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Byrappa Venkatesh is affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Aquatic Science, Immunology, and Paleontology.

Their body of work covers diverse topics such as Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Subterranean Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Aquatic Life and Conservation, NF-κB Signaling Pathways, Protist Diversity and Phylogeny, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Venkatesh has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Nature Genetics
  • National Science Review

The list of recent papers by Venkatesh demonstrates a focus on genome assembly, evolutionary biology, and conservation genetics. Notable publications include:

  • Reconstruction of proto-vertebrate, proto-cyclostome and proto-gnathostome genomes provides new insights into early vertebrate evolution (2021, Nature Communications)
  • The emergence of the brain non-CpG methylation system in vertebrates (2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Chromosome-level assembly of the horseshoe crab genome provides insights into its genome evolution (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Reference genomes for conservation (2022, Science)
  • Seadragon genome analysis provides insights into its phenotype and sex determination locus (2021, Science Advances)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Bruno Reversade
  • Carine Bonnard
  • Alvin Yu Jin Ng
  • Vydianathan Ravi
  • Sumanty Tohari

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Whole-Genome Shotgun Assembly and Analysis of the Genome of Fugu rubripes

    Samuel Aparicio;Jarrod Chapman;Elia Stupka;Nik Putnam

  • The genomic substrate for adaptive radiation in African cichlid fish

    David Brawand;David Brawand;Catherine E. Wagner;Catherine E. Wagner;Yang I. Li;Milan Malinsky;Milan Malinsky

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution

    Chris T. Amemiya;Chris T. Amemiya;Jessica Alfoldi;Alison P. Lee;Shaohua Fan

  • Characterization of the pufferfish ( Fugu ) genome as a compact model vertebrate genome

    Brenner S;Elgar G;Sandford R;Macrae A

  • Elephant shark genome provides unique insights into gnathostome evolution

    Byrappa Venkatesh;Byrappa Venkatesh;Alison P. Lee;Vydianathan Ravi;Ashish K. Maurya

  • The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons

    Ingo Braasch;Andrew R Gehrke;Jeramiah J Smith;Kazuhiko Kawasaki

  • Fugu Genome Analysis Provides Evidence for a Whole-Genome Duplication Early During the Evolution of Ray-Finned Fishes

    Alan Christoffels;Esther G. L. Koh;Jer-ming Chia;Sydney Brenner

  • A trans-species missense SNP in Amhr2 is associated with sex determination in the tiger pufferfish, Takifugu rubripes (fugu).

    Takashi Kamiya;Wataru Kai;Satoshi Tasumi;Ayumi Oka

  • Comprehensive phylogeny of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) based on transcriptomic and genomic data.

    Lily C. Hughes;Guillermo Ortí;Guillermo Ortí;Yu Huang;Ying Sun

  • Survey sequencing and comparative analysis of the elephant shark (Callorhinchus milii) genome.

    Byrappa Venkatesh;Ewen F Kirkness;Yong-Hwee Loh;Aaron L Halpern

  • Rapidly evolving fish genomes and teleost diversity.

    Vydianathan Ravi;Byrappa Venkatesh;Byrappa Venkatesh

  • Late changes in spliceosomal introns define clades in vertebrate evolution

    Byrappa Venkatesh;Yana Ning;Sydney Brenner

  • Variation in sequence and organization of splicing regulatory elements in vertebrate genes.

    Gene Yeo;Shawn Hoon;Byrappa Venkatesh;Christopher B. Burge

  • Evolution and diversity of fish genomes

    Byrappa Venkatesh

  • Evolutionary Origin and Phylogeny of the Modern Holocephalans (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes): A Mitogenomic Perspective

    Jun G. Inoue;Masaki Miya;Kevin Lam;Boon-Hui Tay

  • Molecular synapomorphies resolve evolutionary relationships of extant jawed vertebrates.

    Byrappa Venkatesh;Mark V. Erdmann;Sydney Brenner

  • Evidence for at least six Hox clusters in the Japanese lamprey (Lethenteron japonicum)

    Tarang K. Mehta;Tarang K. Mehta;Vydianathan Ravi;Shinichi Yamasaki;Alison P. Lee

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

Frequent Co-Authors

Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Bruno Reversade
Bruno Reversade Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Federica Di Palma
Federica Di Palma Earlham Institute
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri
Thomas Boehm
Thomas Boehm Max Planck Society
Chris T. Amemiya
Chris T. Amemiya University of California, Merced
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University
Tomas Marques-Bonet
Tomas Marques-Bonet Pompeu Fabra University
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University

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