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- Bachelors Genetics University of Oxford
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Published Works
- The Madness of Microbiome: Attempting To Find Consensus “Best Practice” for 16S Microbiome Studies (2018) (335)
- Assembly of 913 microbial genomes from metagenomic sequencing of the cow rumen (2018) (325)
- Compendium of 4,941 rumen metagenome-assembled genomes for rumen microbiome biology and enzyme discovery (2019) (255)
- The rumen microbial metagenome associated with high methane production in cattle (2015) (248)
- Bovine Host Genetic Variation Influences Rumen Microbial Methane Production with Best Selection Criterion for Low Methane Emitting and Efficiently Feed Converting Hosts Based on Metagenomic Gene Abundance (2016) (247)
- Knockdown of piRNA pathway proteins results in enhanced Semliki Forest virus production in mosquito cells (2013) (195)
- Addressing Global Ruminant Agricultural Challenges Through Understanding the Rumen Microbiome: Past, Present, and Future (2018) (192)
- Exome Sequencing: Current and Future Perspectives (2015) (169)
- CoXpress: differential co-expression in gene expression data (2006) (157)
- An improved pig reference genome sequence to enable pig genetics and genomics research (2019) (152)
- Errors in long-read assemblies can critically affect protein prediction (2019) (148)
- The automatic annotation of bacterial genomes (2012) (139)
- MicroRNA Profile of Marek's Disease Virus-Transformed T-Cell Line MSB-1: Predominance of Virus-Encoded MicroRNAs (2008) (136)
- Errors in RNA-Seq quantification affect genes of relevance to human disease (2015) (132)
- A Review of Bioinformatics Tools for Bio-Prospecting from Metagenomic Sequence Data (2017) (131)
- Successful test launch for nanopore sequencing (2015) (120)
- Induction and suppression of tick cell antiviral RNAi responses by tick-borne flaviviruses (2014) (114)
- MinION™ nanopore sequencing of environmental metagenomes: a synthetic approach (2017) (111)
- The rumen microbiome as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity genes is directly affected by diet in beef cattle (2017) (101)
- poRe: an R package for the visualization and analysis of nanopore sequencing data (2014) (96)
- RNA Interference Targets Arbovirus Replication in Culicoides Cells (2012) (87)
- Livestock 2.0 – genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals (2018) (87)
- Aedes aegypti Piwi4 Is a Noncanonical PIWI Protein Involved in Antiviral Responses (2017) (86)
- CORNA: testing gene lists for regulation by microRNAs (2009) (73)
- Assembly of hundreds of novel bacterial genomes from the chicken caecum (2019) (71)
- Differential expression of microRNAs in Marek's disease virus-transformed T-lymphoma cell lines. (2009) (66)
- When will ‘open science’ become simply ‘science’? (2015) (65)
- A single chromosome assembly of Bacteroides fragilis strain BE1 from Illumina and MinION nanopore sequencing data (2015) (60)
- Assignment of virus and antimicrobial resistance genes to microbial hosts in a complex microbial community by combined long-read assembly and proximity ligation (2018) (57)
- Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes ricinus tick cell lines respond to infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus: transcriptomic and proteomic analysis (2015) (57)
- RNA Interference Restricts Rift Valley Fever Virus in Multiple Insect Systems (2017) (56)
- Identification, Comparison, and Validation of Robust Rumen Microbial Biomarkers for Methane Emissions Using Diverse Bos Taurus Breeds and Basal Diets (2018) (56)
- Complete Genome Sequences of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesviruses 1A and 1B Determined Directly from Fatal Cases (2013) (56)
- Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture (2021) (48)
- The Antiviral RNAi Response in Vector and Non-vector Cells against Orthobunyaviruses (2017) (46)
- Gene flow in environmental Legionella pneumophila leads to genetic and pathogenic heterogeneity within a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak (2014) (43)
- Illuminating the future of DNA sequencing (2014) (43)
- Characterisation of the British honey bee metagenome (2018) (43)
- From FAANG to fork: application of highly annotated genomes to improve farmed animal production (2020) (42)
