Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and RNA Research and Splicing.
Why do we have so many different transcripts?
RID is required for both repeat-induced point mutation and nucleation of a novel transitional heterochromatic state for euchromatic repeats
RID is required for both repeat-induced point mutation and nucleation of a novel transitional heterochromatic state for euchromatic repeats
Cell Compartment is a Predictor of Protein Rate of Evolution, but not in the Manner Expected: Evidence Against the Extended Complexity Hypothesis
Co-option of an endogenous retrovirus (LTR7-HERVH) in early human embryogenesis: becoming useful and going unnoticed.
ERV3-MLT1 provides cis-regulatory elements for human placental functioning and are commonly dysregulated in human-specific preeclampsia.
Bacterial gene 5′ ends have unusual mutation rates that can mislead tests of selection
Why AGG is associated with high transgene output: passenger effects and their implications for transgene design
Selection on synonymous sites: the unwanted transcript hypothesis
Epistasis, core-genome disharmony, and adaptation in recombining bacteria
Epistasis, core-genome disharmony, and adaptation in recombining bacteria
Widespread allele-specific topological domains in the human genome are not confined to imprinted gene clusters.
A new human embryonic cell type associated with activity of young transposable elements allows definition of the inner cell mass
People with more extreme attitudes towards science have self-confidence in their understanding of science, even if this is not justified
Re-evaluating evidence for adaptive mutation rate variation
Both trust in, and polarization of trust in, relevant sciences have increased through the COVID-19 pandemic
Staring at the onco-exaptation: the two-faced medley of an ancient retrovirus, HERVH
Genes for highly abundant proteins in Escherichia coli avoid 5’ codons that promote ribosomal initiation
Dynamic reprogramming of H3K9me3 at hominoid-specific retrotransposons during human preimplantation development
Dynamic reprogramming of H3K9me3 at hominoid-specific retrotransposons during human preimplantation development.
Selfish centromeres and the wastefulness of human reproduction
Stop Codon Usage as a Window into Genome Evolution: Mutation, Selection, Biased Gene Conversion and the TAG Paradox
Unusual mammalian usage of TGA stop codons reveals that sequence conservation need not imply purifying selection.
A Novel Gene Controls a New Structure: PiggyBac Transposable Element-Derived 1, Unique to Mammals, Controls Mammal-Specific Neuronal Paraspeckles.
Evidence from Drosophila Supports Higher Duplicability of Faster Evolving Genes
In rice splice variants that restore the reading frame after frameshifting indel introduction are common, often induced by the indels and sometimes lead to organism-level rescue
Transgene-design: a web application for the design of mammalian transgenes
Widespread allele-specific topological domains in the human genome are not confined to imprinted gene clusters
Sequence conservation need not imply purifying selection: evidence from mammalian stop codon usage
Causes and Consequences of Purifying Selection on SARS-CoV-2