Area of research
Insect Science · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.
The Earth BioGenome Project Phase II: illuminating the eukaryotic tree of life
Molecular evolution of dietary shifts in ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): from fungivory to carnivory and herbivory
Scalable, accessible and reproducible reference genome assembly and evaluation in Galaxy
The moulting arthropod: a complete genetic toolkit review
The moulting arthropod: a complete genetic toolkit review
Genomic analysis of two phlebotomine sand fly vectors of Leishmania from the New and Old World
Long-distance dispersal of pigeons and doves generated new ecological opportunities for host-switching and adaptive radiation by their parasites
Gene content evolution in the arthropods
Enhanced genome assembly and a new official gene set for Tribolium castaneum
Genus-Wide Characterization of Bumblebee Genomes Provides Insights into Their Evolution and Variation in Ecological and Behavioral Traits
Evolutionary superscaffolding and chromosome anchoring to improve Anopheles genome assemblies
Developmental plasticity shapes social traits and selection in a facultatively eusocial bee
Sawfly Genomes Reveal Evolutionary Acquisitions That Fostered the Mega-Radiation of Parasitoid and Eusocial Hymenoptera
Brain microRNAs among social and solitary bees
Genus-wide characterization of bumblebee genomes reveals variation associated with key ecological and behavioral traits of pollinators
Genus-wide characterization of bumblebee genomes provides insights into their evolution and variation in ecological and behavioral traits
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Molecular evolutionary trends and feeding ecology diversification in the Hemiptera, anchored by the milkweed bug genome
Comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina genomes, vectors of African trypanosomes
Phylogenomics of the superfamily Dytiscoidea (Coleoptera: Adephaga) with an evaluation of phylogenetic conflict and systematic error
Nuclear Orthologs Derived from Whole Genome Sequencing Indicate Cryptic Diversity in the Bemisia tabaci (Insecta: Aleyrodidae) Complex of Whiteflies
Draft Genome Assembly and Population Genetics of an Agricultural Pollinator, the Solitary Alkali Bee (Halictidae: <i>Nomia melanderi</i> )
Phylogenomics and the evolution of hemipteroid insects
The genomic basis of arthropod diversity
Draft genome assembly and population genetics of an agricultural pollinator, the solitary alkali bee (Halictidae: <i>Nomia melanderi</i> )
BUSCO Applications from Quality Assessments to Gene Prediction and Phylogenomics
Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease
OrthoDB v9.1: cataloging evolutionary and functional annotations for animal, fungal, plant, archaeal, bacterial and viral orthologs
Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at the beetle–plant interface
Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta
Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome