kmerDB: A database encompassing the set of genomic and proteomic sequence information for each species
Jan 2024·
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Ioannis Mouratidis
Equal contribution
,F. a. baltoumas
Equal contribution
,N. chantzi
Equal contribution
,Et al.
Abstract
We present kmerDB, a comprehensive database consolidating genomic and proteomic k-mer information across all species in Genbank and UniProt. This resource enables rapid species identification and comparative genomic studies.
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Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 23
kmerDB provides the research community with a powerful tool for k-mer based species identification, comparative genomics, and evolutionary studies.
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Ioannis Mouratidis
(he/him)
Research Engineer
Research engineer focused on AI safety, alignment, and AIxBio security. I study how
capabilities and values emerge during model training and build scalable interventions to align
frontier models, drawing on deep expertise in biosecurity and biological foundation models.
38 publications (12 first or senior author) and 3 patents in large-scale data analysis and ML
for biology; co-founded an AI-driven cancer-diagnostics startup and authored grants securing
$4M+ in competitive funding.
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