Kevin Dudley Lab

Reading the genome one full-length transcript at a time.

We harness long-read sequencing to solve the transcript isoform annotation and quantification problem — understanding life through better genomes.

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Research focus areas
Long-read
Nanopore & PacBio
Direct RNA
PCR-free sequencing
Open
Reproducible science

What we do

Research focus areas

From transcriptome assembly to isoform quantification, our work spans the full long-read analysis pipeline.

Transcript isoform annotation

Resolving the isoform annotation and quantification problem by incorporating long-read sequencing into gene annotation pipelines — recovering full-length transcripts in non-model organisms with fragmented reference genomes.

Long-read transcriptomics

Applying Oxford Nanopore and PacBio long-read platforms to reveal new patterns of alternative splicing and refine the structural annotation of genomes.

Isoform quantification

Developing methods to accurately assign reads to the correct transcript in complex gene models, improving differential isoform expression analysis.

Direct RNA sequencing

PCR-free, direct RNA nanopore sequencing to detect RNA modifications and isoforms without amplification bias.

Selected work

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Jun 10, 2026

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May 20, 2026

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Apr 1, 2026

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We welcome inquiries from students, collaborators and partners working on transcriptomics and genome annotation.

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