- viRome: an R package for the visualization and analysis of viral small RNA sequence datasets (2013) (39)
- An Avian Retrovirus Uses Canonical Expression and Processing Mechanisms To Generate Viral MicroRNA (2013) (39)
- GO‐FAANG meeting: a Gathering On Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (2016) (38)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of Whale watching with BulkVis: A graphical viewer for Oxford Nanopore bulk fast5 files. (2018) (38)
- Ability of the Encephalitic Arbovirus Semliki Forest Virus To Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier Is Determined by the Charge of the E2 Glycoprotein (2015) (38)
- Diversity and Community Composition of Methanogenic Archaea in the Rumen of Scottish Upland Sheep Assessed by Different Methods (2014) (37)
- DetectiV: visualization, normalization and significance testing for pathogen-detection microarray data (2007) (36)
- Identification of Low-Confidence Regions in the Pig Reference Genome (Sscrofa10.2) (2015) (33)
- The GOBLET training portal: a global repository of bioinformatics training materials, courses and trainers (2014) (33)
- Identification of Complex Rumen Microbiome Interaction Within Diverse Functional Niches as Mechanisms Affecting the Variation of Methane Emissions in Bovine (2020) (33)
- MAGpy: a reproducible pipeline for the downstream analysis of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) (2017) (32)
- Methods for interpreting lists of affected genes obtained in a DNA microarray experiment (2009) (31)
- Development of the duodenal, ileal, jejunal and caecal microbiota in chickens (2019) (31)
- Novel MicroRNAs (miRNAs) Encoded by Herpesvirus of Turkeys: Evidence of miRNA Evolution by Duplication (2009) (29)
- Identification of Rumen Microbial Genes Involved in Pathways Linked to Appetite, Growth, and Feed Conversion Efficiency in Cattle (2019) (29)
- So you want to be a computational biologist? (2013) (28)
- 1200 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes from the rumen of African cattle and their relevance in the context of sub-optimal feeding (2020) (26)
- Open prediction of polysaccharide utilisation loci (PUL) in 5414 public Bacteroidetes genomes using PULpy (2018) (26)
- Design and development of exome capture sequencing for the domestic pig (Sus scrofa) (2014) (26)
- Definition of the Cattle Killer Cell Ig–like Receptor Gene Family: Comparison with Aurochs and Human Counterparts (2014) (24)
- Chromosome Level Genome Assembly and Comparative Genomics between Three Falcon Species Reveals an Unusual Pattern of Genome Organisation (2018) (23)
- Metagenomic analysis of the cow, sheep, reindeer and red deer rumen (2020) (21)
- Marek's Disease Virus-Encoded MicroRNA 155 Ortholog Critical for the Induction of Lymphomas Is Not Essential for the Proliferation of Transformed Cell Lines (2019) (21)
- Temporal stability of the rumen microbiota in beef cattle, and response to diet and supplements (2019) (20)
- Tandem Amplification of the Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Element Can Drive High-Level Methicillin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2017) (18)
- Novel microRNAs encoded by duck enteritis virus. (2012) (18)
- Role of Cecal Microbiota in the Differential Resistance of Inbred Chicken Lines to Colonization by Campylobacter jejuni (2020) (17)
- Analysis of the real EADGENE data set: Comparison of methods and guidelines for data normalisation and selection of differentially expressed genes (Open Access publication) (2007) (17)
- Identification and annotation of conserved promoters and macrophage-expressed genes in the pig genome (2015) (17)
- Rapid identification of bovine MHCI haplotypes in genetically divergent cattle populations using next-generation sequencing (2016) (16)
- MinIONTM nanopore sequencing of environmental metagenomes (2017) (16)
- Differential protein profiling as a potential multi-marker approach for TSE diagnosis (2009) (14)
- Identification of Microbial Genetic Capacities and Potential Mechanisms Within the Rumen Microbiome Explaining Differences in Beef Cattle Feed Efficiency (2020) (14)
- MicroRNA expression profiles in avian haemopoietic cells (2013) (14)
- Whole-Genome Sequence Data Suggest Environmental Adaptation of Ethiopian Sheep Populations (2021) (13)
