R. Alan Harris, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor in the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Research Interests

Genomics
Epigenomics
Bioinformatics
Primate Comparative Analysis
Evolution
Biotechnology
Molecular Medicine
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Cancer Research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cell Biology
Reproductive Medicine
Gastroenterology
Animal Science and Zoology
Computer Science Applications
Physiology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

About

My interests broadly lie in the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. My particular areas of emphasis are primate comparative genomics in the context of both evolutionary mechanisms and applications to developing nonhuman primate models of human diseases.

Publications

Comparison of sequencing-based methods to profile DNA methylation and identification of monoallelic epigenetic modifications

Nature Biotechnology / Sep 19, 2010

Harris, R. A., Wang, T., Coarfa, C., Nagarajan, R. P., Hong, C., Downey, S. L., Johnson, B. E., Fouse, S. D., Delaney, A., Zhao, Y., Olshen, A., Ballinger, T., Zhou, X., Forsberg, K. J., Gu, J., Echipare, L., O’Geen, H., Lister, R., Pelizzola, M., … Costello, J. F. (2010). Comparison of sequencing-based methods to profile DNA methylation and identification of monoallelic epigenetic modifications. Nature Biotechnology, 28(10), 1097–1105. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.1682

Functional annotation of the human brain methylome identifies tissue-specific epigenetic variation across brain and blood

Genome Biology / Jan 01, 2012

Davies, M. N., Volta, M., Pidsley, R., Lunnon, K., Dixit, A., Lovestone, S., Coarfa, C., Harris, R. A., Milosavljevic, A., Troakes, C., Al-Sarraj, S., Dobson, R., Schalkwyk, L. C., & Mill, J. (2012). Functional annotation of the human brain methylome identifies tissue-specific epigenetic variation across brain and blood. Genome Biology, 13(6), R43. https://doi.org/10.1186/gb-2012-13-6-r43

The International Human Epigenome Consortium: A Blueprint for Scientific Collaboration and Discovery

Cell / Dec 01, 2016

Stunnenberg, H. G., & Hirst, M. (2016). The International Human Epigenome Consortium: A Blueprint for Scientific Collaboration and Discovery. Cell, 167(7), 1897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.12.002

Season of Conception in Rural Gambia Affects DNA Methylation at Putative Human Metastable Epialleles

PLoS Genetics / Dec 23, 2010

Waterland, R. A., Kellermayer, R., Laritsky, E., Rayco-Solon, P., Harris, R. A., Travisano, M., Zhang, W., Torskaya, M. S., Zhang, J., Shen, L., Manary, M. J., & Prentice, A. M. (2010). Season of Conception in Rural Gambia Affects DNA Methylation at Putative Human Metastable Epialleles. PLoS Genetics, 6(12), e1001252. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1001252

Season of Conception in Rural Gambia Affects DNA Methylation at Putative Human Metastable Epialleles

PLoS Genetics / Dec 23, 2010

Waterland, R. A., Kellermayer, R., Laritsky, E., Rayco-Solon, P., Harris, R. A., Travisano, M., Zhang, W., Torskaya, M. S., Zhang, J., Shen, L., Manary, M. J., & Prentice, A. M. (2010). Season of Conception in Rural Gambia Affects DNA Methylation at Putative Human Metastable Epialleles. PLoS Genetics, 6(12), e1001252. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1001252

High-fat maternal diet during pregnancy persistently alters the offspring microbiome in a primate model

Nature Communications / May 20, 2014

Ma, J., Prince, A. L., Bader, D., Hu, M., Ganu, R., Baquero, K., Blundell, P., Alan Harris, R., Frias, A. E., Grove, K. L., & Aagaard, K. M. (2014). High-fat maternal diet during pregnancy persistently alters the offspring microbiome in a primate model. Nature Communications, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4889

Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes

Nature / Sep 10, 2014

Carbone, L., Alan Harris, R., Gnerre, S., Veeramah, K. R., Lorente-Galdos, B., Huddleston, J., Meyer, T. J., Herrero, J., Roos, C., Aken, B., Anaclerio, F., Archidiacono, N., Baker, C., Barrell, D., Batzer, M. A., Beal, K., Blancher, A., Bohrson, C. L., Brameier, M., … Gibbs, R. A. (2014). Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes. Nature, 513(7517), 195–201. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13679

The placental membrane microbiome is altered among subjects with spontaneous preterm birth with and without chorioamnionitis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology / May 01, 2016

Prince, A. L., Ma, J., Kannan, P. S., Alvarez, M., Gisslen, T., Harris, R. A., Sweeney, E. L., Knox, C. L., Lambers, D. S., Jobe, A. H., Chougnet, C. A., Kallapur, S. G., & Aagaard, K. M. (2016). The placental membrane microbiome is altered among subjects with spontaneous preterm birth with and without chorioamnionitis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 214(5), 627.e1-627.e16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.01.193

Maternal tobacco use modestly alters correlated epigenome-wide placental DNA methylation and gene expression

Epigenetics / Nov 01, 2011

Suter, M., Ma, J., Harris, A. S., Patterson, L., Brown, K. A., Shope, C., Showalter, L., Abramovici, A., & Aagaard-Tillery, K. M. (2011). Maternal tobacco use modestly alters correlated epigenome-wide placental DNA methylation and gene expression. Epigenetics, 6(11), 1284–1294. https://doi.org/10.4161/epi.6.11.17819

Proinflammatory Role for let-7 MicroRNAS in Experimental Asthma

Journal of Biological Chemistry / Sep 01, 2010

Polikepahad, S., Knight, J. M., Naghavi, A. O., Oplt, T., Creighton, C. J., Shaw, C., Benham, A. L., Kim, J., Soibam, B., Harris, R. A., Coarfa, C., Zariff, A., Milosavljevic, A., Batts, L. M., Kheradmand, F., Gunaratne, P. H., & Corry, D. B. (2010). Proinflammatory Role for let-7 MicroRNAS in Experimental Asthma. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(39), 30139–30149. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m110.145698

The common marmoset genome provides insight into primate biology and evolution

Nature Genetics / Jul 20, 2014

(2014). The common marmoset genome provides insight into primate biology and evolution. Nature Genetics, 46(8), 850–857. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3042

Transcriptome Profiling of microRNA by Next-Gen Deep Sequencing Reveals Known and Novel miRNA Species in the Lipid Fraction of Human Breast Milk

