Koonin's principal research goals include the comparative analysis of sequenced genomes and automatic methods for genome-scale annotation of gene functions.[3] His research also investigates the application of comparative genomics for phylogenetic analysis, reconstruction of ancestral life forms and building large-scale evolutionary scenarios, as well as mathematical modeling of genome evolution.[4][5][6] Koonin's research also investigates computational study of the major transitions in the evolution of life (such as the origin of eukaryotes), the evolution of eukaryotic signaling and developmental pathways from the comparative-genomic perspective.
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First Name
Eugene
Last Name
Koonin, Ph.D.
Title
Senior Investigator
Title of Presentation
The New Age of Virus Metagenomics
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