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John H. Werren

University of Rochester · US
Area of research
Insect Science · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, and Plant and animal studies.
h-index
93
citations
33,627
works
362
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Genome assembly and annotation of the parasitoid jewel wasp Nasonia oneida
Scientific Data 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Genome Structure, Evolution, and Host Shift of Nosema
Biology 2024cited by 2position: middledoi
New insights into the genome and transmission of the microsporidian pathogen Nosema muscidifuracis
Frontiers in Microbiology 2023cited by 8position: middledoi
Long-Read Assembly and Annotation of the Parasitoid Wasp Muscidifurax raptorellus, a Biological Control Agent for Filth Flies
Frontiers in Genetics 2021cited by 5position: middledoi
Gene content evolution in the arthropods
Genome biology 2020cited by 256position: middledoi
Comparative analysis reveals the expansion of mitochondrial DNA control region containing unusually high G-C tandem repeat arrays in Nasonia vitripennis
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2020cited by 31position: middledoi
Phylogenomic Analysis of <i>Wolbachia</i> Strains Reveals Patterns of Genome Evolution and Recombination
Genome Biology and Evolution 2020cited by 31position: middledoi
Sawfly Genomes Reveal Evolutionary Acquisitions That Fostered the Mega-Radiation of Parasitoid and Eusocial Hymenoptera
Genome Biology and Evolution 2020cited by 30position: middledoi
Genome Report: Whole Genome Sequence and Annotation of the Parasitoid Jewel Wasp <i>Nasonia giraulti</i> Laboratory Strain RV2X[u]
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics 2020cited by 13position: middledoi
Molecular evolutionary trends and feeding ecology diversification in the Hemiptera, anchored by the milkweed bug genome
Genome biology 2019cited by 143position: middledoi
Genome Assembly of the A-Group Wolbachia in Nasonia oneida Using Linked-Reads Technology
Genome Biology and Evolution 2019cited by 13position: middledoi
The Toxicogenome of <i>Hyalella azteca</i>: A Model for Sediment Ecotoxicology and Evolutionary Toxicology
Environmental Science & Technology 2018cited by 119position: middledoi
The genomic basis of arthropod diversity
Greater South Information System 2018cited by 24position: middledoi
Genome assembly of the A-group <i>Wolbachia</i> in <i>Nasonia oneida</i> and phylogenomic analysis of <i>Wolbachia</i> strains reveals patterns of genome evolution and lateral gene transfer
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2018cited by 2position: middledoi
The house spider genome reveals an ancient whole-genome duplication during arachnid evolution
BMC Biology 2017cited by 491position: middledoi
Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2017
Archives of Virology 2017cited by 222position: middledoi
Holes in the Hologenome: Why Host-Microbe Symbioses Are Not Holobionts
mBio 2016cited by 347position: lastdoi
Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at the beetle–plant interface
Genome biology 2016cited by 298position: middledoi
Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome
Nature Communications 2016cited by 227position: middledoi
The whole genome sequence of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), reveals insights into the biology and adaptive evolution of a highly invasive pest species
Genome biology 2016cited by 188position: middledoi
Insights into the venom composition and evolution of an endoparasitoid wasp by combining proteomic and transcriptomic analyses
Scientific Reports 2016cited by 76position: middledoi
Detection of Prokaryotic Genes in the Amphimedon queenslandica Genome
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 34position: middledoi
A Massive Expansion of Effector Genes Underlies Gall-Formation in the Wheat Pest Mayetiola destructor
Current Biology 2015cited by 209position: middledoi
A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant<i>Cardiocondyla obscurior</i>
The ISME Journal 2015cited by 87position: middledoi
Genetic and epigenetic architecture of sex-biased expression in the jewel wasps <i>Nasonia vitripennis</i> and <i>giraulti</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 77position: middledoi
Dissection of the complex genetic basis of craniofacial anomalies using haploid genetics and interspecies hybrids in Nasonia wasps
Developmental Biology 2015cited by 19position: firstdoi
Dobzhansky-Muller and Wolbachia-Induced Incompatibilities in a Diploid Genetic System
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 15position: lastdoi
Function and Evolution of DNA Methylation in Nasonia vitripennis
PLoS Genetics 2013cited by 184position: lastdoi

Grants

OPUS CRS: Integrating Forty Years of Parasitism Research
NSF1950078$350,7942020–2023PIRePORTER
RAPID: Identifying New ACE2 Receptor-Protein Interactions Using Evolutionary Inference
NSF2034507$17,3612020–2021PIRePORTER
The Genetics of Natural Variation in Memory Retention in Nasonia
NSF1456233$650,0002015–2019PIRePORTER
The evolution of lateral gene transfers from bacteria to animals
NSF1257053$599,9992013–2017PIRePORTER
EAGER: Does Genomic Imprinting and DNA Methylation Modulate Nasonia Behavior?
NSF1250790$79,9992012–2014PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Microevolution of cell size and cell number regulation in Nasonia
NSF0910017$15,0002009–2012PIRePORTER
Population Biology of a Lateral Gene Transfer from Wolbachia to Drosophila ananassae
NSF0821936$532,0002008–2011PIRePORTER
FIBR: Integrative Studies of Wolbachia-Eukaryotic Interactions; Genomes to Communities and Back
NSF0328363$4,934,7182003–2009PIRePORTER
Genetics of Hybrid Incompatibility in Nasonia
NSF9981634$365,0002000–2004PIRePORTER
Genetics of Courtship Behavior in Nasonia
NSF9876356$263,2231999–2002PIRePORTER
ABR: Inherited Microorganisms and Reproductive Isolation in Insects
NSF9707665$254,9151997–2001PIRePORTER
Parthenogenesis and Incompatiability Microorganisms in Insects
NSF9318783$256,0001994–1997PIRePORTER
Genetics of Speciation in Nasonia
NSF9220652$240,0001993–1996PIRePORTER
Population Biology of the psr Chromosome
NSF8906231$300,1331989–1993PIRePORTER
Population Genetics of Gender Ratio Selection
NSF8796222$168,7911987–1989PIRePORTER
Population Genetics of Gender Ratio Selection
NSF8516885$71,7931986–1987PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Xiong Xiao · Microsoft (United States)7 papers (2018–2024)Chao Zhang · Zhengzhou Central Hospital5 papers (2018–2021)Xiaozhu Wang · Beijing University of Chinese Medicine4 papers (2018–2020)Wenqi Cao · Auburn University3 papers (2018–2020)Yogeshwar Kelkar · University of Rochester2 papers (2020–2021) · 2 papers (2023–2024)Dapeng Zhang · Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine2 papers (2020–2024)David A. Wheeler · St. Jude Children's Research Hospital2 papers (2013–2015)Jeremy Lynch · University of Illinois Chicago2 papers (2015–2020)Ellen O. Martinson · University of Arizona2 papers (2020–2021)Yongjun Tan · Hunan University2 papers (2020–2024)Andrew G. Clark · Allen Institute for Brain Science2 papers (2013–2015) · 1 papers (2015–2015)Alfredo Rago · University of Birmingham1 papers (2013–2013)Lukas Schrader · University of Regensburg1 papers (2015–2015)Jan Oettler · University of Regensburg1 papers (2015–2015)Angela E. Douglas · Doernbecher Children's Hospital1 papers (2016–2016)Xiaozhu Wang · Beijing University of Chinese Medicine1 papers (2020–2020)Laura V. Flórez · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz1 papers (2015–2015)Qi Fang · Nanchang University1 papers (2016–2016)