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Last published 2026
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Juanita Gil

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Postdoctoral Research Scientist

Also affiliated: Universidad de Los Andes (2018–2021); Michigan United (2025); ORCID (2020); Universidad de Los Andes (2020); Centro de Investigación de la Caña de Azúcar de Colombia (2020); International Center for Tropical Agriculture (2017–2018); Michigan State University (2025–2026)

Postdoc Researcher

8 h-index 18 pubs 392 cited

  • Plant Breeding
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Plant Diseases
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
  • Genetic Variation
  • Phaseolus
  • Algorithms
  • Software
  • Crops, Agricultural
  • Gene Pool
  • DNA Copy Number Variations
  • Disease Resistance
  • Genomics
  • Chromosome Mapping

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Juanita Gil's research focuses on the application of genomic sequencing and computational analysis to understand plant biology and disease. Her work includes the development of algorithms for efficient de novo genome assembly from long DNA sequencing reads, contributing to advancements in bioinformatics. Gil has also investigated genetic variation and population structure in plant pathogens and crops, with publications detailing genomic resources for lima bean domestication and crop improvement traits, as well as the genome of the causal agent of hop halo blight. Her research extends to mutation calling for TILLING experiments and the characterization of bacterial pathogens affecting crops. Gil has published 18 papers, accumulating 385 citations and an h-index of 8. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 18
  • Citations: 392

Selected Publications

  • Population Genomic Analyses Reveal Geographic Structure in <scp> <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> AG1 </scp> ‐ <scp>IA</scp> Isolates Associated With Agronomic Crops (2026)
    Molecular Ecology DOI OpenAlex
  • New algorithms for accurate and efficient de novo genome assembly from long DNA sequencing reads (2023)
    Life Science Alliance 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • New algorithms for accurate and efficient de-novo genome assembly from long DNA sequencing reads (2022)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Genome Sequence Resource of <i>Burkholderia glumae</i> UAPB13 (2021)
    PhytoFrontiers™ DOI OpenAlex
  • Comprehensive genomic resources related to domestication and crop improvement traits in Lima bean (2021)
    Nature Communications 89 citations DOI OpenAlex

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