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Christina A. Cuomo

Christina A. Cuomo

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Genetics

D-Index
77
Citations
36245
World Ranking
1737
National Ranking
797

Overview

Christina A. Cuomo is affiliated with the Broad Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with specific focus on subfields such as Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, Plant Science, and Molecular Biology.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics

Christina A. Cuomo has contributed to numerous publications, appearing frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 23 publications
  • mBio with 11 publications
  • Microbiology Spectrum with 11 publications
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy with 6 publications
  • Nature Communications with 5 publications

Their recent papers include:

  • "Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture," 2020, published in mBio
  • "Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses," 2020, published in mBio
  • "Phylogenomic Analysis of a 55.1-kb 19-Gene Dataset Resolves a Monophyletic Fusarium that Includes the Fusarium solani Species Complex," 2020, published in Phytopathology
  • "The importance of antimicrobial resistance in medical mycology," 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • "Mutations in TAC1B: a Novel Genetic Determinant of Clinical Fluconazole Resistance in Candida auris," 2020, published in mBio

They have frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • Arturo Casadevall (21 co-authored works)
  • Terrance Shea (19 co-authored works)
  • Patrick D. Schloss (16 co-authored works)
  • Jeffrey M. Rybak (15 co-authored works)
  • P. David Rogers (15 co-authored works)

Cuomo has also contributed book publications, including the title "New Threats of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Fungi" published in 2022 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Pilon: An Integrated Tool for Comprehensive Microbial Variant Detection and Genome Assembly Improvement

    Bruce J. Walker;Thomas Abeel;Terrance Shea;Margaret Priest

  • Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

    Li Jun Ma;H. Charlotte Van Der Does;Katherine A. Borkovich;Jeffrey J. Coleman

  • Simultaneous Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris on 3 Continents Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing and Epidemiological Analyses

    Shawn R. Lockhart;Kizee A. Etienne;Snigdha Vallabhaneni;Joveria Farooqi

  • Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae

    James E. Galagan;Sarah E. Calvo;Christina Cuomo;Li Jun Ma

  • Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes.

    Geraldine Butler;Matthew D. Rasmussen;Michael F. Lin;Michael F. Lin;Manuel A. S. Santos

  • Genomic Analysis of the Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Botrytis cinerea

    Joelle Amselem;Christina A. Cuomo;Jan A. L. van Kan;Muriel Viaud

  • The Fusarium graminearum Genome Reveals a Link Between Localized Polymorphism and Pathogen Specialization

    Christina A. Cuomo;Ulrich Güldener;Jin Rong Xu;Frances Trail

  • Cleavage at a V(D)J recombination signal requires only RAG1 and RAG2 proteins and occurs in two steps

    J.Fraser McBlane;Dik C. van Gent;Dale A. Ramsden;Charles Romeo

  • Obligate biotrophy features unraveled by the genomic analysis of rust fungi

    Sébastien Duplessis;Christina A. Cuomo;Yao-Cheng Lin;Andrea Aerts

  • DNA-dependent kinase (p350) as a candidate gene for the murine SCID defect

    CU Kirchgessner;CK Patil;JW Evans;CA Cuomo

  • Comparative Genomics Yields Insights into Niche Adaptation of Plant Vascular Wilt Pathogens

    Steven J. Klosterman;Krishna V. Subbarao;Seogchan Kang;Paola Veronese

  • Threats Posed by the Fungal Kingdom to Humans, Wildlife, and Agriculture.

    Matthew C. Fisher;Sarah J. Gurr;Christina A. Cuomo;David S. Blehert

  • Genomic insights into multidrug-resistance, mating and virulence in Candida auris and related emerging species

    José F. Muñoz;Lalitha Gade;Nancy A. Chow;Vladimir N. Loparev

  • Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

    Guilhem Janbon;Kate L. Ormerod;Damien Paulet;Edmond J. Byrnes

  • Genomic Analysis of the Basal Lineage Fungus Rhizopus oryzae Reveals a Whole-Genome Duplication

    Li Jun Ma;Ashraf S. Ibrahim;Christopher Skory;Manfred G. Grabherr

  • Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses.

    Nancy A. Chow;José F. Muñoz;Lalitha Gade;Elizabeth L. Berkow

  • The Case for Adopting the "Species Complex" Nomenclature for the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis.

    Kyung J. Kwon-Chung;John E. Bennett;Brian L. Wickes;Wieland Meyer

  • Genomics of the fungal kingdom: Insights into eukaryotic biology

    James E. Galagan;Matthew R. Henn;Li-Jun Ma;Christina A. Cuomo

  • The evolution of drug resistance in clinical isolates of Candida albicans

    Christopher B Ford;Jason M Funt;Darren Abbey;Luca Issi

  • Novel, panzootic and hybrid genotypes of amphibian chytridiomycosis associated with the bullfrog trade.

    Lisa M. Schloegel;Luís Felipe Toledo;Joyce E. Longcore;Sasha E. Greenspan

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiandong Zeng
Qiandong Zeng LabCorp (United States)
Sarah Young
Sarah Young University of North Georgia
Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University
Bruce W. Birren
Bruce W. Birren Broad Institute
Matthew C. Fisher
Matthew C. Fisher Imperial College London
Nelesh P. Govender
Nelesh P. Govender National Health Laboratory Service
Alexandre Alanio
Alexandre Alanio Université Paris Cité
Jason E. Stajich
Jason E. Stajich University of California, Riverside
Anastasia P. Litvintseva
Anastasia P. Litvintseva Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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