About this Class

The Brooks Lab developed a computational tool called FLAIR (Full-Length Alternative Isoform Analysis of RNA) to produce confident transcript isoforms from long-read RNA-seq data with the aim of alternative isoform detection and quantification. With an increase in the usage of long-read RNA-seq, there is a growing need for a systematic evaluation of this approach. We are part of an international community effort called the Long-read RNA-seq Genome Annotation Assessment Project (LRGASP) to perform such an evaluation. The Brooks Lab is extending FLAIR to incorporate sequence variation, RNA editing, and RNA modification in isoform detection as well as detection of complex gene fusions from long-read sequencing data.