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Overview

Ewen F. Kirkness is affiliated with the J. Craig Venter Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology and Genetics as subfields. The scientist's work spans several key topics including Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Gut microbiota and health, and Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Precision medicine integrating whole-genome sequencing, comprehensive metabolomics, and advanced imaging (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • An unsupervised learning approach to identify novel signatures of health and disease from multimodal data (2020, Genome Medicine)

Kirkness has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, such as:

  • Hung-Chun Yu
  • Elizabeth T. Cirulli
  • Natalie M. Schenker-Ahmed
  • Michael Hicks
  • Isaac Cohen

The scientist's work has appeared in journals including:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genome Medicine

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome random sequencing and assembly of Haemophilus influenzae Rd.

    Fleischmann Rd;Adams;White O;Clayton Ra

  • The complete genome sequence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori

    Jean-F. Tomb;Owen White;Anthony R. Kerlavage;Rebecca A. Clayton

  • COMPLETE GENOME SEQUENCE OF THE METHANOGENIC ARCHAEON, $i(METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII)

    Carol J. Bult;Owen R. White;Hamilton O. Smith;Carl R. Woese

  • Genome sequence, comparative analysis and haplotype structure of the domestic dog

    Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Claire M Wade;Claire M Wade;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Elinor K. Karlsson;Elinor K. Karlsson

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • The Diploid Genome Sequence of an Individual Human

    Samuel Levy;Granger Sutton;Pauline C Ng;Lars Feuk

  • The complete genome sequence of the hyperthermophilic, sulphate-reducing archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus

    Hans-Peter Klenk;Rebecca A. Clayton;Jean-Francois Tomb;Owen White

  • Evolutionary and biomedical insights from the rhesus macaque genome

    Richard A. Gibbs;Jeffrey Rogers

  • Somatic coding mutations in human induced pluripotent stem cells

    Athurva Gore;Zhe Li;Ho Lim Fung;Jessica E. Young

  • Initial assessment of human gene diversity and expression patterns based upon 83 million nucleotides of cDNA sequence.

    Adams;Kerlavage Ar;Fleischmann Rd;Fuldner Ra

  • The dynamic genome of Hydra

    Jarrod A. Chapman;Ewen F. Kirkness;Oleg Simakov;Oleg Simakov;Steven E. Hampson

  • The dog genome: Survey sequencing and comparative analysis

    Ewen F. Kirkness;Vineet Bafna;Aaron L. Halpern;Samuel Levy

  • The 5-HT3B subunit is a major determinant of serotonin-receptor function.

    Paul A. Davies;Marco Pistis;Michael C. Hanna;John A. Peters

  • Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle

    Ewen F. Kirkness;Brian J. Haas;Brian J. Haas;Weilin Sun;Henk R. Braig

  • Insensitivity to anaesthetic agents conferred by a class of GABA A receptor subunit

    Paul A. Davies;Mike C. Hanna;Tim G. Hales;Ewen F. Kirkness

  • Modulation of the GABAA receptor by depressant barbiturates and pregnane steroids.

    John A. Peters;Ewen F. Kirkness;Helen Callachan;Jeremy J. Lambert

  • Whole genome sequencing.

    Pauline C. Ng;Ewen F. Kirkness

  • Deep sequencing of 10,000 human genomes.

    Amalio Telenti;Levi C. T. Pierce;William H. Biggs;Julia di Iulio

  • Whole-genome sequencing identifies common-to-rare variants associated with human blood metabolites

    Tao Long;Michael Hicks;Hung Chun Yu;William H. Biggs

  • Towards a comprehensive structural variation map of an individual human genome

    Andy W Pang;Andy W Pang;Jeffrey R MacDonald;Dalila Pinto;John Wei

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Craig Venter
J. Craig Venter J. Craig Venter Institute
Amalio Telenti
Amalio Telenti VIR Biotechnology (United States)
Robert L. Strausberg
Robert L. Strausberg Ludwig Cancer Research
Elaine A. Ostrander
Elaine A. Ostrander National Institutes of Health
C. Thomas Caskey
C. Thomas Caskey Baylor College of Medicine
Claire M. Fraser
Claire M. Fraser University of Maryland, Baltimore
Granger G. Sutton
Granger G. Sutton J. Craig Venter Institute
Matthew Breen
Matthew Breen North Carolina State University
Norman H. Lee
Norman H. Lee George Washington University
Jelle Matthijnssens
Jelle Matthijnssens Rega Institute for Medical Research

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