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Kerstin Howe

Wellcome Sanger Institute · GB
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals.
h-index
52
citations
31,709
works
185
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
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Recent publications

The Earth BioGenome Project Phase II: illuminating the eukaryotic tree of life
Frontiers in Science 2025cited by 19position: middledoi
Chromosome-level echidna genome illuminates evolution of multiple sex chromosome system in monotremes
GigaScience 2025cited by 14position: middledoi
Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation
GigaScience 2025cited by 8position: middledoi
Chromosome-level reference genome assembly of the gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) and population genomics offer insights into the falcon population in Mongolia
Scientific Reports 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics
npj Biodiversity 2024cited by 45position: middledoi
A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024cited by 34position: middledoi
A revamped rat reference genome improves the discovery of genetic diversity in laboratory rats
Cell Genomics 2024cited by 28position: middledoi
Distinct patterns of genetic variation at low-recombining genomic regions represent haplotype structure
Evolution 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
A draft human pangenome reference
Nature 2023cited by 1,117position: middledoi
Pangenome graph construction from genome alignments with Minigraph-Cactus
Nature Biotechnology 2023cited by 296position: middledoi
Recombination between heterologous human acrocentric chromosomes
Nature 2023cited by 139position: middledoi
Increased mutation and gene conversion within human segmental duplications
Nature 2023cited by 109position: middledoi
The evolution of two transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils
Science 2023cited by 72position: middledoi
Divergent sensory and immune gene evolution in sea turtles with contrasting demographic and life histories
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 51position: middledoi
An improved germline genome assembly for the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus illuminates the evolution of germline-specific chromosomes
Cell Reports 2023cited by 47position: middledoi
A chromosome-level reference genome and pangenome for barn swallow population genomics
Cell Reports 2023cited by 30position: middledoi
The admixed brushtail possum genome reveals invasion history in New Zealand and novel imprinted genes
Nature Communications 2023cited by 12position: middledoi
Sex-specific changes in autosomal methylation rate in ageing common terns
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 2023cited by 10position: middledoi
Pan-conserved segment tags identify ultra-conserved sequences across assemblies in the human pangenome
Cell Reports Methods 2023cited by 6position: middledoi
Chromosome-level genome assembly of chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean
Scientific Data 2023cited by 5position: middledoi
The complete sequence of a human genome
Science 2022cited by 3,266position: middledoi
The Human Pangenome Project: a global resource to map genomic diversity
Nature 2022cited by 559position: middledoi
Semi-automated assembly of high-quality diploid human reference genomes
Nature 2022cited by 223position: middledoi
Chasing perfection: validation and polishing strategies for telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies
Nature Methods 2022cited by 122position: middledoi
Standards recommendations for the Earth BioGenome Project
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 106position: middledoi
Widespread false gene gains caused by duplication errors in genome assemblies
Genome biology 2022cited by 65position: middledoi
Genomic consequences of domestication of the Siamese fighting fish
Science Advances 2022cited by 52position: middledoi
Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022
Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2022cited by 51position: middledoi
False gene and chromosome losses in genome assemblies caused by GC content variation and repeats
Genome biology 2022cited by 49position: middledoi
Sex-specific changes in autosomal methylation rate in ageing common terns
2022cited by 3position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Erich D. Jarvis · Rockefeller University12 papers (2020–2025)Olivier Fédrigo · Rockefeller University11 papers (2020–2025)Jonathan Wood · Wellcome Sanger Institute11 papers (2020–2023)Giulio Formenti · Rockefeller University9 papers (2022–2025)William Chow · Oxford University Press (United Kingdom)7 papers (2021–2024)Richard Durbin · University of Cambridge6 papers (2020–2022)Jacquelyn Mountcastle · Rockefeller University6 papers (2020–2024)Arang Rhie · National Human Genome Research Institute5 papers (2022–2025)Shane McCarthy · Johnson & Johnson (United States)5 papers (2020–2022)Ying Sims · Wellcome Sanger Institute4 papers (2020–2025)Bettina Haase · Rockefeller University4 papers (2022–2024)Guojie Zhang · Zhejiang International Studies University3 papers (2022–2025)Mark Blaxter · University of Edinburgh3 papers (2020–2025)Marcela Uliano‐Silva · Nord University3 papers (2022–2024)Heebal Kim · Seoul National University3 papers (2022–2023)Adam M. Phillippy · National Human Genome Research Institute3 papers (2022–2025)Miriam Liedvogel · Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg3 papers (2022–2024)Young Mi Kwon · Columbia University3 papers (2021–2023)Alan Tracey · Wellcome Sanger Institute3 papers (2020–2025)Andrés Bendesky · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2021–2022)