Publications
- Long read, high-coverage reference genome of the Nymphalid butterfly Catonephele acontius (Nymphalidae: Biblidinae)
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, Oxford University Press (OUP)
02-07-2026 - The neurodevelopmental spectrum: phenotypic architecture, etiology, predictive utility, and specificity across development
Molecular Psychiatry, Springer Nature, 1-11.
01-07-2026 - The evolution and functional significance of neuropeptide cocktails: insights from SALMFamides in asteroid echinoderms
Castelán NE Elphick MR
Open Biology, The Royal Society vol. 16 (6)
24-06-2026 - Evolutionary conservation and adaptability of cholecystokinin neuropeptide signaling in the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus
Liu H Yang H Tian X Elphick MR Chen M
Bmc Biology, Springer Nature
18-06-2026 - Negative frequency-dependent selection: a positive outlook with deep learning
Santander CG dos Santos ALC Arnab SP Fumagalli M DeGiorgio M
Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 381 (1952)
11-06-2026 - Far-red chlorophyll d clusters extend photosystem I absorption toward the red limit
Oliver TJ Elias E Consoli G Leong HF Cordón-Preciado V Fantuzzi A Cardona T Rutherford AW et al.
Science Advances, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 12 (24)
10-06-2026 - Combined phylogenetic and geographic data can predict plant–pest interactions with high accuracy
Hernández‐Gutiérrez E Nichols RA Kelly LJ
New Phytologist, Wiley
07-06-2026 - Recurrent evolution of ultraviolet vision in frogs and toads is linked to transitions in locomotor mode
Zhang B Wei P Cui Y Zhang Y Chen H Li X Zhou K Jiang T et al.
Proceedings of The Royal Society B, The Royal Society vol. 293 (2072)
03-06-2026 - Gene body methylation suppresses intragenic transcription and permits epigenetic inheritance in a cnidarian
Xu L Heery R Baranasic D Žunar B Segura Campaña A Ovchinnikov V Lenhard B de Mendoza A
Nature Ecology & Evolution, Springer Nature, 1-14.
02-06-2026 - Metabolomics-constrained modelling reveals dominant oxidative metabolism in the Egyptian fruit bat myocardium
Karlstaedt A Cullen F Drinkwater R Ramchunder Z Kim K Young M Rossiter SJ Aksentijevic D
Plos One, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 21 (6)
02-06-2026 - Premature transcription termination modulates stochastic gene expression in bacteria
Moradian S Ali N Jagadeesan R Behrends V Ribeiro AS Engl C
Science Advances, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 12 (20)
15-05-2026 - On the use of generative models for demographic inference in malaria vectors from genomic data
Eneli AA Siu PC Perez MF Burt A Fumagalli M Mathieson S
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, Oxford University Press (OUP), jkag114-jkag114.
14-05-2026 - The chromosomal genome sequence of the feather duster worm, Sabellastarte sp. h YS-2021 (Sabellida: Sabellidae) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences
Sun Y Kei K Qiu J-W Martín-Durán JM Oatley G Sinclair E Aunin E Gettle N et al.
Wellcome Open Research, F1000research vol. 11
11-05-2026 - Non-cognitive skills mediate education-related polygenic score associations with academic achievement across development
Zhou Q Liao W Allegrini AG Rimfeld K Wertz J Morris TT Raffington L Plomin R et al.
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 17 (1)
08-05-2026 - Accurate imputation of African cattle genomes using a diverse reference panel
Ng’ang’a SI Ward JA Rossiter SJ Faulkes CG Bougiouri K McHugo GP Cotterill FPD Nyachieo A et al.
Bmc Genomics, Springer Nature vol. 27 (1)
06-05-2026 - The histone methyltransferase NSD3 oncogene triggers ribosomal DNA transcription, interfering with FOSL2 in cancer
Corigliano F Gaviraghi M Lupi A Cartalemi AA Gatti G Punzi S Crupi G Botrugno OA et al.
Cell Death & Disease, Springer Nature vol. 17 (1)
04-05-2026 - Isolating transdiagnostic effects reveals specific genetic profiles in psychiatric disorders
Keser E Liao W Allegrini AG Rimfeld K Eley TC Plomin R Malanchini M
Jcpp Advances, Wiley
02-05-2026 - 531. Longitudinal Associations Between School Environment and Mental Health From Childhood Through Early Adulthood
Rimfeld K Malanchini M Plomin R Watling D Rastle K
Biological Psychiatry, Elsevier vol. 99 (10), s327-s328.