- Mind the gaps – ignoring errors in long read assemblies critically affects protein prediction (2018) (13)
- Transcriptional Response of Ovine Lung to Infection with Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (2019) (13)
- ProGenExpress: Visualization of quantitative data on prokaryotic genomes (2005) (11)
- Low coverage sequencing of two Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) genomes (2014) (11)
- Meta4: a web application for sharing and annotating metagenomic gene predictions using web services (2013) (10)
- The genomic and proteomic landscape of the rumen microbiome revealed by comprehensive genome-resolved metagenomics (2018) (10)
- Global Gene Expression Profiling of Myeloid Immune Cell Subsets in Response to In Vitro Challenge with Porcine Circovirus 2b (2014) (10)
- Unravelling the Role of Rumen Microbial Communities, Genes, and Activities on Milk Fatty Acid Profile Using a Combination of Omics Approaches (2021) (10)
- Differentially expressed genes during spontaneous lytic switch of Marek's disease virus in lymphoblastoid cell lines determined by global gene expression profiling (2017) (10)
- Comparison of three microarray probe annotation pipelines: differences in strategies and their effect on downstream analysis (2009) (10)
- Bovine host genome acts on rumen microbiome function linked to methane emissions (2022) (10)
- An ADAMTS3 missense variant is associated with Norwich Terrier upper airway syndrome (2019) (9)
- From FAANG to fork: application of highly annotated genomes to improve farmed animal production (2020) (9)
- Effect of cecal microbiota transplantation between different broiler breeds on the chick flora in the first week of life (2021) (9)
- Analysis of a simulated microarray dataset: Comparison of methods for data normalisation and detection of differential expression (Open Access publication) (2007) (9)
- Quality assessment and control of high-throughput sequencing data (2014) (9)
- Activation of gga-miR-155 by reticuloendotheliosis virus T strain and its contribution to transformation (2017) (9)
- Analysis of the real EADGENE data set: Multivariate approaches and post analysis (Open Access publication) (2007) (7)
- IMAD: flexible annotation of microarray sequences (2009) (7)
- poRe GUIs for parallel and real-time processing of MinION sequence data (2016) (6)
- Use of GenMAPP and MAPPFinder to analyse pathways involved in chickens infected with the protozoan parasite Eimeria (2009) (6)
- MicroRNA profile of Marek ’ s disease virus-transformed T-cell line MSB-1 : 1 Predominance of virus-encoded microRNAs 2 3 4 (2008) (6)
- Fat accretion measurements strengthen the relationship between feed conversion efficiency and Nitrogen isotopic discrimination while rumen microbial genes contribute little (2018) (5)
- Single-cell RNA-seq reveals CD16- monocytes as key regulators of human monocyte transcriptional response to Toxoplasma (2019) (5)
- Bovine host genome acts on specific metabolism, communication and genetic processes of rumen microbes host-genomically linked to methane emissions (2021) (5)
- New insights from 33,813 publicly available metagenome-assembled-genomes (MAGs) assembled from the rumen microbiome (2021) (5)
- The EADGENE Microarray Data Analysis Workshop (Open Access publication) (2007) (5)
- The incredible complexity of RNA splicing (2016) (5)
- The EADGENE microarray data analysis workshop (2007) (4)
- Edinburgh Research Explorer Marek's disease virus-encoded miR-155 ortholog critical for the induction of lymphomas is not essential for the proliferation of transformed cell lines (2019) (4)
- Author Correction: Assembly of hundreds of novel bacterial genomes from the chicken caecum (2021) (4)
- Approaches taken, progress made, and enhanced utility of long read-based goat, swine, cattle and sheep reference genomes (2016) (4)
- Visualization and analysis of RNA-Seq assembly graphs (2019) (3)
- Rapid identification of bovine MHCI haplotypes in genetically divergent cattle populations using next-generation sequencing (2016) (3)
- Assembly of hundreds of microbial genomes from the cow rumen reveals novel microbial species encoding enzymes with roles in carbohydrate metabolism (2017) (3)
- Correction to: The rumen microbiome as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity genes is directly affected by diet in beef cattle (2019) (3)
