Helena B. Conceição

This paper presents the first fully phased, diploid, telomere-to-telomere genome of the zebra finch, revealing new genes and structural features.

The paper shows processed pseudogenes are dynamic evolutionary elements, not inert, and links their abundance to life-history traits and cancer-related dynamics across vertebrates.

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I provides high-quality reference genomes for 816 species, enabling evolutionary and conservation insights across vertebrates.

This study presents chromosome-level genomes for sloths and anteaters, revealing retrocopy formation and domestication as key drivers of xenarthran genome evolution and physiological specializations.

RCPedia provides a comprehensive database of retrocopies across 44 species, offering genomic annotations, expression data, and query tools for genomic and evolutionary research.

This study identifies 17 retroduplicated miRNAs (retro-miRs) originating from mRNA retrocopies, showing they are primate-specific, expressed, and involved in cancer.

Sandy generates synthetic NGS reads to help design and optimize sequencing assays by simulating various data features and answering key analytical questions.