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Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · Molecular Biology

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Publications222
Citations15,815

Grants

8 total · 1 active

NSF #2444456

III: Small: Improving de novo genome assembly using single-copy k-mers

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2025-07-01 → 2028-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

NIH #R01AI169543

Rapid response for pandemics: single cell sequencing and deep learning to predict antibody sequences against an emerging antigen

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2021-09-16 → 2025-08-31
PIs
4

Awarded at KECK GRADUATE INST OF APPLIED LIFE SCIS

NSF #1814359

III: Small: Improving de novo Genome Assembly using Optical Maps

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2018-08-15 → 2022-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

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All Grants

8 total · 1 active

NSF #2444456

III: Small: Improving de novo genome assembly using single-copy k-mers

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2025-07-01 → 2028-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

NIH #R01AI169543

Rapid response for pandemics: single cell sequencing and deep learning to predict antibody sequences against an emerging antigen

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2021-09-16 → 2025-08-31
PIs
4

Awarded at KECK GRADUATE INST OF APPLIED LIFE SCIS

NSF #1814359

III: Small: Improving de novo Genome Assembly using Optical Maps

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2018-08-15 → 2022-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

NSF #1526742

III: Small: Algorithms for Genome Assembly of Ultra-Deep Sequencing Data

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2015-08-01 → 2019-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

NSF #1302134

III: Medium: Algorithms and Software Tools for Epigenetics Research

Amount
$900K–$1000K
Period
2013-09-15 → 2017-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

NSF #1062301

ABI Innovation: Barcoding-Free Multiplexing: Leveraging Combinatorial Pooling for High-Throughput Sequencing

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2011-05-01 → 2015-04-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

NIH #R01AI085077

Understanding the Role of Nucleosome Turnover in the Malaria Parasite

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2010-09-15 → 2014-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE

NSF #0447773

CAREER: Combinatorial Algorithms for Pattern Discovery with Applications to Data Mining and Computational Biology

Amount
—
Period
2005-08-01 → 2011-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Riverside

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: Maximally Divergent Synonymous Gene Design with SIRIUS2026-04-07
  2. New paper: <i>Babesia hegotelforum</i> sp. nov., a zoonotic <i>Babesia</i> species previously referred to as <i>Babesia sp</i> . <i>MO1</i> (Emerging Microbes & Infections)2026-03-06
  3. New NSF award: III: Small: Improving de novo genome assembly using single-copy k-mers2025-07-01

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