- Gene flow in environmental Legionella pneumophila leads to genetic and pathogenic heterogeneity within a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak (2014) (2)
- A Genomic Census of the Chicken Gut Microbiome using Metagenomics and Culture (2020) (2)
- SUPERSEDED - Assembly of hundreds of microbial genomes from the cow rumen reveals novel microbial species encoding enzymes with roles in carbohydrate metabolism (2017) (2)
- A Genomic Blueprint of the Chicken Gut Microbiome (2020) (2)
- Investigating the impact of database choice on the accuracy of metagenomic read classification for the rumen microbiome (2022) (1)
- Microbiome-driven breeding strategy potentially improves beef fatty acid profile benefiting human health and reduces methane emissions (2022) (1)
- Explorer Complete genome sequences of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses 1 A and 1 B determined directly from fatal cases (2017) (1)
- 1200 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes from the rumen of African cattle and their relevance in the context of sub-optimal feeding (2020) (1)
- Correction: Microbiome-driven breeding strategy potentially improves beef fatty acid profile benefiting human health and reduces methane emissions (2022) (1)
- Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes ricinus tick cell lines respond to infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus: transcriptomic and proteomic analysis (2015) (1)
- ARK-Genomics Centre for Comparative and Functional Genomics (2012) (1)
- Global gene expression profiling of myeloid immune cell subsets in response to in vitro challenge with porcine circovirus 2 b (2014) (1)
- Catching shufflons in the act: Using nanopore reads to study Bacteroides fragilis (2015) (1)
- Design and development of exome capture sequencing for the domestic pig (Sus scrofa) (2014) (1)
- SUPERSEDED - Hi-C genomes from "Assembly of hundreds of microbial genomes from the cow rumen reveals novel microbial species encoding enzymes with roles in carbohydrate metabolism" (2017) (1)
- The sheep gene expression atlas project (2016) (1)
- Livestock 2.0 – genome editing for fitter, healthier, and more productive farmed animals (2018) (0)
- The rumen microbiome as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity genes is directly affected by diet in beef cattle (2017) (0)
- The Microbial Proteome Associated with High Methane Emissions in Cattle Determined By Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing (2015) (0)
- High throughput analysis of MHC class I and class II diversity of Zambian indigenous cattle populations (2023) (0)
- A meta-analysis of public microarray datasets reveals the transcriptional immune response to multiple pathogens in the chicken (2011) (0)
- Tandem amplification of SCCmec can drive high level methicillin resistance in MRSA (2017) (0)
- Assemblies of the gyr falcon (2018) (0)
- Discovery and Annotation of Novel Proteins from Rumen Gut Metagenomic Sequencing Data (2016) (0)
- Assessing the Ability of RNA-Seq to Quantify Non-Coding RNA Accurately (2016) (0)
- The use of differential protein expression profiling as a diagnostic for TSE research (2008) (0)
- Beware the immeasurable: the genes RNA-Seq cannot accurately quantify and their role in human disease (2015) (0)
- The incredible complexity of RNA splicing (2016) (0)
- A multi-marker test for TSE disease (2008) (0)
- Functional Annotation of the Sheep (Ovis aries) Genome (2017) (0)
- Chicken cecal metagenome assembled genomes (2019) (0)
- The potential of using rumen microbial gene abundances to improve feed efficiency in beef cattle (2018) (0)
- Scotland ' s Rural College Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome : past , present and future (2018) (0)
- Identifying the role of rumen microbiome on bovine milk fatty acid profile using -omics approaches (2019) (0)
- Development of the duodenal, ileal, jejunal and caecal microbiota in chickens (2019) (0)
- Scotland's Rural College Addressing global ruminant agricultural challenges through understanding the rumen microbiome: past, present and future Huws, (2018) (0)
- SELDI-assisted identification of biomarkers for TSE diagnosis (2006) (0)
