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Wade R. Roberts
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Also affiliated: Washington State University (2016–2020)
10 h-index
66 pubs
409 cited
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Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Wade R. Roberts' research investigates the evolutionary genomics and phylogenetics of diatoms and flowering plants. His work with diatoms includes improving reference genomes for species like *Cyclotella cryptica* CCMP332, which serve as models for studying cell wall morphogenesis, salinity adaptation, and lipid production. He has also explored the metabolic shifts in nonphotosynthetic diatoms and the relationship between genome size and diatom abundance in polar oceans. In his studies of flowering plants, Roberts has examined diversification drivers in the Gesneriaceae family, including incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization in Hawaiian *Cyrtandra*, and comparative transcriptome analyses of flower development in *Achimenes* species.
Roberts has published 66 works, with an h-index of 10 and over 400 citations. He frequently collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Andrew J. Alverson (19 shared publications), Elizabeth C. Ruck (15 shared publications), and Eveline Pinseel (11 shared publications). His recent activity indicates ongoing contributions to his fields of study.
Metrics
- h-index: 10
- Publications: 66
- Citations: 409
Positions
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Postdoctoral Fellow 2018–presentUniversity of Arkansas Biological Sciences ORCID
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Graduate Teaching Assistant 2013–2018Washington State University School of Biological Sciences ORCID
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Graduate Research Assistant 2012–2013Washington State University School of Biological Sciences ORCID
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Greenhouse worker 2010–2012Whitworth University Biology ORCID
Selected Publications
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The 100 Diatom Genomes Project (2026)
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Reference genome for the benthic marine diatom Psammoneis japonica : Bacterial associations and repeat‐driven genome size evolution in diatoms (2025)
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Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species (2025)
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Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution (2025)
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Three reference genomes for freshwater diatom ecology and evolution (2025)
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Diatom abundance in the polar oceans is predicted by genome size (2024)
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Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023)
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Supporting data for Bryłka et al., 2023 Gene duplication, shifting selection, and functional diversification of silicon transporter proteins in marine and freshwater diatoms. (2023)
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Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023)
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Supporting data for Bryłka et al., 2023 Gene duplication, shifting selection, and functional diversification of silicon transporter proteins in marine and freshwater diatoms. (2023)
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Gene Duplication, Shifting Selection, and Dosage Balance of Silicon Transporter Proteins in Marine and Freshwater Diatoms (2023)
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Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes (2023)
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Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes (2023)
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Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance (2023)
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Nitzschia sp. Nitz4 variant calling (2022)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Andrew J. Alverson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
22 shared publications
In database
- Improved Reference Genome for Cyclotella cryptica CCMP332, a Model for Cell Wall Morphogenesis, Salinity Adaptation, and Lipid Production in Diatoms (Bacillariophyta)
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Diatom abundance in the polar oceans is predicted by genome size
Showing 5 of 22 shared publications
Elizabeth C. Ruck
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
18 shared publications
In database
- Improved Reference Genome for Cyclotella cryptica CCMP332, a Model for Cell Wall Morphogenesis, Salinity Adaptation, and Lipid Production in Diatoms (Bacillariophyta)
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Showing 5 of 18 shared publications
Eveline Pinseel
Ghent University
11 shared publications
In database
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Kala M. Downey
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
7 shared publications
In database
- Improved Reference Genome for Cyclotella cryptica CCMP332, a Model for Cell Wall Morphogenesis, Salinity Adaptation, and Lipid Production in Diatoms (Bacillariophyta)
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees
- Improved Reference Genome for Cyclotella Cryptica CCMP332, a Model for Cell Wall Morphogenesis, Salinity Adaptation, and Lipid Production in Diatoms (Bacillariophyta)
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Teofil Nakov
Universidad de Costa Rica
4 shared publications
In database
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Karolina Bryłka
Lund University (SE)
4 shared publications
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Gene Duplication, Shifting Selection, and Dosage Balance of Silicon Transporter Proteins in Marine and Freshwater Diatoms
- Supporting data for Bryłka et al., 2023 Gene duplication, shifting selection, and functional diversification of silicon transporter proteins in marine and freshwater diatoms.
- Supporting data for Bryłka et al., 2023 Gene duplication, shifting selection, and functional diversification of silicon transporter proteins in marine and freshwater diatoms.
Anastasiia Onyshchenko
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
Jeffrey A. Lewis
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
Per R. Jonsson
University of Gothenburg (SE)
3 shared publications
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Olga Kourtchenko
University of Gothenburg (SE)
3 shared publications
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Anke Kremp
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
3 shared publications
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Matthew I. M. Pinder
University of Gothenburg (SE)
3 shared publications
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Conny Sjöqvist
Åbo Akademi University (FI)
3 shared publications
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Mats Töpel
Ghent University (BE)
3 shared publications
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Anna Godhe
University of Gothenburg (SE)
3 shared publications
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
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