PLoS ONE / Feb 13, 2013

Munch, E. M., Harris, R. A., Mohammad, M., Benham, A. L., Pejerrey, S. M., Showalter, L., Hu, M., Shope, C. D., Maningat, P. D., Gunaratne, P. H., Haymond, M., & Aagaard, K. (2013). Transcriptome Profiling of microRNA by Next-Gen Deep Sequencing Reveals Known and Novel miRNA Species in the Lipid Fraction of Human Breast Milk. PLoS ONE, 8(2), e50564. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050564

GASZ Is Essential for Male Meiosis and Suppression of Retrotransposon Expression in the Male Germline

PLoS Genetics / Sep 04, 2009

Ma, L., Buchold, G. M., Greenbaum, M. P., Roy, A., Burns, K. H., Zhu, H., Han, D. Y., Harris, R. A., Coarfa, C., Gunaratne, P. H., Yan, W., & Matzuk, M. M. (2009). GASZ Is Essential for Male Meiosis and Suppression of Retrotransposon Expression in the Male Germline. PLoS Genetics, 5(9), e1000635. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000635

A maternal high‐fat diet modulates fetal SIRT1 histone and protein deacetylase activity in nonhuman primates

The FASEB Journal / Sep 14, 2012

Suter, M. A., Chen, A., Burdine, M. S., Choudhury, M., Harris, R. A., Lane, R. H., Friedman, J. E., Grove, K. L., Tackett, A. J., & Aagaard, K. M. (2012). A maternal high‐fat diet modulates fetal SIRT1 histone and protein deacetylase activity in nonhuman primates. The FASEB Journal, 26(12), 5106–5114. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-212878

MicroRNA transcriptome in the newborn mouse ovaries determined by massive parallel sequencing

MHR: Basic science of reproductive medicine / Mar 09, 2010

Ahn, H. W., Morin, R. D., Zhao, H., Harris, R. A., Coarfa, C., Chen, Z.-J., Milosavljevic, A., Marra, M. A., & Rajkovic, A. (2010). MicroRNA transcriptome in the newborn mouse ovaries determined by massive parallel sequencing. MHR: Basic Science of Reproductive Medicine, 16(7), 463–471. https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gaq017

Maternal methyl-donor supplementation induces prolonged murine offspring colitis susceptibility in association with mucosal epigenetic and microbiomic changes

Human Molecular Genetics / Feb 04, 2011

Schaible, T. D., Harris, R. A., Dowd, S. E., Smith, C. W., & Kellermayer, R. (2011). Maternal methyl-donor supplementation induces prolonged murine offspring colitis susceptibility in association with mucosal epigenetic and microbiomic changes. Human Molecular Genetics, 20(9), 1687–1696. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddr044

A sequence-level map of chromosomal breakpoints in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line yields insights into the evolution of a cancer genome

Genome Research / Dec 03, 2008

Hampton, O. A., Den Hollander, P., Miller, C. A., Delgado, D. A., Li, J., Coarfa, C., Harris, R. A., Richards, S., Scherer, S. E., Muzny, D. M., Gibbs, R. A., Lee, A. V., & Milosavljevic, A. (2008). A sequence-level map of chromosomal breakpoints in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line yields insights into the evolution of a cancer genome. Genome Research, 19(2), 167–177. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.080259.108

Colonic mucosal DNA methylation, immune response, and microbiome patterns in Toll‐like receptor 2‐knockout mice

The FASEB Journal / Jan 12, 2011

Kellermayer, R., Dowd, S. E., Harris, R. A., Balasa, A., Schaible, T. D., Wolcott, R. D., Tatevian, N., Szigeti, R., Li, Z., Versalovic, J., & Smith, C. W. (2011). Colonic mucosal DNA methylation, immune response, and microbiome patterns in Toll‐like receptor 2‐knockout mice. The FASEB Journal, 25(5), 1449–1460. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.10-172205

The comparative genomics and complex population history of Papio baboons

Science Advances / Jan 04, 2019

Rogers, J., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Mailund, T., Leppälä, K., Athanasiadis, G., Schierup, M. H., Cheng, J., Munch, K., Walker, J. A., Konkel, M. K., Jordan, V., Steely, C. J., Beckstrom, T. O., Bergey, C., Burrell, A., Schrempf, D., Noll, A., … Kothe, M. (2019). The comparative genomics and complex population history of Papio baboons. Science Advances, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau6947

The comparative genomics and complex population history of Papio baboons

Science Advances / Jan 04, 2019

Rogers, J., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Mailund, T., Leppälä, K., Athanasiadis, G., Schierup, M. H., Cheng, J., Munch, K., Walker, J. A., Konkel, M. K., Jordan, V., Steely, C. J., Beckstrom, T. O., Bergey, C., Burrell, A., Schrempf, D., Noll, A., … Kothe, M. (2019). The comparative genomics and complex population history of Papio baboons. Science Advances, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau6947

DNA Methylation Profiling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Provides New Insights into Disease Pathogenesis

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis / Sep 28, 2015

McDermott, E., Ryan, E. J., Tosetto, M., Gibson, D., Burrage, J., Keegan, D., Byrne, K., Crowe, E., Sexton, G., Malone, K., Harris, R. A., Kellermayer, R., Mill, J., Cullen, G., Doherty, G. A., Mulcahy, H., & Murphy, T. M. (2015). DNA Methylation Profiling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Provides New Insights into Disease Pathogenesis. Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis, 10(1), 77–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv176

Identification of Common Genetic Variants Influencing Spontaneous Dizygotic Twinning and Female Fertility

The American Journal of Human Genetics / May 01, 2016

Mbarek, H., Steinberg, S., Nyholt, D. R., Gordon, S. D., Miller, M. B., McRae, A. F., Hottenga, J. J., Day, F. R., Willemsen, G., de Geus, E. J., Davies, G. E., Martin, H. C., Penninx, B. W., Jansen, R., McAloney, K., Vink, J. M., Kaprio, J., Plomin, R., Spector, T. D., … Boomsma, D. I. (2016). Identification of Common Genetic Variants Influencing Spontaneous Dizygotic Twinning and Female Fertility. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 98(5), 898–908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.008

Identification of Common Genetic Variants Influencing Spontaneous Dizygotic Twinning and Female Fertility

The American Journal of Human Genetics / May 01, 2016

Mbarek, H., Steinberg, S., Nyholt, D. R., Gordon, S. D., Miller, M. B., McRae, A. F., Hottenga, J. J., Day, F. R., Willemsen, G., de Geus, E. J., Davies, G. E., Martin, H. C., Penninx, B. W., Jansen, R., McAloney, K., Vink, J. M., Kaprio, J., Plomin, R., Spector, T. D., … Boomsma, D. I. (2016). Identification of Common Genetic Variants Influencing Spontaneous Dizygotic Twinning and Female Fertility. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 98(5), 898–908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.008