- Differential protein expression profiling using SELDI technology as a potential diagnostic for TSE disease (2009) (0)
- Visualisation and analysis of RNA-Seq assembly graphs (2018) (0)
- Edinburgh Research Explorer Quality assessment and control of high-throughput sequencing data (2014) (0)
- 633. Host-genomically influenced ruminal microbial genes are temporally stable during the finishing phase in beef cattle (2022) (0)
- Author Correction: Assembly of hundreds of novel bacterial genomes from the chicken caecum (2021) (0)
- Illuminating the future of DNA sequencing (2014) (0)
- Explorer MicroRNA expression profiles in avian haemopoietic cells (2017) (0)
- The rumen microbial metagenome associated with high methane production in cattle (2015) (0)
- An overview of differential protein expression profiling as an alternative approach to diagnosis of TSE disease (2008) (0)
- 1 Complete genome sequences of elephant endotheliotropic herpesviruses 1 A and 1 B 1 determined directly from fatal cases 2 (2013) (0)
- Identifying low-confidence regions in the Sscrofa10.2 reference genome (2016) (0)
- Quality assessment of the current pig genome for variant discovery; and high quality re-assembly using 3rd generation sequencing (2016) (0)
- Is this the end of RNA-Seq alignment (2015) (0)
- 17. Host genomics affects the abundances of several uncultured Methanobrevibacter species genomically associated with methane emissions in beef cattle (2021) (0)
- Explorer Exome Sequencing : Current and Future Perspectives (2017) (0)
- Explorer Aedes aegypti Piwi 4 Is a Noncanonical PIWI Protein Involved in Antiviral Responses (2017) (0)
- KOunt – A reproducible KEGG orthologue abundance workflow (2023) (0)
- Bioinformatics training for genomics – one year on (2015) (0)
- 69. Part of the functional rumen core microbiome is influenced by the bovine host genome and associated with feed efficiency (2022) (0)
- Assembly of hundreds of novel bacterial genomes from the chicken caecum (2020) (0)
- A data-driven diagnostic assay for the detection of TSE research (2009) (0)
- Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus infection induces changes in microRNA expression in the ovine lung (2021) (0)
- The use of differential protein expression profiling in TSE disease (2008) (0)
- 129 Altered rumen microbiota profiles in cattle infected with and vaccinated against the parasitic nematode Ostertagia ostertagi (2021) (0)
- Comparison of Methods for Functional and Phylogenetic Charactersiation of Rumen Metagenomic Data (2017) (0)
- Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy - the search for potential biomarkers using SELDI-MS-TOF technology (2006) (0)
- Identification and annotation of conserved promoters and macrophage-expressed genes in the pig genome (2015) (0)
- Errors in RNA-Seq quantification affect genes of relevance to human disease (2015) (0)
- Aspects of the feeding ecology of Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlacicus), some comparisons with chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) and implications for tahr management in New Zealand (2007) (0)
- Simulation of visual processing in retinal ganglion cells (2005) (0)
- Assignment of virus and antimicrobial resistance genes to microbial hosts in a complex microbial community by combined long-read assembly and proximity ligation (2019) (0)
- Bioinformatic analysis of genome-scale data reveals insights into host-pathogen interactions in farm animals (2015) (0)
- Temporal stability of the rumen microbiota in beef cattle, and response to diet and supplements (2019) (0)
- Metagenomic analysis of the cow, sheep, reindeer and red deer rumen (2021) (0)
- Correction to: The rumen microbiome as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity genes is directly affected by diet in beef cattle (2019) (0)
- Errors in long-read assemblies can critically affect protein prediction (2019) (0)
- Characterisation of the British honey bee metagenome (2018) (0)
- Fat accretion measurements strengthen the relationship between feed conversion efficiency and Nitrogen isotopic discrimination while rumen microbial genes contribute little (2018) (0)
- When will ‘open science’ become simply ‘science’? (2015) (0)
- Assembly of 913 microbial genomes from metagenomic sequencing of the cow rumen (2018) (0)
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