Sean McGinty, grad student

Education

  • Ph.D. candidate, Integrative Genetics and Genomics graduate group, UC Davis (2021-current); Dean’s Distinguished Graduate Fellowship.

  • B.S. Genetics and Genomics / Minor in Statistics, UC Davis (2021)

Professional Experience

  • Undergraduate Researcher, Ross-Ibarra lab at UC Davis (2019-2021)

Interests

  • Human Genetics and Genomics

  • Bioinformatics

  • Genome Organization/Regulation

Hobbies

  • Hiking

  • Traveling

  • Reading

  • Watching Movies

Recent Publications

  • CiFi: Accurate long-read chromosome conformation capture with low-input requirements. McGinty SP*, Kaya G*, Sim SB, Makunin A, Corpuz RL, Quail MA, Abuelanin M, Lawniczak MKN, Geib SM, Korlach J^, Dennis MY^. Nat. Comm. Research Article. doi: s41467-025-66918-y

  • Genomic structural variation: A complex but important driver of human evolution. Soto DC*, Uribe-Salazar JM*, Shew CJ*, Sekar A, McGinty SP, Dennis MY^. Am J Biol Anthropol. 2023. Review. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.24713

Contact: spmcginty [at] ucdavis.edu