Primary Human Placental Trophoblasts are Permissive for Zika Virus (ZIKV) Replication

Scientific Reports / Jan 27, 2017

Aagaard, K. M., Lahon, A., Suter, M. A., Arya, R. P., Seferovic, M. D., Vogt, M. B., Hu, M., Stossi, F., Mancini, M. A., Harris, R. A., Kahr, M., Eppes, C., Rac, M., Belfort, M. A., Park, C. S., Lacorazza, D., & Rico-Hesse, R. (2017). Primary Human Placental Trophoblasts are Permissive for Zika Virus (ZIKV) Replication. Scientific Reports, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep41389

Intermediate DNA methylation is a conserved signature of genome regulation

Nature Communications / Feb 18, 2015

Elliott, G., Hong, C., Xing, X., Zhou, X., Li, D., Coarfa, C., Bell, R. J. A., Maire, C. L., Ligon, K. L., Sigaroudinia, M., Gascard, P., Tlsty, T. D., Harris, R. A., Schalkwyk, L. C., Bilenky, M., Mill, J., Farnham, P. J., Kellis, M., Marra, M. A., … Costello, J. F. (2015). Intermediate DNA methylation is a conserved signature of genome regulation. Nature Communications, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7363

Evolutionary Breakpoints in the Gibbon Suggest Association between Cytosine Methylation and Karyotype Evolution

PLoS Genetics / Jun 26, 2009

Carbone, L., Harris, R. A., Vessere, G. M., Mootnick, A. R., Humphray, S., Rogers, J., Kim, S. K., Wall, J. D., Martin, D., Jurka, J., Milosavljevic, A., & de Jong, P. J. (2009). Evolutionary Breakpoints in the Gibbon Suggest Association between Cytosine Methylation and Karyotype Evolution. PLoS Genetics, 5(6), e1000538. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000538

Sequence diversity analyses of an improved rhesus macaque genome enhance its biomedical utility

Science / Dec 18, 2020

Warren, W. C., Harris, R. A., Haukness, M., Fiddes, I. T., Murali, S. C., Fernandes, J., Dishuck, P. C., Storer, J. M., Raveendran, M., Hillier, L. W., Porubsky, D., Mao, Y., Gordon, D., Vollger, M. R., Lewis, A. P., Munson, K. M., DeVogelaere, E., Armstrong, J., Diekhans, M., … Eichler, E. E. (2020). Sequence diversity analyses of an improved rhesus macaque genome enhance its biomedical utility. Science, 370(6523). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc6617

Genomic Hypomethylation in the Human Germline Associates with Selective Structural Mutability in the Human Genome

PLoS Genetics / May 17, 2012

Li, J., Harris, R. A., Cheung, S. W., Coarfa, C., Jeong, M., Goodell, M. A., White, L. D., Patel, A., Kang, S.-H., Shaw, C., Chinault, A. C., Gambin, T., Gambin, A., Lupski, J. R., & Milosavljevic, A. (2012). Genomic Hypomethylation in the Human Germline Associates with Selective Structural Mutability in the Human Genome. PLoS Genetics, 8(5), e1002692. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002692

The population genomics of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) based on whole-genome sequences

Genome Research / Oct 17, 2016

Xue, C., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Fawcett, G. L., Liu, X., White, S., Dahdouli, M., Rio Deiros, D., Below, J. E., Salerno, W., Cox, L., Fan, G., Ferguson, B., Horvath, J., Johnson, Z., Kanthaswamy, S., Kubisch, H. M., Liu, D., Platt, M., … Rogers, J. (2016). The population genomics of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) based on whole-genome sequences. Genome Research, 26(12), 1651–1662. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.204255.116

Genome-wide peripheral blood leukocyte DNA methylation microarrays identified a single association with inflammatory bowel diseases

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Dec 01, 2012

Harris, A. R., Nagy-Szakal, D., Pedersen, N., Opekun, A., Bronsky, J., Munkholm, P., Jespersgaard, C., Andersen, P., Melegh, B., Ferry, G., Jess, T., & Kellermayer, R. (2012). Genome-wide peripheral blood leukocyte DNA methylation microarrays identified a single association with inflammatory bowel diseases. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 18(12), 2334–2341. https://doi.org/10.1002/ibd.22956

Reproductive Longevity Predicts Mutation Rates in Primates

Current Biology / Oct 01, 2018

Thomas, G. W. C., Wang, R. J., Puri, A., Harris, R. A., Raveendran, M., Hughes, D. S. T., Murali, S. C., Williams, L. E., Doddapaneni, H., Muzny, D. M., Gibbs, R. A., Abee, C. R., Galinski, M. R., Worley, K. C., Rogers, J., Radivojac, P., & Hahn, M. W. (2018). Reproductive Longevity Predicts Mutation Rates in Primates. Current Biology, 28(19), 3193-3197.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.050

Serial Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alters Mucosal Gene Expression in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis

American Journal of Gastroenterology / Apr 01, 2015

Kellermayer, R., Nagy-Szakal, D., Harris, A. R., Luna, R. A., Pitashny, M., Schady, D., Mir, S. A. V., Lopez, M. E., Gilger, M. A., Belmont, J., Hollister, E. B., & Versalovic, J. (2015). Serial Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alters Mucosal Gene Expression in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 110(4), 604–606. https://doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2015.19

Epigenomic footprints across 111 reference epigenomes reveal tissue-specific epigenetic regulation of lincRNAs

Nature Communications / Feb 18, 2015

Amin, V., Harris, R. A., Onuchic, V., Jackson, A. R., Charnecki, T., Paithankar, S., Lakshmi Subramanian, S., Riehle, K., Coarfa, C., & Milosavljevic, A. (2015). Epigenomic footprints across 111 reference epigenomes reveal tissue-specific epigenetic regulation of lincRNAs. Nature Communications, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7370

Allele-specific epigenome maps reveal sequence-dependent stochastic switching at regulatory loci

Science / Sep 28, 2018

Onuchic, V., Lurie, E., Carrero, I., Pawliczek, P., Patel, R. Y., Rozowsky, J., Galeev, T., Huang, Z., Altshuler, R. C., Zhang, Z., Harris, R. A., Coarfa, C., Ashmore, L., Bertol, J. W., Fakhouri, W. D., Yu, F., Kellis, M., Gerstein, M., & Milosavljevic, A. (2018). Allele-specific epigenome maps reveal sequence-dependent stochastic switching at regulatory loci. Science, 361(6409). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aar3146

