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Advancing Conservation and Medical Genomics
My research focuses on generating highquality reference genome assemblies for Malaysian vertebrates using PacBio, Oxford Nanopore( PromethION, MinION), and Hi-C technologies. The aim is to use genomics for conservation of species such as seahorses, Malayan tigers, hornbills, dolphins, tapirs, and gaur.
Dr Aswini Leela Loganathan aswini. leela @ monash. edu
Research Fellow Monash University Malaysia Genomics Platform( MUMGP) Expertise
Expertise Public health Education Sequencing data analysis
Financial Conservation statistics genomics
Medical genomics
I lead initiatives aligned with the Vertebrate Genomes Project( VGP) and
Earth BioGenome Project( EBP), and am a member of the Malaysian BioGenome Project Consortium.
I also contribute to human genomics, including the Genomics of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss( GRePl), Y chromosomal variation and congenital heart disease research in collaboration with the National Heart Institute of Malaysia. I am also involved in the research on gut microbiome and resistome diversity across Malaysian populations.
I have developed and optimized publicly available bioinformatics pipelines for whole genome sequencing, variant calling, 16S rRNA analysis, shotgun metagenomics, RNA-Seq, and reference genome assembly. In addition to workflow development, I provide computational support, troubleshooting, and mentorship to researchers and students.
I strive to expand our collaboration with the Vertebrate Genomes Project and contribute to the Earth BioGenome Project by generating reference genomes while training the next generation of leaders in genomics and bioinformatics
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