A5041567692- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Skin Protection and Aging
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- melanin and skin pigmentation
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Tardigrade Biology and Ecology
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Eurasian Exchange Networks
McMaster University
2017-2023
University of Toronto
2013
Abstract Ancient DNA and RNA are valuable data sources for a wide range of disciplines. Within the field ancient metagenomics, number published genetic datasets has risen dramatically in recent years, tracking this reuse is particularly important large-scale ecological evolutionary studies individual taxa communities both microbes eukaryotes. AncientMetagenomeDir (archived at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3980833 ) collection annotated metagenomic sample lists derived from that provide...
Currently, there is very limited knowledge about the genes involved in normal pigmentation variation East Asian populations. We carried out a genome-wide scan of signatures positive selection using 1000 Genomes Phase I dataset, order to identify showing putative selective sweeps Asia. applied broad range methods detect including: 1) Tests designed deviations Site Frequency Spectrum (SFS) from neutral expectations (Tajima's D, Fay and Wu's H Fu Li's D* F*), 2) focused on identification...
Brucellosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Brucella and typically transmitted through contact with infected ruminants. It one of most common chronic zoonotic diseases particular interest to public health agencies. Despite its well-known transmission history characteristic symptoms, we lack more complete understanding evolutionary best-known species— melitensis . To address this knowledge gap fortuitously found, sequenced assembled high-quality ancient B. draft genome from kidney stone...
Tardigrades are microscopic organisms renowned for their ability to survive extreme environmental conditions. Tardigrade extreme-tolerance research has centered on the withstand desiccation, low and high temperatures, hydrostatic pressure radiation levels. tolerance hypergravity, however, yet be described. We used eutardigrade species Hypsibius dujardini investigate short-term g-equivalent accelerations (i.e., mimicking g-forces). Data obtained from specimens centrifuged between 3421g...
ABSTRACT Ancient DNA and RNA are valuable data sources for a wide range of disciplines. Within the field ancient metagenomics, number published genetic datasets has risen dramatically in recent years, tracking this reuse is particularly important large-scale ecological evolutionary studies individual microbial taxa, communities, metagenomic assemblages. AncientMetagenomeDir (archived at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3980833 ) collection indices deriving from samples that provides basic,...