Matt Pennell

Prof Assoc
Computational Biology · CAS

Matt Pennell serves as Associate Professor in Computational Biology at Cornell University.

114 publications
7,553 citations
38 h-index
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Rising Papers (4)
2025-04-09 · Nature · Molecular Biology
Complete sequencing of ape genomes
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
139 citations · 52.2x expected for field
2025-03-06 · Science · Molecular Biology
Macroevolutionary divergence of gene expression driven by selection on protein abundance
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
18 citations · 7.0x expected for field
2025-06-03 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Molecular Biology
Convergent expansions of keystone gene families drive metabolic innovation in Saccharomycotina yeasts
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
15 citations · 5.8x expected for field
2025-06-01 · Current Biology · Molecular Biology
The cellular substrate of evolutionary novelty
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
14 citations · 5.4x expected for field
Recent Papers (12)
2026-08-01 · Cell Genomics · Plant Science
PlantCAD2: A DNA foundation model for interpreting genomes across flowering plants
Matt PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
Volodymyr KuleshovProf Asst, Jacobs · TECH
2026-07-01 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Genetics
Disruption of a CCR5-like immunoglobulin gene is linked to plague susceptibility in black-footed ferrets
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2026-06-03 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Molecular Biology
Convergent genome- and gene-level constraints shape repeated environmental adaptation in grasses
Matt PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2026-04-08 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Nature and Landscape Conservation
Collective behavior drives diversification across the tree of ray-finned fishes
Matt PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
Andrew HeinProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CALS
2026-03-05 · Genetics
Phenotypic complexity determines the predictability of molecular convergence
Matt PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2026-01-28 · Current Biology · Molecular Biology
Discovery of additional ancient genome duplications in yeasts
Matt PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2025-12-05 · PubMed
Characterizing and mitigating confounding by unreplicated evolutionary events in phylogenetic regression
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2025-11-28 · PubMed
Observational epidemiological studies can mitigate genetic confounding with the genetic relatedness matrix
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2025-11-24 · PubMed
Biophysical constraints on mRNA decay rates shape macroevolutionary divergence in steady-state abundances
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2025-11-03 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Molecular Biology
GeneCAD: Plant Genome Annotation with a DNA Foundation Model
Matt PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2025-10-27 · Theoretical Population Biology · Nature and Landscape Conservation
Computing tree size under dynamical models of diversification
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
2025-09-25 · Research Square · Paleontology
Anthropocene Imperilment of Ancient Diversity and Evolutionary Potential in Terrestrial Vertebrates
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS