Catherine W. Ernst

The paper maps splice QTLs in pigs to show distinct genetic regulation of alternative splicing and overall gene expression.

The paper identifies and compares chromatin accessibility in cattle, pig, and mouse tissues using ATAC-seq, finding species-specific regulatory elements and conservation patterns.

This paper develops a local Bayesian regression method to detect sex-specific genetic interactions in complex traits, finding many new interactions with small effects.

The paper identifies widespread RNA editing in pig transcriptomes, showing ADAR-mediated A-to-G transitions, particularly in repetitive regions like the PRE-1 SINE retrotransposon.