Featured Publications
Optimal Rates for Phylogenetic Inference and Experimental Design in the Era of Genome-Scale Data Sets
Dornburg A, Su Z, Townsend JP. Optimal Rates for Phylogenetic Inference and Experimental Design in the Era of Genome-Scale Data Sets. Systematic Biology 2018, 68: 145-156. PMID: 29939341, DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syy047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic experimental designOptimal rateExperimental design decisionsGenome-scale data setsTheoretical conditionsSite rate heterogeneityData setsComprehensive theoryAccurate predictionTheoryInferenceExperimental designPhylogenetic problemsOptimalityExistence of charactersPredictionRate heterogeneitySetPhylogenetic inferenceData scrutiny
2016
PhyloOncology: Understanding cancer through phylogenetic analysis
Somarelli JA, Ware KE, Kostadinov R, Robinson JM, Amri H, Abu-Asab M, Fourie N, Diogo R, Swofford D, Townsend JP. PhyloOncology: Understanding cancer through phylogenetic analysis. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews On Cancer 2016, 1867: 101-108. PMID: 27810337, PMCID: PMC9583457, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2016.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAlgorithmsAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticEvolution, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic FitnessGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenomicsHeredityHumansModels, GeneticMutationNeoplasmsPedigreePhenotypePhylogenySignal TransductionSystems BiologyTime FactorsConceptsDr. Robert A. GatenbyGenome-scale dataSystems biology approachPowerful systems biology approachUse of phylogeneticsPhylogenetic analysisBiology approachPhylogenetic applicationsSubclonal evolutionCancer biologyCancer progressionSuite of algorithmsPhylogeneticsCancer data setsCancer samplesImproved therapeutic interventionRobust approachDecades of researchFundamental insightsNew toolBiologyDiverse fieldsGatenbyData setsTherapeutic interventions
2012
Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny
Townsend JP, Su Z, Tekle YI. Phylogenetic Signal and Noise: Predicting the Power of a Data Set to Resolve Phylogeny. Systematic Biology 2012, 61: 835-849. PMID: 22389443, DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/sys036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogenetic signalPhylogenetic noisePhylogenetic treeAdditional sequence dataRate of evolutionPhylogenetic researchPhylogenetic experimental designSequence dataImpact of collectionInternodesPower of resolutionFundamental unitTreesPhylogeneticsPhylogenyPolytomyGenesLociPotential signalsSignalsExample data setsData sets