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952
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Katherine S. Pollard is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Plant Science, and Ecology.

The scientist's works cover several main topics, including:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Congenital heart defects research

Katherine S. Pollard has a strong publication record with frequent contributions to venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science
  • Nature
  • Circulation
  • Genome Research

Recent significant papers include:

  • A unified catalog of 204,938 reference genomes from the human gut microbiome, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • A single-cell transcriptomic atlas characterizes ageing tissues in the mouse, 2020, Nature
  • Amplification-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 with CRISPR-Cas13a and mobile phone microscopy, 2020, Cell
  • Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Predicting 3D genome folding from DNA sequence with Akita, 2020, Nature Methods

Frequent co-authors in their research include Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Elinor K. Karlsson, Kathleen C. Keough, Pawel F. Przytycki, and Diane P. Genereux.

Katherine S. Pollard received the award of Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • Detection of nonneutral substitution rates on mammalian phylogenies

    Katherine S. Pollard;Melissa J. Hubisz;Kate R. Rosenbloom;Adam Siepel

  • A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity

    Luke R. Thompson;Luke R. Thompson;Luke R. Thompson;Jon G. Sanders;Daniel McDonald;Amnon Amir

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Initial sequence of the chimpanzee genome and comparison with the human genome

    Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;LaDeana W. Hillier

  • A unified catalog of 204,938 reference genomes from the human gut microbiome.

    Alexandre Almeida;Alexandre Almeida;Stephen Nayfach;Stephen Nayfach;Miguel Boland;Francesco Strozzi

  • A high-resolution map of human evolutionary constraint using 29 mammals.

    Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Manuel Garber;Or Zuk;Michael F. Lin;Michael F. Lin

  • An RNA gene expressed during cortical development evolved rapidly in humans

    Katherine S Pollard;Sofie R Salama;Nelle Lambert;Marie-Alexandra Lambot

  • A single-cell transcriptomic atlas characterizes ageing tissues in the mouse

    Nicole Almanzar;Jane Antony;Ankit S. Baghel

  • American Gut: an Open Platform for Citizen Science Microbiome Research.

    Daniel McDonald;Embriette Hyde;Justine W. Debelius;James T. Morton

  • Amplification-free detection of SARS-CoV-2 with CRISPR-Cas13a and mobile phone microscopy.

    Parinaz Fozouni;Sungmin Son;María Díaz de León Derby;Gavin J. Knott;Gavin J. Knott

  • Comparative host-coronavirus protein interaction networks reveal pan-viral disease mechanisms.

    David E. Gordon;Joseph Hiatt;Mehdi Bouhaddou;Veronica V. Rezelj

  • Broad host range of SARS-CoV-2 predicted by comparative and structural analysis of ACE2 in vertebrates.

    Joana Damas;Graham M. Hughes;Kathleen C. Keough;Corrie A. Painter

  • Dynamic and Coordinated Epigenetic Regulation of Developmental Transitions in the Cardiac Lineage

    Joseph A. Wamstad;Jeffrey M. Alexander;Rebecca M. Truty;Avanti Shrikumar

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Ageing hallmarks exhibit organ-specific temporal signatures.

    Nicholas Schaum;Benoit Lehallier;Oliver Hahn;Róbert Pálovics

  • Reconstructing the microbial diversity and function of pre-agricultural tallgrass prairie soils in the United States.

    Noah Fierer;Noah Fierer;Joshua Ladau;Jose C. Clemente;Jonathan W. Leff;Jonathan W. Leff

  • Forces Shaping the Fastest Evolving Regions in the Human Genome

    Katherine S Pollard;Sofie R Salama;Bryan King;Andrew D Kern

  • New insights from uncultivated genomes of the global human gut microbiome

    Stephen Nayfach;Stephen Nayfach;Zhou Jason Shi;Rekha Seshadri;Rekha Seshadri;Katherine S. Pollard

  • PHAST and RPHAST: phylogenetic analysis with space/time models

    Melissa J. Hubisz;Katherine S. Pollard;Adam C. Siepel

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark J. van der Laan
Mark J. van der Laan University of California, Berkeley
Benoit G. Bruneau
Benoit G. Bruneau Gladstone Institutes
Rob Knight
Rob Knight University of California, San Diego
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Jack A. Gilbert
Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego
Jessica L. Green
Jessica L. Green University of Oregon
Nadav Ahituv
Nadav Ahituv University of California, San Francisco
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute
Melanie Ott
Melanie Ott Gladstone Institutes
Deepak Srivastava
Deepak Srivastava King's College London

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