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Lora Lewis is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States and has contributed to the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses genetics, molecular biology, cancer research, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's work primarily focuses on topics including Lepidoptera biology and taxonomy, insect resistance and genetics, genetic diversity and population structure, cancer genomics and diagnostics, renal cell carcinoma treatment, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Recent publications by Lora Lewis include:

  • The genome sequence of the Small Grey moth, Eudonia mercurella Linnaeus, 1758 (2025, Wellcome Open Research)
  • The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • The genome sequence of the Orange Sallow moth, Tiliacea citrago Linnaeus, 1758 (2025, Wellcome Open Research)

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Douglas Boyes
  • Maxwell V. L. Barclay
  • Caleb Davis
  • C. Ricketts
  • Min Wang

Lora Lewis's publications have appeared mainly in Wellcome Open Research and UNC Libraries, with two publications in the former and one in the latter.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

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

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Donna M. Muzny;Matthew N. Bainbridge;Kyle Chang;Huyen H. Dinh

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

    Roger McLendon;Allan Friedman;Darrell Bigner;Erwin G. Van Meir

  • Integrating common and rare genetic variation in diverse human populations

    D M Altshuler;R A Gibbs;L Peltonen

  • Comprehensivemolecular characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Chad J. Creighton;Margaret Morgan;Preethi H. Gunaratne;Preethi H. Gunaratne;David A. Wheeler

  • Somatic mutations affect key pathways in lung adenocarcinoma

    Li Ding;Gad Getz;David A. Wheeler;Elaine R. Mardis

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • A framework for human microbiome research

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

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Genome sequence of the Brown Norway rat yields insights into mammalian evolution

    Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Michael L. Metzker;Donna M. Muzny

  • Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes

    Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Nicola Waddell;Karin S. Kassahn;Marie Claude Gingras

  • Comprehensive and Integrative Genomic Characterization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Adrian Ally;Miruna Balasundaram;Rebecca Carlsen;Eric Chuah

  • Patterns and rates of exonic de novo mutations in autism spectrum disorders

    Benjamin M. Neale;Yan Kou;Li Liu;Avi Ma'Ayan

  • Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;Nicole M. Gerardo;Nancy Moran

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • The genome of the model beetle and pest Tribolium castaneum.

    Stephen Richards;Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Susan J. Brown

  • Evolutionary and biomedical insights from the rhesus macaque genome

    Richard A. Gibbs;Jeffrey Rogers

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Donna M. Muzny
Donna M. Muzny Baylor College of Medicine
Richard A. Gibbs
Richard A. Gibbs Baylor College of Medicine
David A. Wheeler
David A. Wheeler Baylor College of Medicine
Kim C. Worley
Kim C. Worley Baylor College of Medicine
Christie L. Kovar
Christie L. Kovar Baylor College of Medicine
George M. Weinstock
George M. Weinstock The Jackson Laboratory
Robert S. Fulton
Robert S. Fulton Washington University in St. Louis
Elaine R. Mardis
Elaine R. Mardis The Ohio State University
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Lucinda Fulton
Lucinda Fulton Washington University in St. Louis

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