Research & Academic Work
Publications
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Grunspan, D. Z., Komperda, R., Offerdahl, E. G., Abraham, A. E., Etebari, S., Maas, S. A., Roberts, J. A., Ghafoor, S., & Brownell, S. E.
(2024). Importance of undergraduate institution prestige in physics faculty hiring networks. Physical Review. Physics Education Research
, 20(1)
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https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevphyseducres.20.010144
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Emery, M. V., Bolhofner, K., Spake, L., Ghafoor, S., Versoza, C. J., Rawls, E. M., Winingear, S., Buikstra, J. E., Loreille, O., Fulginiti, L. C., & Stone, A. C.
(2024). Targeted enrichment of whole‐genome SNPs from highly burned skeletal remains. Journal of Forensic Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15482
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Suhail Ghafoor, João Santos, Cyril J Versoza, Jeffrey D Jensen, Susanne P Pfeifer
(2023). The impact of sample size and population history on observed mutational spectra: a case study in human and chimpanzee populations. Genome Biology and Evolution
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https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad019
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Emery MV, Bolhofner K, Ghafoor S, Winingear S, Buikstra J, Fulginiti L, Stone AC
(2022). Whole Mitochondrial Genomes Assembled from Thermally Altered Forensic Bones and Teeth. Forensic Science International: Genetics
, 56
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102610
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Borden, E. S., Ghafoor, S., Buetow, K. H., LaFleur, B. J., Wilson, M. A., & Hastings, K. T.
(2022). NeoScore integrates characteristics of the Neoantigen:MHC class I interaction and expression to accurately prioritize immunogenic neoantigens. The Journal of Immunology
, 208(7)
, 1813–1827.
https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.2100700
Conference Presentations
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McCaffrey D, Ghafoor S, Shaeffer I
(2025). Using the Starfish Storage management tool to automate research data management. Oral Presentation. RDAP Summit 2025
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Slides available here
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Borden ES, Ghafoor S, Buetow KH, LaFleur BJ, Wilson MA, Hastings KT
(2023). NeoScore integrates characteristics of the neoantigen:MHC class I interaction and expression to accurately prioritize immunogenic neoantigens. Oral presentation. MathOnc23 Conference
, Phoenix Arizona
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Borden ES, Ghafoor S, Buetow KH, LaFleur BJ, Wilson MA, Hastings KT
(2022). NeoScore integrates characteristics of the neoantigen:MHC class I interaction and expression to accurately prioritize immunogenic neoantigens. Poster presentation. Cancer Research: Present & Future
, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ
.
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Parker C, Emery MV, Bolhofner KL, Ghafoor S, Rawls E, Winingear S, Oldt R, Kanthaswamy S, Buikstra JE, Vidoli G, Devlin J, Fulginiti L, and Stone AC
(2022). Evaluating the use of ancient DNA Laboratory Protocols in the Downstream DNA Identification of Burned Forensically Derived Samples. Poster. International Society for Applied Biological Sciences Annual Scientific Meeting
, Dubrovnik, Croatia
, June 22nd – 27th, 2022.
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Emery, MV, Bolhofner, KL, Ghafoor, S, Wissler, A, Rawls, E, Winingear, S, Oldt, RF, Kanthaswamy, S, Buikstra, J, Fulginiti, L, Stone, AC
(2022). A Multifaceted Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Assessment of Burned Human Remains Using Comparative Extraction and In-Solution Hybridyzation Capture. Oral presentation. American Academy of Forensic Science Annual Scientific Meeting
, Seattle, Washington
, February 24th, 2022.
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Emery, MV, Bolhofner, KL, Ghafoor, S, Winingear, S, Oldt, R, Kanthaswamy, S, Buikstra, JE, Fulginiti, L, and Stone, AC
(2020). Characterizing DNA Degradation in Severely Burned Human Skeletal Remains Using STR Genotyping and NGS Targeted Capture Techniques. Podium presentation. American Association of Physical Anthropologists
, Los Angeles, California
, April 15th – 18th, 2020.
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Emery, MV, Bolhofner, KL, Ghafoor, S, Winingear, S, Oldt, R, Kanthaswamy, S, Buikstra, JE, Fulginiti, L., and Stone, A.C.
(2020). Knowledge Mobilization: Quantitative Ancient and Forensic DNA Techniques for Maximum DNA Recovery From Thermally Altered Bones and Teeth (Redux). Poster and podium. Knowledge Mobilization Awards Ceremony
, Arizona State University
, March 4, 2020.
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Emery, MV, Bolhofner, KL, Ghafoor, S, Winingear, S, Oldt, R, Kanthaswamy, S, Buikstra, JE, Fulginiti, L, and Stone, AC
(2020). Quantitative Ancient and Forensic DNA Techniques for Maximum DNA Recovery From Thermally Altered Bones and Teeth. Poster. American Academy of Forensic Science
, Anaheim CA
, February 17th – 22nd, 2020.
Invited Presentations
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Emery, MV, Bolhofner K, Ghafoor S, Buikstra J, Fulginiti L, and Stone AC
(2022). Reconstructing Forensic Profiles From Burned Human Remains using Ancient DNA and Next-Generation Sequencing Techniques. SUNY Binghamton, Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series, April 15th, 2022.
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Emery, MV, Bolhofner K, Ghafoor S, Buikstra J, Fulginiti L, and Stone AC
(2021). Recovering DNA from Burned Forensic Bones and Teeth using Ancient DNA Techniques. Brown Bag Speaker Series, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University, October 25th, 2021.