Research

There is an abundance of publicly available data about various biological systems, but it can be difficult to draw insight from individual datasets. Our lab develops algorithms that integrate these data to help model and understand complex biological systems. Doing this allows us to investigate many different biological conditions, including those with limited data, such as rare diseases. We recognize that our lab won’t have all the answers, or even all of the questions, so we aim to develop tools and processes that any biologist can reuse. Our approach to research prioritizes transparency, rigor, and reproducibility.

2021

Ten Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Gymnocharacini (Stethaprioninae, Characiformes). Insights Into Evolutionary Relationships and a Repetitive Element in the Control Region (D-loop)

Rubens Pasa, Fabiano Bezerra Menegidio, Igor Henrique Rodrigues-Oliveira, Iuri Batista da Silva, Matheus Lewi Cruz Bonaccorsi de Campos, Dinaiza Abadia Rocha-Reis, John Seymour Heslop-Harrison, Trude Schwarzacher, Karine Frehner Kavalco

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution  ·  22 Jul 2021

2020

The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Two Armored Catfish Populations of the Genus Hypostomus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Hypostominae)

Dinaiza Abadia Rocha-Reis, Rubens Pasa, Fabiano Bezerra Menegidio, John Seymour Heslop-Harrison, Trude Schwarzacher, Karine Frehner Kavalco

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution  ·  04 Dec 2020

Complete mitochondrial genome of the endangered species Brycon nattereri (Characiformes, Characidae)

Snaydia Viegas Resende, Rubens Pasa, Fabiano Bezerra Menegidio, John Seymour (Pat) Heslop-Harrison, Trude Schwarzacher, Karine Frehner Kavalco

F1000Research  ·  18 Nov 2020