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Peer-reviewed articles and book chapters

2026

• Insights into longevity and virus-driven adaptation from Myotis bat genomes

  Vazquez JM, Lauterbur ME, Mottaghinia S, … Lama TM, … Sudmant PH

  Nature (2026)

  Preprint

• Assessing climate adaptation among Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) populations at the trailing edge

  Lama TM, Bentley BP, Johnson WE, Komoroske LM, DeStefano S, Vashon J, Beauclerc K, Kamilar JM, Formenti G, Fedrigo O, Jarvis ED, Bowman J, Wilson P, Organ JF

  Molecular Ecology 35: e70425 (2026)

• Genomic comparisons and the adaptive basis of brain size plasticity and chromosomal instability in the Eurasian common shrew

  Thomas WR, Lama TM, Baldoni C, Marín-Gual L, … Dávalos LM

  Molecular Biology and Evolution 43(2): msag006 (2026)

2025

• Immunoglobulin germline reference sequences enable investigations and reveal insights into bat-specific immunity

  Reers AB, Zhan S, Pursell T, Reasoner C, Hodges N, Lama TM, Schountz T, Frank HK

  iScience 28: 113903 (2025)

• Gene expression reveals the pancreas of Aselli as a critical organ for plasma cell differentiation in the Eurasian common shrew

  Thomas WR, Baldoni C, Lama TM, Zeng Y, Corthals AP, von Elverfeldt D, Nieland J, Dechmann DKN, Dávalos LM

  BMC Biology 23: 312 (2025)

• Bat genomes illuminate adaptations to viral tolerance and disease resistance

  Morales AE, Dong Y, Brown T, … Lama TM, … Teeling EC, Banerjee A, Irving AT, Hiller M

  Nature 638: 449–458 (2025)

2023

• A landmark environmental law looks ahead: Updating practice for the genomic era

  Forester BR, Lama TM, Kardos M

  Science 382: 1348–1355 (2023)

• The role of genomics in the future of Endangered Species Act decision-making

  Forester BR, Lama TM

  The Codex of the Endangered Species Act, Vol. II (eds. Organ JF, Baier LE). Rowman & Littlefield pp. 159–186 (2023)

  Preprint

• Canada lynx

  Cardoza JE, Lama TM, Mawdsley JR, Organ JF

  Wild Furbearer Management and Conservation in North America (ed. Hiller T). Wildlife Ecology Institute (2023)

2022

• Benchmarking ultra-high molecular weight DNA preservation methods for long-read and long-range sequencing

  Dahn HA, Mountcastle J, Balacco J, … Lama TM, … Jarvis ED, Fedrigo O

  GigaScience 11: giac068 (2022)

2021

• Large-scale genome sampling reveals unique immunity and metabolic adaptations in bats

  Moreno Santillán DD, Lama TM, Gutierrez Guerrero YT, … Teeling EC, Vernes SC, Dávalos LM

  Molecular Ecology 30: 6449–6467 (2021)

• Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

  Rhie A, McCarthy SA, Fedrigo O, … Jarvis ED (Vertebrate Genomes Project)

  Nature 592: 737–746 (2021)

  Includes the Canada lynx reference genome

In preparation

• Comparative multi-omic analysis of shorter- and longer-lived bats reveals altered proteostasis as a driver of longer healthspans

  Lama TM, Weber MK†, Thomas WR, Bentley BP, … Batista A†, de Lashmutt N†, Martinez Molina M†, … Ray DA, Teeling EC, Dávalos LM

  In preparation

• Mechanisms underlying enhanced protein homeostasis in the hyper-longevous little brown bat

  Weber MK†, Bentley BP, Nuñez-Santos M, de Lashmutt N†, Batista A†, Martinez Molina M†, Racicot R, Hindle A, Lauterbur E, Genereux DA, Scordilis SP, Karlsson E, Lama TM

  In preparation