Michaela K. Halsey

Texas Tech University — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

15h-index1.6kcitations27works15.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(13), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations(8), Genetic diversity and population structure(6), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies(6), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics(5)

Publications25 total

Newly assembled pocket gopher genomes can facilitate conservation management of biodiversity
Journal of Mammalogy·2024Open Access
Vocal learning–associated convergent evolution in mammalian proteins and regulatory elements
Science·2024· 30 citedOpen Access
Using evolutionary constraint to define novel candidate driver genes in medulloblastoma
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Updated distribution of the Texas kangaroo rat (Dipodomys elator) and patterns of rodent species associations from county road surveys in Texas
Therya·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Three-dimensional genome rewiring in loci with human accelerated regions
Science·2023· 102 citedOpen Access
A genomic timescale for placental mammal evolution
Science·2023· 141 citedOpen Access
Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals
Science·2023· 243 citedOpen Access
Mammalian evolution of human cis-regulatory elements and transcription factor binding sites
Science·2023· 107 cited
Comparative genomics of Balto, a famous historic dog, captures lost diversity of 1920s sled dogs
Science·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
Relating enhancer genetic variation across mammals to complex phenotypes using machine learning
Science·2023· 80 citedOpen Access
The contribution of historical processes to contemporary extinction risk in placental mammals
Science·2023· 95 citedOpen Access
The functional and evolutionary impacts of human-specific deletions in conserved elements
Science·2023· 71 citedOpen Access
Leveraging base-pair mammalian constraint to understand genetic variation and human disease
Science·2023· 112 citedOpen Access
Integrating gene annotation with orthology inference at scale
Science·2023· 180 citedOpen Access
Insights into mammalian TE diversity through the curation of 248 genome assemblies
Science·2023· 122 citedOpen Access
Chiropterans Are a Hotspot for Horizontal Transfer of DNA Transposons in Mammalia
Molecular Biology and Evolution·2023· 15 citedOpen Access
Chiropterans are a hotspot for horizontal transfer of DNA transposons in Mammalia
2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Insights into mammalian TE diversity via the curation of 248 mammalian genome assemblies
2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Evolution of the ancestral mammalian karyotype and syntenic regions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2022· 92 citedOpen Access
Comparison of genetic variation between rare and common congeners of Dipodomys with estimates of contemporary and historical effective population size
PLoS ONE·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Kerstin Lindblad‐Toh(29), Elinor K. Karlsson(29), David A. Ray(23), Jenna Grimshaw(22), Diane P. Genereux(20), Austin Osmanski(20), Jennifer M. Korstian(20), Nicole M. Foley(19), Robert Hubley(19), Carlos J. Garcia(19), Diana D. Moreno-Santillán(19), Michael X. Dong(18), Gregory Andrews(18), Joana Damas(18), Alyssa J. Lawler(18), Nicole S. Paulat(18), Wynn K. Meyer(18), Michael Hiller(18), Matthew J. Christmas(17), Irene M. Kaplow(17)