Dr Shane A. McCarthy
Senior Scientific Manager
Shane is a Senior Scientific Manager at the Sanger Institute.
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Team Lead, Tree of Life Assembly, WSI
Senior Research Associate, Dept of Genetics, University of Cambridge
Team Lead, Vertebrate Resequencing, WTSI
Principal Bioinformatician, Vertebrate Resequencing, WTSI
Appointed Co-Chair of UK10K Project Production
Senior Bioinformatician, Vertebrate Resequencing, WTSI
Completed MPhil in Computational Biology, University of Cambridge
Research Associate, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland
Research Associate, Center for String and Particle Theory, University of Maryland
Completed PhD in Physics, University of Western Australia
Completed BSc (Hons) in Physics and Pure Mathematics, University of Western Autralia
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Latest lab paper, in which we infer the structure of ancient vertebrate genomes & show that the first whole genome duplication (WGD) was shared by all vertebrates, but there was a subsequent gnathosome-specific WGD as well as a cyclostome hexaploidisation.
https://rdcu.be/cpLum
New in RagTag v2 is RagTag 'patch'! A tool for filling gaps and scaffolding an assembly with a separate complementary assembly. This is especially useful for CCS assemblies commonly broken at coverage dropouts or larger repeats. https://github.com/malonge/RagTag
Bioinformatician positions open with the @SangerToL Assembly team. You'll work with us on the @darwintreelife/@genomeark assemblies and focus on challenging assemblies of host-symbionts for the @MooreFound Aquatic Symbiosis Project. https://jobs.sanger.ac.uk/vacancy/senior-bioinformatician-bioinformatician-assembly-442464.html