Matt Pennell

Prof Assoc
Computational Biology · CAS

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

113 publications
5,512 citations
36 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
128 citations · 60.5x 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
17 citations · 8.3x 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 · 7.3x expected for field
2025-06-01 · Current Biology · Molecular Biology
The cellular substrate of evolutionary novelty
Matthew W. PennellProf Assoc, Computational Biology · CAS
12 citations · 6.2x expected for field
Recent Papers (8)
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