01-05-2026 - Evolution of Reproductive Plasticity in a Seasonal Tropical Environment
Hicks M Escalante‐Arteaga Z Retuerto‐Silva L Kabir J Au TM Halali S Gallice G Oostra V
Ecology Letters, Wiley vol. 29 (5)
01-05-2026 - High resolution data reveal fundamental steps and turns in animal movements
Gunner RM Wilson RP Lurgi M Börger L Redcliffe J Shepard ELC Holton MD Crofoot MC et al.
Ecological Monographs, Wiley vol. 96 (2)
01-05-2026 - IQ-TREE 3: phylogenomic inference software using complex evolutionary models
Wong TKF Ly-Trong N Ren H Demotte P Baños H Roger AJ Susko E Bielow C et al.
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 43 (5)
01-05-2026 - Brain size reduction in dogs was already established at least by the Late Neolithic of Western Europe, 5000 years ago
Cucchi T Hays L-M Veneziano A Michaud M Brassard C Arbogast R-M Pétrequin P Germonpré MB et al.
Royal Society Open Science vol. 13 (4)
29-04-2026 - Developmental system drift in dorsoventral patterning is linked to transitions to autonomous development in Annelida
Carrillo-Baltodano AM Haillot E Meha SM Luqman I Pashaj A Montagne J Lee Y-J Lu T-M et al.
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 17 (1)
18-04-2026 - Loss of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Poor Response to Immunotherapy in IDH GOF Mutant Melanoma
Specht E Pakanati L Wu M-J Jenkins RW Effiom DN Bardeesy N Bernstein BE Sade-Feldman M et al.
Jci Insight, American Society For Clinical Investigation
09-04-2026 - Developmental Correlates of Epigenetic and Polygenic Indices of Cognition and Educational Attainment from Birth to Young Adulthood
Fraemke D Paulus L Schuurmans I Walter J-H Czamara D Schowe AM deSteiguer A Tanksley PT et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
03-04-2026 - Comparative phenotypic analysis of rhodopsin supports stepwise evolution of dim-light vision in early vertebrates
Cui Y Lu X Wei P Shuai M Sun L Xie Y Xie Y Dong R et al.
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 43 (4)
01-04-2026 - Exploring the Neural Substrates of Number Sense: A Perspective on Genetics, Behaviour and Neural Circuity
Zanon M Brennan CH Petrazzini MEM Torres‐Pérez JV
European Journal of Neuroscience, Wiley vol. 63 (8)
01-04-2026 - Evolutionary Shifts in Rhodopsin Function Illuminate Dim‐Light Adaptations in Birds
Liu F Zhou K Li S Zhang Y Chi H Zhan Y Zhu Y Zhang J et al.
Integrative Zoology, Wiley
31-03-2026 - Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic
Marsh WA Scarsbrook L Yüncü E Hodgson L Lin AT De Iorio M Thalmann O Thomas MG et al.
Nature, Springer Nature vol. 651 (8107), 995-1003.
25-03-2026 - Genomic history of early dogs in Europe
Bergström A Furtwängler A Johnston S Rosengren E Breidenstein A Booth T McCabe JB Peto J et al.
Nature, Springer Nature vol. 651 (8107), 986-994.
25-03-2026 - Identifying Adaptive Footprints in the Presence of Demographic Uncertainty
Arnab SP Khan M dos Santos ALC Fumagalli M DeGiorgio M
Genome Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 18 (4)
24-03-2026 - Phage toxin variants are linked to protection specificity in a defensive symbiont
Panossian B McLean AHC Patel V Wu T Haider MB Oliver KM Henry LM
Molecular Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 43 (5)
24-03-2026 - Convergent evolutionary shifts in AGT targeting between mitochondria and peroxisomes across mammal transitions to herbivory
Huang C Wang B Yu J Rossiter SJ Zhao H
Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 17 (1)
04-03-2026 - AI solutions for evolutionary genomics of nonmodel species
DeGiorgio M Arnab SP Fumagalli M
Evolution Letters, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 10 (2), 135-146.