The manifold faces of DNA

Nature / Mar 15, 2006

Smith, L. M. (2006). The manifold faces of DNA. Nature, 440(7082), 283–284. https://doi.org/10.1038/440283a

In utero exposure to a maternal high-fat diet alters the epigenetic histone code in a murine model

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology / May 01, 2014

Suter, M. A., Ma, J., Vuguin, P. M., Hartil, K., Fiallo, A., Harris, R. A., Charron, M. J., & Aagaard, K. M. (2014). In utero exposure to a maternal high-fat diet alters the epigenetic histone code in a murine model. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 210(5), 463.e1-463.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.045

A nonhuman primate model of inherited retinal disease

Journal of Clinical Investigation / Jan 22, 2019

Moshiri, A., Chen, R., Kim, S., Harris, R. A., Li, Y., Raveendran, M., Davis, S., Liang, Q., Pomerantz, O., Wang, J., Garzel, L., Cameron, A., Yiu, G., Stout, J. T., Huang, Y., Murphy, C. J., Roberts, J., Gopalakrishna, K. N., Boyd, K., … Thomasy, S. M. (2019). A nonhuman primate model of inherited retinal disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 129(2), 863–874. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci123980

Evolutionary genetics and implications of small size and twinning in callitrichine primates

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Dec 30, 2013

Harris, R. A., Tardif, S. D., Vinar, T., Wildman, D. E., Rutherford, J. N., Rogers, J., Worley, K. C., & Aagaard, K. M. (2013). Evolutionary genetics and implications of small size and twinning in callitrichine primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(4), 1467–1472. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1316037111

Early Origins of Adult Disease: Approaches for Investigating the Programmable Epigenome in Humans, Nonhuman Primates, and Rodents

ILAR Journal / Dec 01, 2012

Ganu, R. S., Harris, R. A., Collins, K., & Aagaard, K. M. (2012). Early Origins of Adult Disease: Approaches for Investigating the Programmable Epigenome in Humans, Nonhuman Primates, and Rodents. ILAR Journal, 53(3–4), 306–321. https://doi.org/10.1093/ilar.53.3-4.306

Understanding the development of human bladder cancer by using a whole-organ genomic mapping strategy

Laboratory Investigation / Jul 01, 2008

Majewski, T., Lee, S., Jeong, J., Yoon, D.-S., Kram, A., Kim, M.-S., Tuziak, T., Bondaruk, J., Lee, S., Park, W.-S., Tang, K. S., Chung, W., Shen, L., Ahmed, S. S., Johnston, D. A., Grossman, H. B., Dinney, C. P., Zhou, J.-H., Harris, R. A., … Czerniak, B. (2008). Understanding the development of human bladder cancer by using a whole-organ genomic mapping strategy. Laboratory Investigation, 88(7), 694–721. https://doi.org/10.1038/labinvest.2008.27

DNA methylation-associated colonic mucosal immune and defense responses in treatment-naïve pediatric ulcerative colitis

Epigenetics / Jun 17, 2014

Harris, R. A., Nagy-Szakal, D., Mir, S. A., Frank, E., Szigeti, R., Kaplan, J. L., Bronsky, J., Opekun, A., Ferry, G. D., Winter, H., & Kellermayer, R. (2014). DNA methylation-associated colonic mucosal immune and defense responses in treatment-naïve pediatric ulcerative colitis. Epigenetics, 9(8), 1131–1137. https://doi.org/10.4161/epi.29446

Comparison and quantitative verification of mapping algorithms for whole-genome bisulfite sequencing

Nucleic Acids Research / Jan 03, 2014

Kunde-Ramamoorthy, G., Coarfa, C., Laritsky, E., Kessler, N. J., Harris, R. A., Xu, M., Chen, R., Shen, L., Milosavljevic, A., & Waterland, R. A. (2014). Comparison and quantitative verification of mapping algorithms for whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. Nucleic Acids Research, 42(6), e43–e43. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt1325

Sidelines

Nature / Apr 01, 2006

Sidelines. (2006). Nature, 440(7088), 1095–1095. https://doi.org/10.1038/4401095a

Primate phylogenomics uncovers multiple rapid radiations and ancient interspecific introgression

PLOS Biology / Dec 03, 2020

Vanderpool, D., Minh, B. Q., Lanfear, R., Hughes, D., Murali, S., Harris, R. A., Raveendran, M., Muzny, D. M., Hibbins, M. S., Williamson, R. J., Gibbs, R. A., Worley, K. C., Rogers, J., & Hahn, M. W. (2020). Primate phylogenomics uncovers multiple rapid radiations and ancient interspecific introgression. PLOS Biology, 18(12), e3000954. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000954

Sooty mangabey genome sequence provides insight into AIDS resistance in a natural SIV host

Nature / Jan 01, 2018

Palesch, D., Bosinger, S. E., Tharp, G. K., Vanderford, T. H., Paiardini, M., Chahroudi, A., Johnson, Z. P., Kirchhoff, F., Hahn, B. H., Norgren, R. B., Patel, N. B., Sodora, D. L., Dawoud, R. A., Stewart, C.-B., Seepo, S. M., Harris, R. A., Liu, Y., Raveendran, M., Han, Y., … Silvestri, G. (2018). Sooty mangabey genome sequence provides insight into AIDS resistance in a natural SIV host. Nature, 553(7686), 77–81. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25140

Human metastable epiallele candidates link to common disorders

Epigenetics / Feb 01, 2013

Harris, R. A., Nagy-Szakal, D., & Kellermayer, R. (2013). Human metastable epiallele candidates link to common disorders. Epigenetics, 8(2), 157–163. https://doi.org/10.4161/epi.23438

Centromere Remodeling in Hoolock leuconedys (Hylobatidae) by a New Transposable Element Unique to the Gibbons

Genome Biology and Evolution / Jan 01, 2012

Carbone, L., Harris, R. A., Mootnick, A. R., Milosavljevic, A., Martin, D. I. K., Rocchi, M., Capozzi, O., Archidiacono, N., Konkel, M. K., Walker, J. A., Batzer, M. A., & de Jong, P. J. (2012). Centromere Remodeling in Hoolock leuconedys (Hylobatidae) by a New Transposable Element Unique to the Gibbons. Genome Biology and Evolution, 4(7), 648–658. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evs048

