifying, positive, and balancing selection in the coppery titi monkey using a demographic model and genome-wide scans.

This study characterizes de novo mutation rates and patterns in coppery titi monkeys, finding a sex-averaged mutation rate and a strong paternal age effect in males.

This study maps structural variation in coppery titi monkeys using whole-genome sequencing, identifying over 13,000 variants, including disease-associated genes and a high de novo mutation rate.

The paper analyzes X chromosomal diversity in aye-ayes, finding no sex-specific demographic patterns and no evidence for recent selective sweeps.

This study infers fine-scale mutation and recombination rate maps in aye-ayes using genomic data, finding lower rates compared to other primates.

This study quantifies selection pressures in common marmosets, finding increased purifying selection and balancing selection in immune-related genes.

This study identifies over 1,000 structural variants in aye-ayes using whole-genome sequencing, revealing their impact on gene function and regulatory elements.

The paper infers the distribution of fitness effects in aye-ayes, considering population history and mutation/recombination rate variation, finding more deleterious mutations and rapid evolution in immune and sensory genes.

The paper develops a Bayesian inference method to account for twin births and chimerism in marmoset population genetics, revealing a population size reduction 7,000 years ago.

The paper maps crossover and non-crossover recombination patterns in aye-ayes using whole-genome sequencing data from pedigrees, providing insights into genomic diversity in an endangered species.

This study identifies genes under balancing selection in aye-ayes using whole-genome data and an evolutionary baseline model, highlighting olfactory-related genes.

This study analyzes de novo mutations in aye-ayes using whole-genome sequencing and a novel pipeline to estimate mutation rates and explore parental age and sex effects.

This study infers the demographic history of aye-ayes using genomic data, finding two population size reductions linked to human arrival and habitat loss.

This study shows that ignoring mutation and recombination rate heterogeneity can increase uncertainty and lead to misleading inferences in population genetic analyses.

The paper characterizes the complete genome of the Staphylococcus bacteriophage Metroid and compares it to other cluster C1 phages, highlighting similarities in the lysis cassette.

The paper investigates how genetic variation in wild mice affects fitness by linking genotype to phenotype and allele frequency changes through field and lab experiments.