Christina M. Bergey

This study finds that hyper-specialized bamboo lemurs have fewer xenobiotic-metabolizing P450 genes and relaxed selection on certain subfamilies, supporting the evolutionary tradeoff hypothesis.

The paper investigates genetically based sperm discrimination in primates by examining vaginal immune responses and pH changes after mating with genetically similar males.

This study identifies genomic signatures of adaptation in native lizards exposed to invasive fire ants, showing genetic changes related to immune response and morphology.

The paper presents the first reference genome for the red-fronted brown lemur using portable nanopore sequencing conducted in Madagascar, highlighting its potential for conservation genomics and equitable research practices.

The paper investigates the gene expression response of rhesus macaques infected with two malaria species, P. coatneyi and P. cynomolgi, to understand host-parasite interactions and zoonotic potential.

This study integrates skeletal and paleogenomic data from ancient Europeans to show that early farmers were shorter than expected based on genetic scores, suggesting poorer health.

This study identifies genomic and karyotypic changes in geladas that may contribute to high-altitude adaptation and speciation.

This study presents novel genome assemblies for four North American Anopheles mosquito species and identifies genes under positive selection that may contribute to their vectorial capacity.

The paper presents a nuclear genome sequence of the extinct koala lemur Megaladapis edwardsi and compares it with extant lemurs and non-lemur vertebrates to resolve phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary adaptations.

The paper identifies genomic signatures of natural selection linked to extreme body size divergence in baboons by analyzing SNP differentiation and associated biological pathways.

The paper identifies convergent positive selection in growth and cardiac pathways between African and Asian rainforest hunter-gatherers, suggesting convergent adaptation to rainforest environments.

FecalSeq enriches host DNA from fecal samples using methylation-based capture, enabling noninvasive population genomics at low cost.

The paper sequences genomes of 765 malaria vector mosquitoes to study genetic diversity and insecticide resistance.