Pash 3.0: A versatile software package for read mapping and integrative analysis of genomic and epigenomic variation using massively parallel DNA sequencing

BMC Bioinformatics / Nov 23, 2010

Coarfa, C., Yu, F., Miller, C. A., Chen, Z., Harris, R. A., & Milosavljevic, A. (2010). Pash 3.0: A versatile software package for read mapping and integrative analysis of genomic and epigenomic variation using massively parallel DNA sequencing. BMC Bioinformatics, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-11-572

A High-Resolution Map of Synteny Disruptions in Gibbon and Human Genomes

PLoS Genetics / Jan 01, 2005

Carbone, L., Vessere, G. M., ten Hallers, B. F. H., Zhu, B., Osoegawa, K., Mootnick, A., Kofler, A., Wienberg, J., Rogers, J., Humpray, S., Scott, C., Harris, A. R., Milosavljevic, A., & de Jong, P. J. (2005). A High-Resolution Map of Synteny Disruptions in Gibbon and Human Genomes. PLoS Genetics, preprint(2006), e223. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.0020223.eor

Maternal High-Fat Diet Modulates the Fetal Thyroid Axis and Thyroid Gene Expression in a Nonhuman Primate Model

Molecular Endocrinology / Dec 01, 2012

Suter, M. A., Sangi-Haghpeykar, H., Showalter, L., Shope, C., Hu, M., Brown, K., Williams, S., Harris, R. A., Grove, K. L., Lane, R. H., & Aagaard, K. M. (2012). Maternal High-Fat Diet Modulates the Fetal Thyroid Axis and Thyroid Gene Expression in a Nonhuman Primate Model. Molecular Endocrinology, 26(12), 2071–2080. https://doi.org/10.1210/me.2012-1214

Hybrid de novo genome assembly and centromere characterization of the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)

BMC Biology / Nov 16, 2017

Larsen, P. A., Harris, R. A., Liu, Y., Murali, S. C., Campbell, C. R., Brown, A. D., Sullivan, B. A., Shelton, J., Brown, S. J., Raveendran, M., Dudchenko, O., Machol, I., Durand, N. C., Shamim, M. S., Aiden, E. L., Muzny, D. M., Gibbs, R. A., Yoder, A. D., Rogers, J., & Worley, K. C. (2017). Hybrid de novo genome assembly and centromere characterization of the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus). BMC Biology, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0439-6

Rare penetrant mutations confer severe risk of common diseases

Science / Jun 02, 2023

Fiziev, P. P., McRae, J., Ulirsch, J. C., Dron, J. S., Hamp, T., Yang, Y., Wainschtein, P., Ni, Z., Schraiber, J. G., Gao, H., Cable, D., Field, Y., Aguet, F., Fasnacht, M., Metwally, A., Rogers, J., Marques-Bonet, T., Rehm, H. L., O’Donnell-Luria, A., … Farh, K. K.-H. (2023). Rare penetrant mutations confer severe risk of common diseases. Science, 380(6648). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo1131

A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species

Science / Jun 02, 2023

Kuderna, L. F. K., Gao, H., Janiak, M. C., Kuhlwilm, M., Orkin, J. D., Bataillon, T., Manu, S., Valenzuela, A., Bergman, J., Rousselle, M., Silva, F. E., Agueda, L., Blanc, J., Gut, M., de Vries, D., Goodhead, I., Harris, R. A., Raveendran, M., Jensen, A., … Marques Bonet, T. (2023). A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species. Science, 380(6648), 906–913. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn7829

Paternal age in rhesus macaques is positively associated with germline mutation accumulation but not with measures of offspring sociability

Genome Research / May 27, 2020

Wang, R. J., Thomas, G. W. C., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Doddapaneni, H., Muzny, D. M., Capitanio, J. P., Radivojac, P., Rogers, J., & Hahn, M. W. (2020). Paternal age in rhesus macaques is positively associated with germline mutation accumulation but not with measures of offspring sociability. Genome Research, 30(6), 826–834. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.255174.119

Human-Specific Changes of Genome Structure Detected by Genomic Triangulation

Science / Apr 13, 2007

Harris, R. A., Rogers, J., & Milosavljevic, A. (2007). Human-Specific Changes of Genome Structure Detected by Genomic Triangulation. Science, 316(5822), 235–237. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1139477

Characterization of single-nucleotide variation in Indian-origin rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

BMC Genomics / Jun 13, 2011

Fawcett, G. L., Raveendran, M., Deiros, D. R., Chen, D., Yu, F., Harris, R. A., Ren, Y., Muzny, D. M., Reid, J. G., Wheeler, D. A., Worley, K. C., Shelton, S. E., Kalin, N. H., Milosavljevic, A., Gibbs, R., & Rogers, J. (2011). Characterization of single-nucleotide variation in Indian-origin rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). BMC Genomics, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-311

Genome‐wide array‐based copy number profiling in human placentas from unexplained stillbirths

Prenatal Diagnosis / Jul 05, 2011

Harris, R. A., Ferrari, F., Ben‐Shachar, S., Wang, X., Saade, G., Van Den Veyver, I., Facchinetti, F., & Aagaard‐Tillery, K. (2011). Genome‐wide array‐based copy number profiling in human placentas from unexplained stillbirths. Prenatal Diagnosis, 31(10), 932–944. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.2817

Genomic Variants Associated with Resistance to High Fat Diet Induced Obesity in a Primate Model

Scientific Reports / Nov 04, 2016

Harris, R. A., Alcott, C. E., Sullivan, E. L., Takahashi, D., McCurdy, C. E., Comstock, S., Baquero, K., Blundell, P., Frias, A. E., Kahr, M., Suter, M., Wesolowski, S., Friedman, J. E., Grove, K. L., & Aagaard, K. M. (2016). Genomic Variants Associated with Resistance to High Fat Diet Induced Obesity in a Primate Model. Scientific Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep36123

Neuropeptide S receptor 1 is a nonhormonal treatment target in endometriosis

Science Translational Medicine / Aug 25, 2021

Tapmeier, T. T., Rahmioglu, N., Lin, J., De Leo, B., Obendorf, M., Raveendran, M., Fischer, O. M., Bafligil, C., Guo, M., Harris, R. A., Hess-Stumpp, H., Laux-Biehlmann, A., Lowy, E., Lunter, G., Malzahn, J., Martin, N. G., Martinez, F. O., Manek, S., Mesch, S., … Zondervan, K. T. (2021). Neuropeptide S receptor 1 is a nonhormonal treatment target in endometriosis. Science Translational Medicine, 13(608). https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abd6469

Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human NPHP1 Locus Reveal Complex Genomic Architecture and Its Regional Evolution in Primates

PLOS Genetics / Dec 07, 2015

Yuan, B., Liu, P., Gupta, A., Beck, C. R., Tejomurtula, A., Campbell, I. M., Gambin, T., Simmons, A. D., Withers, M. A., Harris, R. A., Rogers, J., Schwartz, D. C., & Lupski, J. R. (2015). Comparative Genomic Analyses of the Human NPHP1 Locus Reveal Complex Genomic Architecture and Its Regional Evolution in Primates. PLOS Genetics, 11(12), e1005686. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005686

Maternal diet: a modulator for epigenomic regulation during development in nonhuman primates and humans

International Journal of Obesity Supplements / Dec 01, 2012

Ganu, R. S., Harris, R. A., Collins, K., & Aagaard, K. M. (2012). Maternal diet: a modulator for epigenomic regulation during development in nonhuman primates and humans. International Journal of Obesity Supplements, 2(S2), S14–S18. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijosup.2012.16

Colonic Mucosal Epigenome and Microbiome Development in Children and Adolescents

Journal of Immunology Research / Jan 01, 2016

Harris, R. A., Shah, R., Hollister, E. B., Tronstad, R. R., Hovdenak, N., Szigeti, R., Versalovic, J., & Kellermayer, R. (2016). Colonic Mucosal Epigenome and Microbiome Development in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Immunology Research, 2016, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9170162

De novo Mutations in Domestic Cat are Consistent with an Effect of Reproductive Longevity on Both the Rate and Spectrum of Mutations

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Jun 30, 2022

Wang, R. J., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Murphy, W. J., Lyons, L. A., Rogers, J., & Hahn, M. W. (2022). De novo Mutations in Domestic Cat are Consistent with an Effect of Reproductive Longevity on Both the Rate and Spectrum of Mutations. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(7). https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac147

Designing new microsatellite markers for linkage and population genetic analyses in rhesus macaques and other nonhuman primates

Genomics / Dec 01, 2006

Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Milosavljevic, A., Johnson, Z., Shelledy, W., Cameron, J., & Rogers, J. (2006). Designing new microsatellite markers for linkage and population genetic analyses in rhesus macaques and other nonhuman primates. Genomics, 88(6), 706–710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygeno.2006.08.009

Loss of n-6 fatty acid induced pediatric obesity protects against acute murine colitis

The FASEB Journal / Aug 01, 2015

Nagy-Szakal, D., Mir, S. A. V., Harris, R. A., Dowd, S. E., Yamada, T., Lacorazza, H. D., Tatevian, N., Smith, C. W., de Zoeten, E. F., Klein, J., & Kellermayer, R. (2015). Loss of n-6 fatty acid induced pediatric obesity protects against acute murine colitis. The FASEB Journal, 29(8), 3151–3159. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-267690

Mismatch repair gene mutations lead to lynch syndrome colorectal cancer in rhesus macaques

Genes & Cancer / Apr 28, 2018

Dray, B. K., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Benavides, F., Gray, S. B., Perez, C. J., McArthur, M. J., Williams, L. E., Baze, W. B., Doddapaneni, H., Muzny, D. M., Abee, C. R., & Rogers, J. (2018). Mismatch repair gene mutations lead to lynch syndrome colorectal cancer in rhesus macaques. Genes & Cancer, 9(3–4), 142–152. https://doi.org/10.18632/genesandcancer.170

Improved full-length killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor transcript discovery in Mauritian cynomolgus macaques

Immunogenetics / Mar 25, 2017

Prall, T. M., Graham, M. E., Karl, J. A., Wiseman, R. W., Ericsen, A. J., Raveendran, M., Alan Harris, R., Muzny, D. M., Gibbs, R. A., Rogers, J., & O’Connor, D. H. (2017). Improved full-length killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor transcript discovery in Mauritian cynomolgus macaques. Immunogenetics, 69(5), 325–339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-017-0977-7

Pooled genomic indexing of rhesus macaque

Genome Research / Feb 01, 2005

Milosavljevic, A., Harris, R. A., Sodergren, E. J., Jackson, A. R., Kalafus, K. J., Hodgson, A., Cree, A., Dai, W., Csuros, M., Zhu, B., de Jong, P. J., Weinstock, G. M., & Gibbs, R. A. (2005). Pooled genomic indexing of rhesus macaque. Genome Research, 15(2), 292–301. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.3162505

Infant Inhibited Temperament in Primates Predicts Adult Behavior, is Heritable, and is Associated with Anxiety-Relevant Genetic Variation

Nov 01, 2020

Fox, A., Harris, R., Del Rosso, L., Raveendran, M., Kamboj, S., Kinnally, E., Capitanio, J., & Rogers, J. (2020). Infant Inhibited Temperament in Primates Predicts Adult Behavior, is Heritable, and is Associated with Anxiety-Relevant Genetic Variation. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.10.30.361477

Unusual sequence characteristics of human chromosome 19 are conserved across 11 nonhuman primates

BMC Evolutionary Biology / Feb 27, 2020

Harris, R. A., Raveendran, M., Worley, K. C., & Rogers, J. (2020). Unusual sequence characteristics of human chromosome 19 are conserved across 11 nonhuman primates. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-1595-9

The Human Genome

Medical and Health Genomics / Jan 01, 2016

Kumar, D. (2016). The Human Genome. In Medical and Health Genomics (pp. 1–13). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-420196-5.00001-0

Role of Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein and Ultrasonography in Contemporary Detection of Spina Bifida

American Journal of Perinatology / Sep 02, 2015

Racusin, D., Villarreal, S., Antony, K., Harris, R., Mastrobattista, J., Lee, W., Shamshirsaz, A., Belfort, M., & Aagaard, K. (2015). Role of Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein and Ultrasonography in Contemporary Detection of Spina Bifida. American Journal of Perinatology, 32(14), 1287–1291. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1562930

MHC genotyping from rhesus macaque exome sequences

Immunogenetics / Jul 18, 2019

Caskey, J. R., Wiseman, R. W., Karl, J. A., Baker, D. A., Lee, T., Maddox, R. J., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Hu, J., Muzny, D. M., Rogers, J., & O’Connor, D. H. (2019). MHC genotyping from rhesus macaque exome sequences. Immunogenetics, 71(8–9), 531–544. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-019-01125-w

