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Mark Diekhans is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Plant Science as key subfields. Other areas of study in their work include Cancer Research and Ecology.

Their research contributions cover a range of specialized topics. These include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Mark Diekhans has published numerous scientific papers, many of which appear in high-impact journals. Some recent notable publications are:

  • The complete sequence of a human genome, 2022, Science
  • Expanded encyclopaedias of DNA elements in the human and mouse genomes, 2020, Nature
  • GENCODE 2021, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • A draft human pangenome reference, 2023, Nature
  • The UCSC Genome Browser database: 2023 update, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Science
  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist often collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including Benedict Paten, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Elinor K. Karlsson, Glenn Hickey, and Joel Armstrong. The number of joint publications with these collaborators ranges from 24 to 34.

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

    Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

  • GENCODE: The reference human genome annotation for The ENCODE Project

    Jennifer Harrow;Adam Frankish;Jose M. Gonzalez;Electra Tapanari

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

    Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

  • GENCODE reference annotation for the human and mouse genomes.

    Adam Frankish;Mark Diekhans;Anne-Maud Ferreira;Rory Baldwin Johnson

  • The UCSC Genome Browser Database

    D. Karolchik;R. Baertsch;M. Diekhans;Terrence Furey

  • Using native and syntenically mapped cDNA alignments to improve de novo gene finding

    Mario Stanke;Mark Diekhans;Robert Baertsch;David Haussler

  • The UCSC Genome Browser database: update 2011

    Pauline A. Fujita;Brooke Rhead;Ann S. Zweig;Angie S. Hinrichs

  • The UCSC Genome Browser Database: update 2006

    A. S. Hinrichs;D. Karolchik;R. Baertsch;G. P. Barber

  • A User's Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)

    Richard M. Myers;John Stamatoyannopoulos;Michael Snyder;Ian Dunham

  • The UCSC Genome Browser database: 2015 update

    Kate R. Rosenbloom;Joel Armstrong;Galt P. Barber;Jonathan Casper

  • Gencode 2021

    A. Frankish;M. Diekhans;I. Jungreis;J. Lagarde

  • The UCSC Genome Browser database: extensions and updates 2013.

    Laurence R. Meyer;Ann S. Zweig;Angie S. Hinrichs;Donna Karolchik

  • ENCODE Data in the UCSC Genome Browser: year 5 update

    Kate R. Rosenbloom;Cricket A. Sloan;Venkat S. Malladi;Timothy R. Dreszer

  • The UCSC Genome Browser database: 2019 update.

    Maximilian Haeussler;Ann S Zweig;Cath Tyner;Matthew L Speir

  • The UCSC Genome Browser database: 2014 update

    Donna Karolchik;Galt P. Barber;Jonathan Casper;Hiram Clawson

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Multiple evidence strands suggest that there may be as few as 19 000 human protein-coding genes

    Iakes Ezkurdia;David Juan;Jose Manuel Rodriguez;Adam Frankish

  • The UCSC Genome Browser database: update 2010

    Brooke L. Rhead;Donna Karolchik;Robert M. Kuhn;Angie S. Hinrichs

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

Frequent Co-Authors

David Haussler
David Haussler University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert M. Kuhn
Robert M. Kuhn University of California, Santa Cruz
Adam Frankish
Adam Frankish European Bioinformatics Institute
W. James Kent
W. James Kent University of California, Santa Cruz
Donna Karolchik
Donna Karolchik University of California, Santa Cruz
Benedict Paten
Benedict Paten University of California, Santa Cruz
Brian J. Raney
Brian J. Raney University of California, Santa Cruz
Jennifer Harrow
Jennifer Harrow AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Angie S. Hinrichs
Angie S. Hinrichs University of California, Santa Cruz
Kate R. Rosenbloom
Kate R. Rosenbloom University of California, Santa Cruz

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