Publications
18 Sep 2009
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Below is a list of publications that I have released over the time, through a variety of mediums. I’ve categorised then according to the type of publication they are and then in (descending) chronological order.
Journal Articles
- Duran C, Boskovic Z, Imelfort M, Batley J, Hamilton NA, Edwards D (2010) CMap3D: A 3D visualisation tool for comparative genetics maps. Bioinformatics. 26, 270-272.
- Duran C, Appleby N, Vardy M, Imelfort M, Edwards D, Batley J (2009) Single nucleotide polymorphism discovery in barley using autoSNPdb. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 7, 326-333.
- Imelfort M, Duran C, Batley J, Edwards D (2009) Discovering genetic polymorphisms in next-generation sequencing data. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 7, 312-317.
- Duran C, Appleby N, Edwards D, Batley J (2009) Molecular Genetic Markers: Discovery, Applications, Data Storage and Visualisation. Current Bioinformatics. 4, 16-27.
- Duran C, Appleby N, Clark T, Wood D, Imelfort M, Batley J, Edwards D (2009) AutoSNPdb: an annotated single nucleotide polymorphism database for crop plants. Nucleic Acids Research. 37, D951-D953.
- Hancock J, Adams N, Aidinis V, Blake A, Blake J, Bogue M, Brown S, Chesler E, Davidson D, Duran C, Eppig J, Gailus-Durner V, Gates H, Gkoutos G, Greenaway S, Hrabe de Angelis M, Kollias G, Leblanc S, Lee K, Lengger C, Maier H, Mallon A-M, Masuya H, Melvin D, Muller W, Parkinson H, Proctor G, Reuveni E, Schofield P, Shukla A, Smith C, Toyoda T, Vasseur L, Wakana S, Walling A, White J, Wood J, Zouberakis M. (2007) Integration of mouse phenome data resources. Mammalian Genome. 18, 157-63.
Conference Proceedings
- Duran C, Stiller JM, Imelfort M, Eales D, Hong CP, Berkman P, Marshall D, Vardy M, Raman H, Batley J, Edwards D (2009) Sequencing and re-sequencing Brassica genomes. 16th Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas. 145-149.
Book Chapters
- Duran C, Boskovic Z, Batley J, Edwards D. Brassica Bioinformatics. In: ‘Vegetable Brassicas’ (Ed. J Sadowski). In press, accepted March 2009. (Science Publishers, Inc: New Hampshire)
- Duran C, Edwards D, Batley J (2009) Molecular marker discovery and genetic map visualisation. In: ‘Bioinformatics: Tools and Applications.’ (Eds D Edwards, D Hanson, J Stajich) pp. 165-189. (Springer: New York)
- Duran C, Edwards D, Batley J (2009) Genetic maps and the use of synteny. In: ‘Plant Genomics: methods and protocols’ (Eds D Somers, P Langridge, JP Gustafson) pp. 41-56. (Humana Press: New York)
Presentations
- Development of tools for the analysis and visualisation of second generation sequencing data for Brassica species. (W102). 18th Plant and Animal Genome Conference. San Diego, USA (9-13 Jan 2010)
- TAGdb: a tool for gene and promoter discovery in complex plant genomes. (W090). 18th Plant and Animal Genome Conference. San Diego, USA (9-13 Jan 2010)
- TAGdb computer demonstration. (C940). 18th Plant and Animal Genome Conference. San Diego, USA (9-13 Jan 2010)
- Sequencing and re-sequencing Brassica genomes. 16th Australian Research Assembly on Brassicas. Ballarat, Australia (14-16 Sep 2009)
- Computational marker discovery and visualisation in cereals. ACPFG Bioinformatics Meeting. Adelaide, Australia (19 Jun 2009)
- SNP discovery in cereals using autoSNPdb.
- CompBio. Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Brisbane, Australia (16 Apr 2009)
- ACPFG Joint Research Meeting. Adelaide, Australia (23-24 Mar 2009)
- Integration and visualisation of plant genetic and genomic data.
- ACPFG Joint Research Meeting. Adelaide, Australia (7-8 Oct 2008)
- CompBio. Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Brisbane, Australia (19 Jun 2008)
Conference Posters
- Duran C, Stiller J, Berkman P, McKenzie M, Batley J, Edwards D (8-13 Jan 2010) Comparative analysis of Brassica genomes using second generation sequencing. Plant and Animal Genome, San Diego, USA.
- Berkman P, McKenzie M, Stiller J, Duran C, Imelfort M, Eales D, Marshall D, Dolezel J, Simkova H, Edwards D (8-13 Jan 2010) Second generation sequence analysis of wheat chromosome 7DS. Plant and Animal Genome, San Diego, USA.
- Campbell E, McKenzie M, Hayward A, Tollenaere R, Berkman P, Duran C, Jian W, Bo L, Wang X, Redden R, Edwards D, Batley J (8-13 Jan 2010) Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Diversity in the Brassicaceae. Plant and Animal Genome, San Diego, USA.
- Duran C, Boskovic Z, Imelfort M, Batley J, Hamilton NA, Basford K, Edwards D (16-18 Nov 2009) CMap3D: A three-dimensional visualisation tool for comparative genetic mapping data. ACPFG Genomic Symposium, Adelaide.
- Duran C, Appleby N, Edwards D (22-24 Oct 2007) Integrating genetic and genomic data for wheat and barley. ACPFG Genomic Symposium, Adelaide.
- Appleby N, Duran C, Imelfort M, Wood D, Batley K, Edwards, D (22-24 Oct 2007) Barley AutoSNPdb: A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism database for Barley. ACPFG Genomic Symposium, Adelaide.

Chris is a shining example of how, in a world where abortion is not as easily obtained as a leg of fried chicken, an ounce of prevention can be worth more than its weight in gold. He is currently completing a PhD in Bioinformatics which he hopes may one day help him get out of a speeding ticket.