Heritability of social behavioral phenotypes and preliminary associations with autism spectrum disorder risk genes in rhesus macaques: A whole exome sequencing study

Autism Research / Jan 29, 2022

Gunter, C., Harris, R. A., Kovacs‐Balint, Z., Raveendran, M., Michopoulos, V., Bachevalier, J., Raper, J., Sanchez, M. M., & Rogers, J. (2022). Heritability of social behavioral phenotypes and preliminary associations with autism spectrum disorder risk genes in rhesus macaques: A whole exome sequencing study. Autism Research, 15(3), 447–463. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2675

Comparative genomic analysis of sifakas ( Propithecus ) reveals selection for folivory and high heterozygosity despite endangered status

Science Advances / Apr 23, 2021

Guevara, E. E., Webster, T. H., Lawler, R. R., Bradley, B. J., Greene, L. K., Ranaivonasy, J., Ratsirarson, J., Harris, R. A., Liu, Y., Murali, S., Raveendran, M., Hughes, D. S. T., Muzny, D. M., Yoder, A. D., Worley, K. C., & Rogers, J. (2021). Comparative genomic analysis of sifakas ( Propithecus ) reveals selection for folivory and high heterozygosity despite endangered status. Science Advances, 7(17). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd2274

Origins and Long-Term Patterns of Copy-Number Variation in Rhesus Macaques

Molecular Biology and Evolution / Nov 23, 2020

Thomas, G. W. C., Wang, R. J., Nguyen, J., Alan Harris, R., Raveendran, M., Rogers, J., & Hahn, M. W. (2020). Origins and Long-Term Patterns of Copy-Number Variation in Rhesus Macaques. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(4), 1460–1471. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa303

Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) designed using a cost‐ and time‐efficient method

American Journal of Primatology / Jun 16, 2008

Raveendran, M., Tardif, S., Ross, C. N., Austad, S. N., Harris, R. A., Milosavljevic, A., & Rogers, J. (2008). Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) designed using a cost‐ and time‐efficient method. American Journal of Primatology, 70(9), 906–910. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20581

Genome-wide coancestry reveals details of ancient and recent male-driven reticulation in baboons

Science / Jun 02, 2023

Sørensen, E. F., Harris, R. A., Zhang, L., Raveendran, M., Kuderna, L. F. K., Walker, J. A., Storer, J. M., Kuhlwilm, M., Fontsere, C., Seshadri, L., Bergey, C. M., Burrell, A. S., Bergman, J., Phillips-Conroy, J. E., Shiferaw, F., Chiou, K. L., Chuma, I. S., Keyyu, J. D., Fischer, J., … Rogers, J. (2023). Genome-wide coancestry reveals details of ancient and recent male-driven reticulation in baboons. Science, 380(6648). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn8153

Loci on chromosome 12q13.2 encompassing ERBB3, PA2G4 and RAB5B are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome

Gene / Feb 01, 2023

Alan Harris, R., Archer, K. J., Goodarzi, M. O., York, T. P., Rogers, J., Dunaif, A., McAllister, J. M., & Strauss, J. F. (2023). Loci on chromosome 12q13.2 encompassing ERBB3, PA2G4 and RAB5B are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome. Gene, 852, 147062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2022.147062

Structural and transcriptomic response to antenatal corticosteroids in an Erk3-null mouse model of respiratory distress

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology / Sep 01, 2016

Pew, B. K., Harris, R. A., Sbrana, E., Guaman, M. C., Shope, C., Chen, R., Meloche, S., & Aagaard, K. (2016). Structural and transcriptomic response to antenatal corticosteroids in an Erk3-null mouse model of respiratory distress. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 215(3), 384.e1-384.e89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.043

Comparative molecular genomic analyses of a spontaneous rhesus macaque model of mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer

PLOS Genetics / Apr 21, 2022

Ozirmak Lermi, N., Gray, S. B., Bowen, C. M., Reyes-Uribe, L., Dray, B. K., Deng, N., Harris, R. A., Raveendran, M., Benavides, F., Hodo, C. L., Taggart, M. W., Colbert Maresso, K., Sinha, K. M., Rogers, J., & Vilar, E. (2022). Comparative molecular genomic analyses of a spontaneous rhesus macaque model of mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer. PLOS Genetics, 18(4), e1010163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010163

Population-Based Estimation of the Preterm Birth Rate in Lilongwe, Malawi: Making Every Birth Count

American Journal of Perinatology Reports / Jan 01, 2020

Antony, K. M., Kazembe, P. N., Pace, R. M., Levison, J., Phiri, H., Chiudzu, G., Harris, R. A., Chirwa, R., Nyondo, M., Marko, E., Chigayo, A., Nanthuru, D., Banda, B., Twyman, N., Ramin, S. M., Raine, S. P., Belfort, M. A., & Aagaard, K. M. (2020). Population-Based Estimation of the Preterm Birth Rate in Lilongwe, Malawi: Making Every Birth Count. American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 10(01), e78–e86. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1708491

Variation in predicted COVID-19 risk among lemurs and lorises

Feb 03, 2021

Melin, A. D., Orkin, J. D., Janiak, M. C., Valenzuela, A., Kuderna, L., Marrone, F., Ramangason, H., Horvath, J. E., Roos, C., Kitchener, A. C., Khor, C. C., Lim, W. K., Lee, J. G. H., Tan, P., Umapathy, G., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Gut, I., Gut, M., … Higham, J. P. (2021). Variation in predicted COVID-19 risk among lemurs and lorises. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.03.429540

Copy number variants and fixed duplications among 198 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

PLOS Genetics / May 11, 2020

Brasó-Vives, M., Povolotskaya, I. S., Hartasánchez, D. A., Farré, X., Fernandez-Callejo, M., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Rosene, D. L., Lorente-Galdos, B., Navarro, A., Marques-Bonet, T., Rogers, J., & Juan, D. (2020). Copy number variants and fixed duplications among 198 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). PLOS Genetics, 16(5), e1008742. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008742

Examining the Effects of Hibernation on Germline Mutation Rates in Grizzly Bears

Genome Biology and Evolution / Sep 29, 2022

Wang, R. J., Peña-Garcia, Y., Bibby, M. G., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Jansen, H. T., Robbins, C. T., Rogers, J., Kelley, J. L., & Hahn, M. W. (2022). Examining the Effects of Hibernation on Germline Mutation Rates in Grizzly Bears. Genome Biology and Evolution, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evac148

Reduced meiotic recombination in rhesus macaques and the origin of the human recombination landscape

