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Tyler K. Chafin
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Senior Bioinformatician
Also affiliated: University of California, Merced (2021); University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (2021); University of Colorado Boulder (2021–2022); Wellcome Sanger Institute (2024–2026); Department of Medical Sciences (2021); Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (2022–2026)
Faculty Researcher
14 h-index
55 pubs
624 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Tyler K. Chafin's research focuses on the application of genomics and bioinformatics to understand biological diversity and evolutionary processes. His work often involves developing and utilizing computational tools for species delimitation and population genetics. Recent publications investigate the genomic basis of hybridization in fish complexes, the use of machine learning for species identification in turtles, and the community genomics approach to natural hybridization in various taxa. Chafin has also contributed to understanding microbial biogeography through the study of invasive species and has developed software packages, such as ClineHelpR, for genomic data analysis. His research network includes frequent collaboration with Michael E. Douglas, Bradley T. Martin, Wade Louis, and Teofil Nakov, all affiliated with the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 55
- Citations: 624
Selected Publications
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btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.3 (2026)
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btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.4 (2026)
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btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.2 (2026)
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btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.0 (2026)
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btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.1 (2026)
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SNPio: a Python interface for population genomic data processing (2026)
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btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.6.16 (2026)
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btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.4 (2026)
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SNaQ.jl: Improved scalability for level-1 phylogenetic network inference (2026)
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andersen-lab/Freyja: 2.0.3 (2026)
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Data from: SNaQ.jl: Improved scalability for phylogenetic network inference (2025)
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SNaQ.jl: Improved Scalability for Phylogenetic Network Inference (2025)
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Historic and contemporary selection define conservation units for a short-range endemic within an anthropogenically-altered riverscape (2025)
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AdmixPipe v3: facilitating population structure delimitation from SNP data (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Marlis R. Douglas
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
12 shared publications
In database
- Taxonomic Uncertainty and the Anomaly Zone: Phylogenomics Disentangle a Rapid Radiation to Resolve Contentious Species ( <i>Gila robusta</i> Complex) in the Colorado River
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( <i>Terrapene</i> spp.)
- Riverscape community genomics: A comparative analytical approach to identify common drivers of spatial structure
- ClineHelpR: an R package for genomic cline outlier detection and visualization
- Are populations of economically important bonefish and queen conch 'open' or 'closed' in the northern caribbean basin?
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Michael E. Douglas
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
12 shared publications
In database
- Taxonomic Uncertainty and the Anomaly Zone: Phylogenomics Disentangle a Rapid Radiation to Resolve Contentious Species ( <i>Gila robusta</i> Complex) in the Colorado River
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( <i>Terrapene</i> spp.)
- Riverscape community genomics: A comparative analytical approach to identify common drivers of spatial structure
- ClineHelpR: an R package for genomic cline outlier detection and visualization
- Are populations of economically important bonefish and queen conch 'open' or 'closed' in the northern caribbean basin?
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Bradley T. Martin
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- Taxonomic Uncertainty and the Anomaly Zone: Phylogenomics Disentangle a Rapid Radiation to Resolve Contentious Species ( <i>Gila robusta</i> Complex) in the Colorado River
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( <i>Terrapene</i> spp.)
- ClineHelpR: an R package for genomic cline outlier detection and visualization
- Relictual Hybridization and Biogeography of Massasauga Rattlesnakes ( <i>Sistrurus</i> spp.)
- Historic and contemporary selection define conservation units for a short-range endemic within an anthropogenically-altered riverscape
Zachery D. Zbinden
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
4 shared publications
- Riverscape community genomics: A comparative analytical approach to identify common drivers of spatial structure
- Riverscape community genomics: A comparative analytical approach to identify common drivers of spatial structure
- Trait-based predictors of genomic diversity within freshwater fish communities of the Ozarks
- Historic and contemporary selection define conservation units for a short-range endemic within an anthropogenically-altered riverscape
David R. Edds
Emporia State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Historic and contemporary selection define conservation units for a short-range endemic within an anthropogenically-altered riverscape
John S. Placyk
The University of Texas at Tyler (US)
2 shared publications
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( <i>Terrapene</i> spp.)
- Relictual Hybridization and Biogeography of Massasauga Rattlesnakes ( <i>Sistrurus</i> spp.)
Binod Regmi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Karma Wangchuk
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (BT)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Sonam Dorji
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (KH)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Pema Norbu
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (KH)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Sangay Norbu
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (BT)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Changlu Changlu
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (BT)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Gopal Prasad Khanal
Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (BT)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Singye Tshering
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (KH)
2 shared publications
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
- Parallel introgression, not recurrent emergence, explains apparent elevational ecotypes of polyploid Himalayan snowtrout
Steven M. Mussmann
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Taxonomic Uncertainty and the Anomaly Zone: Phylogenomics Disentangle a Rapid Radiation to Resolve Contentious Species ( <i>Gila robusta</i> Complex) in the Colorado River
- AdmixPipe v3: facilitating population structure delimitation from SNP data
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