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Keywords

Genomic Structural Variation; Genomics

Research group(s)

• Weninger Lab
  Research Area: The focus of the Weninger lab rests on studying biomedical model organisms and human body donors with traditional dissection, innovative experimental approaches and cutting edge imaging technologies.
  Members:
  Wolfgang Johann Weninger
  Lukas Reissig
  Leonardo Vincenzi

Research interests

My research focus is on describing the genetic architecture of the myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Together with Matthias Wielscher, we study post-viral syndrome in the context of population genomics, focusing on the structural variation associated with this disease.

Selected publications

1. Cortinovis, G. et al. (2024) ‘Adaptive gene loss in the common bean pan-genome during range expansion and domestication’, Nature Communications, 15(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51032-2.
2. Susek, K. et al. (2025) ‘The unexplored diversity of rough-seeded lupins provides rich genomic resources and insights into lupin evolution’, Nature Communications, 16(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58531-w.
3. Rossato, M. et al. (2023) ‘CRISPR-Cas9-based repeat depletion for high-throughput genotyping of complex plant genomes’, Genome Research, 33(5), pp. 787–797. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.277628.122.
4. Frascarelli, G. et al. (2025) ‘The evolutionary history of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) revealed by chloroplast and nuclear genomes analysis’, Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 138(2). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-04832-z.
5. Schilthuizen, M. et al. (2023) ‘A new semi-slug of the genus Microparmarion from Brunei, discovered, described and DNA-barcoded on citizen-science “taxon expeditions” (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Ariophantidae)’, Biodiversity Data Journal, 11. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e101579.