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Aaron R. Jex is affiliated with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their research portfolio spans several fields including Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work delves into subfields such as Parasitology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Insect Science.

The scientist's main research topics focus on Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, RNA modifications and cancer, Amoebic Infections and Treatments, and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.

Frequently publishing alongside collaborators, Aaron R. Jex has coauthored multiple works with researchers including Balu Balan, Ivo Müeller, Swapnil Tichkule, Samantha J. Emery-Corbin, and Nicholas D. Crosbie.

The scientist's publications appear predominantly in several key scientific venues. Most commonly, they have contributed to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), International Journal for Parasitology, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance, and Molecular Biology and Evolution.

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Passive Sampling of SARS-CoV-2 for Wastewater Surveillance, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • A chromosome-scale reference genome for Giardia intestinalis WB, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Artificial intelligence takes center stage: exploring the capabilities and implications of ChatGPT and other AI-assisted technologies in scientific research and education, 2023, Immunology and Cell Biology
  • Long-read assembly and comparative evidence-based reanalysis of Cryptosporidium genome sequences reveal expanded transporter repertoire and duplication of entire chromosome ends including subtelomeric regions, 2021, Genome Research
  • Zoonotic Ancylostomiasis: An Update of a Continually Neglected Zoonosis, 2020, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome sequence of Schistosoma haematobium

    Neil D Young;Aaron R Jex;Bo Li;Shiping Liu

  • Impact of gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes of sheep, and the role of advanced molecular tools for exploring epidemiology and drug resistance - an Australian perspective.

    Florian Roeber;Aaron R Jex;Robin B Gasser

  • Ascaris suum draft genome

    Aaron R. Jex;Shiping Liu;Bo Li;Neil D. Young

  • The genome and developmental transcriptome of the strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus

    Erich M Schwarz;Erich M Schwarz;Erich M Schwarz;Pasi K Korhonen;Bronwyn E Campbell;Neil S Young

  • Recent advances in candidate-gene and whole-genome approaches to the discovery of anthelmintic resistance markers and the description of drug/receptor interactions

    Andrew C. Kotze;Peter W. Hunt;Philip John Skuce;Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna

  • The Opisthorchis viverrini genome provides insights into life in the bile duct

    Neil D. Young;Niranjan Nagarajan;Suling Joyce Lin;Pasi K. Korhonen

  • Cryptosporidium — Biotechnological advances in the detection, diagnosis and analysis of genetic variation

    A.R. Jex;H.V. Smith;P.T. Monis;B.E. Campbell

  • Unlocking the Transcriptomes of Two Carcinogenic Parasites, Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini

    Neil D. Young;Bronwyn E. Campbell;Ross S. Hall;Aaron R. Jex

  • An integrated pipeline for next-generation sequencing and annotation of mitochondrial genomes

    Aaron R. Jex;Ross S. Hall;D. Timothy J. Littlewood;Robin B. Gasser

  • Passive Sampling of SARS-CoV-2 for Wastewater Surveillance.

    Christelle Schang;Nicolas D. Crosbie;Monica Nolan;Rachael Poon

  • Phylogenomic and biogeographic reconstruction of the Trichinella complex

    Pasi K. Korhonen;Edoardo Pozio;Giuseppe La Rosa;Bill C. H. Chang

  • Drug resistance in Giardia duodenalis

    Brendan R.E. Ansell;Malcolm J. McConville;Showgy Y. Ma'ayeh;Michael J. Dagley

  • Elucidating the transcriptome of Fasciola hepatica - a key to fundamental and biotechnological discoveries for a neglected parasite.

    Neil D. Young;Ross S. Hall;Aaron R. Jex;Cinzia Cantacessi

  • Genetic blueprint of the zoonotic pathogen Toxocara canis

    Xing-Quan Zhu;Pasi K Korhonen;Huimin Cai;Neil David Young

  • Low cost whole-organism screening of compounds for anthelmintic activity.

    Sarah Preston;Abdul Jabbar;Cameron J Nowell;Anja Joachim

  • Giardia/giardiasis — A perspective on diagnostic and analytical tools

    Anson V Koehler;Aaron R Jex;Shane R Haydon;Melita A Stevens

  • Genome and transcriptome of the porcine whipworm Trichuris suis

    Aaron R. Jex;Peter Nejsum;Erich M. Schwarz;Li Hu

  • Exploration of extracellular vesicles from Ascaris suum provides evidence of parasite–host cross talk

    Eline P. Hansen;Bastian Fromm;Bastian Fromm;Sidsel D. Andersen;Antonio Marcilla

  • Genetic richness and diversity in Cryptosporidium hominis and C. parvum reveals major knowledge gaps and a need for the application of "next generation" technologies--research review.

    Aaron R. Jex;Robin B. Gasser

  • Long PCR amplification of the entire mitochondrial genome from individual helminths for direct sequencing

    Min Hu;Aaron R Jex;Bronwyn E Campbell;Robin B Gasser

  • A portrait of the transcriptome of the neglected trematode, Fasciola gigantica--biological and biotechnological implications.

    Neil D. Young;Aaron R. Jex;Cinzia Cantacessi;Ross S. Hall

  • Lucilia cuprina genome unlocks parasitic fly biology to underpin future interventions

    Clare A. Anstead;Pasi K. Korhonen;Neil D. Young;Ross S. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin B. Gasser
Robin B. Gasser University of Melbourne
Bronwyn E. Campbell
Bronwyn E. Campbell RMIT University
Andreas Hofmann
Andreas Hofmann University of Melbourne
Paul W. Sternberg
Paul W. Sternberg California Institute of Technology
Cinzia Cantacessi
Cinzia Cantacessi University of Cambridge
Matthew J. Nolan
Matthew J. Nolan Royal Veterinary College
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jabbar University of Melbourne
Anson V. Koehler
Anson V. Koehler University of Melbourne
D. Timothy J. Littlewood
D. Timothy J. Littlewood Natural History Museum
Thomas H. Cribb
Thomas H. Cribb University of Queensland

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