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Lachlan J. M. Coin

Lachlan J. M. Coin

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
57674
World Ranking
6829
National Ranking
169

Overview

Lachlan J. M. Coin is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant focus on molecular biology and infectious diseases.

Their recent publications cover a range of important topics and appear in various scientific venues. Notable papers include:

  • Direct RNA sequencing and early evolution of SARS-CoV-2 (2020) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Comparison of long-read methods for sequencing and assembly of a plant genome (2020) published in GigaScience
  • Molecular Methods for Pathogenic Bacteria Detection and Recent Advances in Wastewater Analysis (2021) published in Water
  • Detection of Streptococcus pyogenes M1UK in Australia and characterization of the mutation driving enhanced expression of superantigen SpeA (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • Nanoq: ultra-fast quality control for nanopore reads (2022) published in The Journal of Open Source Software

Their research has been disseminated frequently through the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Briefings in Bioinformatics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • GigaScience
  • UNC Libraries

Main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields of study focus on:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Plant Science

The principal research topics cover:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Miranda E. Pitt
  • Luregn J. Schlapbach
  • Federico Martinón-Torres
  • Michael Levin
  • Jessie J.-Y. Chang

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • A census of human cancer genes

    P. Andrew Futreal;Lachlan Coin;Mhairi Marshall;Thomas Down

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

    Inga Prokopenko;Claudia Langenberg;Jose C. Florez;Jose C. Florez;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Genome-wide association analysis of metabolic traits in a birth cohort from a founder population

    Chiara Sabatti;Anna-Liisa Hartikainen;Anneli Pouta

  • Genome-wide association study for early-onset and morbid adult obesity identifies three new risk loci in European populations

    David Meyre;Jérôme Delplanque;Jean-Claude Chèvre;Cécile Lecoeur

  • Genetic Loci Associated With C-Reactive Protein Levels and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

    Paul Elliott;John C. Chambers;Weihua Zhang;Robert Clarke

  • Genetic variability in the regulation of gene expression in ten regions of the human brain

    Adaikalavan Ramasamy;Adaikalavan Ramasamy;Daniah Trabzuni;Sebastian Guelfi;Vibin Varghese

  • Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

    Cecilia M. Lindgren;Iris M. Heid;Joshua C. Randall;Claudia Lamina

  • TreeFam: a curated database of phylogenetic trees of animal gene families

    Heng Li;Avril Coghlan;Jue Ruan;Lachlan James M. Coin

  • A new highly penetrant form of obesity due to deletions on chromosome 16p11.2

    R. G. Walters;S. Jacquemont;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. Valsesia;A. J. de Smith

  • Mirror extreme BMI phenotypes associated with gene dosage at the chromosome 16p11.2 locus

    Sébastien Jacquemont;Alexandre Reymond;Flore Zufferey;Louise Harewood

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott Imperial College London
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Michael Levin
Michael Levin Tufts University
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Inga Prokopenko
Inga Prokopenko University of Surrey
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute

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