Edwards Lab Genomics

The lab is involved in projects sequencing, assembling and analysing several organisms, from bacteriophage to vertebrates. Genome sequences and annotations will be made available through the lab WebApollo Genome Browser and can be searched using our Apollo REST server.

Edwards Lab Genome Projects

The lab are involved in a number of genome projects through various collaborations, the BABS Genome Project, and several national genomics consortia: Oz Mammals Genomics (OMG), Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP), Australian Amphibian and Reptile Genomics (AusARG), and the Threatened Species Initiative (TSI).

Notable genomes include:

• The Greater Bilby, as part of the Threatened Species Initiative “Team Bilby”
• Chromosome-level assembly of Telopea speciosissima (New South Wales waratah), the state flower of NSW, as part of Genomics for Australian Plants.
• Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), in collaboration with Lee Ann Rollins.
• Chromosome-level assemblies for Basenji, German Shepherd, and Dingo, in collaboration with Bill Ballard.
• Antarctic desert soil bacteria, in collaboration with Belinda Ferrari.
• Several Myrtaceae, threatened by Myrtle Rust, in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
• Pooled genomic assemblies of marine bacteria, in collaboration with Torsten Thomas.
• A novel, dichloromethane and quaternary amine fermenting bacterium (Peptococcaceae, strain DCMF), in collaboration with Mike Manefield.
• Several rock wallabies, as part of Oz Mammals Genomics.
• The invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina), as part of the Cane Toad Genome Consortium.
• The mainland tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) and eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), as part of the BABS Genome Project and in collaboration with Vicky Thomson.
• Multiple (haploid and diploid) Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains, in collaboration with Microbiogen Pty Ltd.

Follow the Edwards Lab blog for updates. Links to resources coming soon - please get in touch if you have any questions in the meantime.

OneZoom Tree of Life explorer

Click on the organisms below to zoom to that node in the OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer, below. (Note: bacteria and phage projects are not included.) Click on the tree to see a TimeTree representation of some of the key organisms the lab has worked on, including the genomics projects.