Sarah M. Ford

This study uses ancient and modern bison genomes to show past population connectivity and reveal human impacts on bison diversity, informing conservation efforts.

460 haplotypes from 230 genomes, selected to maximize common-variant coverage, capture 99.43% of All of Us common small variants and halve structurally unreliable regions and base errors versus HPRC1.

The paper uses ancient DNA from shells to analyze genetic stability and immune adaptation in black abalone post-bottleneck, finding delayed genomic erosion and rapid immune-related selection.

The paper analyzes chromosome 22q11.2 haplotypes to show how structural variations in specific regions correlate with microdeletion and inversion risks across populations.

The paper uses long-read sequencing to identify pathogenic variants in autism cases, finding three pathogenic mutations and nine candidate structural variants missed by short-read sequencing.

The paper estimates the germline mutation rate in the white abalone and uses it to infer population history and evolutionary patterns in the Haliotis genus.

The paper generates a chromosome-level genome assembly for the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros and compares it to the southern white rhinoceros.