03-03-2026 - Visual pigments of basal lineages of bony fishes support independent ecological shifts from a shallow marine to a freshwater niche
Cui Y Li N Chen H Xing L Xie Y Xie Y Ma M Zhao J et al.
Evolution Letters, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 10 (2), 228-237.
03-03-2026 - Positive Selection Targeted Primate Genes that Encode Transposable Element Repressors
Cagliani R Forni D Mozzi A Sarama R Pozzoli U Fumagalli M Sironi M
Genome Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 18 (3)
02-03-2026 - Nucleolar dominance arises in Spartina homoploid hybrids and persists after allopolyploidization
Kuderová A Húska D de Carvalho JF Matyášek R Leitch IJ Salmon A Leitch AR Ainouche M et al.
The Plant Journal, Wiley vol. 125 (5)
01-03-2026 - A Chromosome-level Assembly and Functional Genomic Resources for the Model Annelid Capitella teleta
Davies BE Gonzalez P Sur A Wei J Frankish T Montagne J Carrillo-Baltodano AM Guynes K et al.
Genome Biology and Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 18 (3)
24-02-2026 - The chromosome-level genome sequence of a bone-eating worm, Osedax fenrisi Eilertsen, Dahlgren & Rapp, 2020 (Sabellida: Siboglinidae) and its associated microbial metagenome sequences
Eilertsen MH Rimskaya-Korsakova N Martín-Durán JM Oatley G Sinclair E Aunin E Gettle N Santos C et al.
Wellcome Open Research, F1000research vol. 11
24-02-2026 - Evolution of neurohormone function revealed by actions of kisspeptin-type peptides in an echinoderm
Islam T Yañez-Guerra LA Semmens DC Beskeen RT Egertová M Elphick MR
Bmc Biology, Springer Nature vol. 24 (1)
18-02-2026 - The chromosomal genome sequence of the tubeworm, Lamellibrachia columna Southward, 1991 (Sabellida: Siboglinidae)
Sun Y Qiu J-W Chen C Martín-Durán JM Oatley G Sinclair E Aunin E Gettle N et al.
Wellcome Open Research, F1000research vol. 11
16-02-2026 - Warming and Change in Ocean Productivity Alter Phenology of an Expanding Loggerhead Population in Cabo Verde
Nugraha FAD Fairweather K Lopes A Lopes A Renom B Allgayer R Taxonera A Eizaguirre C
Animals, Mdpi vol. 16 (4)
11-02-2026 - Burn Selection: How Fire Injury Shaped Human Evolution
Cuddihy J Li Y Fisher I Takats Z Friston D Collins D Vizcaychipi M Fumagalli M et al.
Bioessays, Wiley vol. 48 (2)
01-02-2026 - Warming‐induced miniaturization of plant community genome size in temperate grasslands over the last four decades
Li H Li J Zhao F Peñuelas J Sardans J Cao D Pan Q Ren T et al.
New Phytologist, Wiley vol. 250 (1), 194-208.
30-01-2026 - Comparative analysis of 163 ant genomes reveals recurrent horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to ants
Rinke JL Franke L He D Fischer ML Vizueta J Eicholt LA Larsen RS Xiong Z et al.
Gigascience, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 15
21-01-2026 - The chromosomal genome sequence of the bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) (Eunicida: Amphinomidae)
Toso A Giangrande A Martín-Durán JM Oatley G Sinclair E Aunin E Gettle N Santos C et al.
Wellcome Open Research, F1000research vol. 11
06-01-2026 - Specificity of Polygenic Scores for Psychiatric Disorders Beyond Transdiagnostic Genetic Risk
Keser E Liao W Allegrini AG Eley TC Rimfeld K Malanchini M Plomin R
Jama Network Open, American Medical Association (Ama) vol. 9 (1)
02-01-2026 - Community Disassembly in a Fragmented Tropical Landscape Driven by Both Deterministic and Stochastic Processes
Azhar I Sihaloho HF Struebig MJ Senawi J Rossiter SJ Phillips CD Kingston T
Ecology and Evolution, Wiley vol. 16 (1)
01-01-2026 - Genomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the Pacific
Stanton DWG Manin A Evin A Tabbada K Linderholm A Drinkwater R Thalmann O Ng'ang'a SI et al.
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 391 (6780)
01-01-2026