LaDeana Hillier

The paper generates genome assemblies for ten brood parasitic bird species and their outgroups, enabling comparative genomic analyses of obligate brood parasitism evolution.

This study compares gene expression patterns across embryonic development in C. elegans and C. briggsae to identify evolutionary constraints and divergence.

The paper presents a catalog of transcription factor binding sites in Drosophila and C. elegans, revealing tissue-specific regulatory relationships using machine learning.

The paper improves genomic inference by masking haplotigs in the eastern oyster genome, enhancing SNP discovery and diversity estimates.

YAAT identifies functionally-related gene groups by integrating co-expression and phylogenetic conservation data, revealing biases in gene set enrichment interpretation.

The paper presents two high-quality Basenji genome assemblies and compares structural variations across three dog breeds, highlighting the impact of reference genome choice on variant detection.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome of surface fish Astyanax mexicanus and uses it to identify genetic factors contributing to trait evolution in cavefish populations.

The paper presents a new domestic cat genome assembly using long-read sequencing, identifies novel variants associated with cancer and dwarfism, and highlights the utility of feline genomics for biomedical research.

The paper presents a high-quality quail genome and uses it to study social behavior, photoperiodism, and immune response to H5N1 influenza.