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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); Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (2022–2026)
14 h-index
63 pubs
669 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Tyler K. Chafin's research focuses on the development and application of computational and genomic methods to address questions in population genetics and evolutionary biology. He has developed software tools such as BA3‐SNPs, AdmixPipe, and FRAGMATIC, which assist in analyzing next-generation sequencing data for population structure and genetic diversity. His work has been applied to diverse taxa, including North American box turtles (Terrapene spp.) and fishes of the Gila robusta complex, investigating signatures of introgression, hybridization, and genetic erosion. Chafin also contributed to MrBait, a tool for identifying and designing targeted-enrichment capture probes. His research network includes collaborators such as Michael E. Douglas and Bradley T. Martin at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Chafin's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 14, with 60 total publications and 629 citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 63
- Citations: 669
Positions
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Senior Bioinformatician publications 2022–2026Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland ORCID
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Senior Bioinformatician publications 2017–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
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)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Marlis R. Douglas
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
34 shared publications
In database
- BA3‐SNPs: Contemporary migration reconfigured in BayesAss for next‐generation sequence data
- AdmixPipe: population analyses in Admixture for non-model organisms
- Hybridization drives genetic erosion in sympatric desert fishes of western North America
- FRAGMATIC: in silico locus prediction and its utility in optimizing ddRADseq projects
- MrBait: universal identification and design of targeted-enrichment capture probes
Showing 5 of 34 shared publications
Michael E. Douglas
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
33 shared publications
In database
- BA3‐SNPs: Contemporary migration reconfigured in BayesAss for next‐generation sequence data
- AdmixPipe: population analyses in Admixture for non-model organisms
- Hybridization drives genetic erosion in sympatric desert fishes of western North America
- FRAGMATIC: in silico locus prediction and its utility in optimizing ddRADseq projects
- MrBait: universal identification and design of targeted-enrichment capture probes
Showing 5 of 33 shared publications
Bradley T. Martin
Seton Hall University
16 shared publications
In database
- Hybridization drives genetic erosion in sympatric desert fishes of western North America
- FRAGMATIC: in silico locus prediction and its utility in optimizing ddRADseq projects
- Taxonomic Uncertainty and the Anomaly Zone: Phylogenomics Disentangle a Rapid Radiation to Resolve Contentious Species ( Gila robusta Complex) in the Colorado River
- Contrasting signatures of introgression in North American box turtle ( Terrapene spp.) contact zones
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Zachery D. Zbinden
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
8 shared publications
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
- Riverscape community genomics: A comparative analytical approach to identify common drivers of spatial structure
- The Himalayan Uplift and the Evolution of Aquatic Biodiversity Across Asia: Snowtrout (Cyprininae: Schizothora x) as a Test Case
- 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
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Bradley T. Martin
7 shared publications
- btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.4
- btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.6.16
- btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.1
- btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.0
- btmartin721/SNPio: Release v1.7.2
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Steven M. Mussmann
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (US)
6 shared publications
- BA3‐SNPs: Contemporary migration reconfigured in BayesAss for next‐generation sequence data
- AdmixPipe: population analyses in Admixture for non-model organisms
- FRAGMATIC: in silico locus prediction and its utility in optimizing ddRADseq projects
- Taxonomic Uncertainty and the Anomaly Zone: Phylogenomics Disentangle a Rapid Radiation to Resolve Contentious Species ( Gila robusta Complex) in the Colorado River
- AdmixPipe v3: facilitating population structure delimitation from SNP data
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
John S. Placyk
The University of Texas at Tyler (US)
5 shared publications
- Contrasting signatures of introgression in North American box turtle ( Terrapene spp.) contact zones
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( Terrapene spp.)
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( Terrapene spp.)
- Contrasting signatures of introgression in North American box turtle ( Terrapene spp.) contact zones
- Relictual Hybridization and Biogeography of Massasauga Rattlesnakes ( Sistrurus spp.)
Roger D. Birkhead
Auburn University (US)
4 shared publications
- Contrasting signatures of introgression in North American box turtle ( Terrapene spp.) contact zones
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( Terrapene spp.)
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( Terrapene spp.)
- Contrasting signatures of introgression in North American box turtle ( Terrapene spp.) contact zones
David R. Edds
Emporia State University (US)
4 shared publications
- The Himalayan Uplift and the Evolution of Aquatic Biodiversity Across Asia: Snowtrout (Cyprininae: Schizothora x) as a Test Case
- 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
Max R. Bangs
Florida State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Taxonomic Uncertainty and the Anomaly Zone: Phylogenomics Disentangle a Rapid Radiation to Resolve Contentious Species ( Gila robusta Complex) in the Colorado River
- Gene flow and species delimitation in fishes of Western North America: Flannelmouth ( Catostomus latipinnis ) and Bluehead sucker ( C. Pantosteus discobolus )
- Gene flow and species delimitation in fishes of Western North America: Flannelmouth ( Catostomus latipinnis ) and Bluehead sucker ( C. Pantosteus discobolus )
Christopher R. Middaugh
3 shared publications
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
- Spatial population genetics in heavily managed species: Separating patterns of historical translocation from contemporary gene flow in white‐tailed deer
Jennifer R. Ballard
3 shared publications
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
- Spatial population genetics in heavily managed species: Separating patterns of historical translocation from contemporary gene flow in white‐tailed deer
Maryke Gray
3 shared publications
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
- Age structuring and spatial heterogeneity in prion protein gene ( PRNP ) polymorphism in white-tailed deer
- Spatial population genetics in heavily managed species: Separating patterns of historical translocation from contemporary gene flow in white‐tailed deer
Chris Phillips
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
3 shared publications
- Contrasting signatures of introgression in North American box turtle ( Terrapene spp.) contact zones
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( Terrapene spp.)
- The choices we make and the impacts they have: Machine learning and species delimitation in North American box turtles ( Terrapene spp.)
Binod Regmi
National Institutes of Health (US)
3 shared publications
- The Himalayan Uplift and the Evolution of Aquatic Biodiversity Across Asia: Snowtrout (Cyprininae: Schizothora x) as a Test Case
- 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
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