PLOS ONE / Aug 25, 2020

Xue, C., Rustagi, N., Liu, X., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Venkata, M. G., Rogers, J., & Yu, F. (2020). Reduced meiotic recombination in rhesus macaques and the origin of the human recombination landscape. PLOS ONE, 15(8), e0236285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236285

Identification of constrained sequence elements across 239 primate genomes

Nature / Nov 29, 2023

Kuderna, L. F. K., Ulirsch, J. C., Rashid, S., Ameen, M., Sundaram, L., Hickey, G., Cox, A. J., Gao, H., Kumar, A., Aguet, F., Christmas, M. J., Clawson, H., Haeussler, M., Janiak, M. C., Kuhlwilm, M., Orkin, J. D., Bataillon, T., Manu, S., Valenzuela, A., … Farh, K. K.-H. (2023). Identification of constrained sequence elements across 239 primate genomes. Nature, 625(7996), 735–742. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06798-8

Pedigree reconstruction and distant pairwise relatedness estimation from genome sequence data: A demonstration in a population of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Molecular Ecology Resources / Jan 27, 2021

Petty, L. E., Phillippi‐Falkenstein, K., Kubisch, H. M., Raveendran, M., Harris, R. A., Vallender, E. J., Huff, C. D., Bohm, R. P., Rogers, J., & Below, J. E. (2021). Pedigree reconstruction and distant pairwise relatedness estimation from genome sequence data: A demonstration in a population of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Molecular Ecology Resources, 21(4), 1333–1346. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13317

Construction of a new chromosome-scale, long-read reference genome assembly for the Syrian hamster,Mesocricetus auratus

GigaScience / Jan 01, 2022

Harris, R. A., Raveendran, M., Lyfoung, D. T., Sedlazeck, F. J., Mahmoud, M., Prall, T. M., Karl, J. A., Doddapaneni, H., Meng, Q., Han, Y., Muzny, D., Wiseman, R. W., O’Connor, D. H., & Rogers, J. (2022). Construction of a new chromosome-scale, long-read reference genome assembly for the Syrian hamster,Mesocricetus auratus. GigaScience, 11. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giac039

Population-Based Estimation of Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease Rates of Gravid and Recently Postpartum Women in Lilongwe, Malawi

American Journal of Perinatology Reports / Jul 01, 2019

Antony, K. M., Kazembe, P. N., Pace, R. M., Levison, J., Mlotha-Namarika, J., Phiri, H., Chiudzu, G., Harris, R. A., Aagaard, J., Twyman, N., Ramin, S. M., Raine, S. P., Belfort, M. A., & Aagaard, K. M. (2019). Population-Based Estimation of Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease Rates of Gravid and Recently Postpartum Women in Lilongwe, Malawi. American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 09(03), e268–e274. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1695003

Spontaneous Spongiform Brainstem Degeneration in a Young Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) with Conspicuous Behavioral, Motor, Growth, and Ocular Pathologies

Comparative Medicine / Dec 01, 2018

Schmidtke, D., Lempp, C., Dubicanac, M., Radespiel, U., Zimmermann, E., Baumgärtner, W., Kästner, S., Meier, M., Balkema-Buschmann, A., Harris, R. A., Raveendran, M., Muzny, D. M., Worley, K. C., & Rogers, J. (2018). Spontaneous Spongiform Brainstem Degeneration in a Young Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) with Conspicuous Behavioral, Motor, Growth, and Ocular Pathologies. Comparative Medicine, 68(6), 489–495. https://doi.org/10.30802/aalas-cm-18-000019

P1009 Sheep reference genome sequence updates: Texel improvements and Rambouillet progress

Journal of Animal Science / Sep 01, 2016

Liu, Y., Murali, S. C., Harris, R. A., English, A. C., Qin, X., Skinner, E., Richards, S., Rogers, J., Han, Y., Vee, V., Wang, M., Meng, Q., Heaton, M. P., Smith, T. P. L., Dalrymple, B. P., Kijas, J., Cockett, N. E., Boerwinkle, E. A., Muzny, D. M., … Worley, K. C. (2016). P1009 Sheep reference genome sequence updates: Texel improvements and Rambouillet progress. Journal of Animal Science, 94(suppl_4), 18–19. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas2016.94supplement418b

Tu1192 Clinical, Epigenetic, and Metagenomic Responses to Serial Fecal Microbiome Transplants in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis

Gastroenterology / May 01, 2014

Kellermayer, R., Nagy-Szakal, D., Harris, R. A., Hollister, E. B., Mir, S., Luna, R. A., Pitashny, M., Schady, D., Lopez, M. E., Gilger, M. A., & Versalovic, J. (2014). Tu1192 Clinical, Epigenetic, and Metagenomic Responses to Serial Fecal Microbiome Transplants in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis. Gastroenterology, 146(5), S-780. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(14)62813-4

Confounding by Repetitive Elements and CpG Islands Does Not Explain the Association between Hypomethylation and Genomic Instability

PLoS Genetics / Feb 28, 2013

Harris, R. A., Shaw, C., Li, J., Cheung, S. W., Coarfa, C., Jeong, M., Goodell, M. A., White, L. D., Patel, A., Kang, S.-H., Chinault, A. C., Gambin, T., Gambin, A., Lupski, J. R., & Milosavljevic, A. (2013). Confounding by Repetitive Elements and CpG Islands Does Not Explain the Association between Hypomethylation and Genomic Instability. PLoS Genetics, 9(2), e1003333. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003333

Tu1192 Clinical, Epigenetic, and Metagenomic Responses to Serial Fecal Microbiome Transplants in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis

Gastroenterology / May 01, 2014

Kellermayer, R., Nagy-Szakal, D., Harris, R. A., Hollister, E. B., Mir, S., Luna, R. A., Pitashny, M., Schady, D., Lopez, M. E., Gilger, M. A., & Versalovic, J. (2014). Tu1192 Clinical, Epigenetic, and Metagenomic Responses to Serial Fecal Microbiome Transplants in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis. Gastroenterology, 146(5), S-780. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(14)62813-4

A Reference Genome Assembly and Initial Polymorphism Data for Aotus nancymaae

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Education

Baylor College of Medicine

Ph.D., Molecular and Human Genetics / December, 2007

Houston, Texas, United States of America

Kent State University

M.A., Biological Anthropology / May, 1996

Kent, Ohio, United States of America

Florida State University

B.A., Anhropology / August, 1990

Tallahassee, Florida, United States of America

Experience

Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Professor / January, 2009

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