Katie C. Dillon

The paper optimizes genome assembly and variant discovery for Dermacentor reticulatus ticks using Oxford Nanopore sequencing, identifying workflow parameters that yield high-quality assemblies and genetic insights.

The paper evaluates 54 tick genome assemblies, identifies 34 high-quality ones, and recommends long-read sequencing and Hi-C scaffolding to improve tick genomic resources.

This paper compares three amplicon sequencing methods for SARS-CoV-2 variant detection in wastewater, finding ARTIC V4 most accurate for variant identification and abundance estimation.

The paper generates high-quality genome assemblies for Ixodes ricinus and identifies transposable elements as major drivers of genome evolution in ticks.