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Elizabeth C. Ruck
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Post doctoral fellow
Also affiliated: The University of Texas at Austin (2008–2012)
Postdoc Researcher
20 h-index
50 pubs
1,415 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Elizabeth C. Ruck's research focuses on the genomics and evolution of diatoms, microscopic algae that play significant roles in aquatic ecosystems. Her work investigates how these organisms adapt to environmental gradients, particularly salinity, and explores the evolutionary pathways leading to changes in their metabolic capabilities, including the loss of photosynthesis.
Ruck has published extensively on diatom phylogenomics, utilizing genomic data to resolve evolutionary relationships and understand the genetic basis of adaptation. Her publications examine topics such as strain-specific transcriptional responses to environmental conditions, the genetic insights gained from nonphotosynthetic diatom genomes, and the processes driving marine-freshwater transitions in diatom lineages. She also studies the biogeography of diatoms, including the spread of invasive species.
Her research network includes frequent collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Andrew J. Alverson, Wade R. Roberts, Eveline Pinseel, and Teofil Nakov. With an h-index of 20 and over 1,400 citations, her work is recognized as highly cited within its field. Ruck maintains an active laboratory website to share her research findings.
Metrics
- h-index: 20
- Publications: 50
- Citations: 1,415
Selected Publications
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Reference genome for the benthic marine diatom <i>Psammoneis japonica</i> : 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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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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Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees (2022)
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Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022)
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Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022)
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The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Andrew J. Alverson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
19 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- 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
- Microbial biogeography through the lens of exotic species: the recent introduction and spread of the freshwater diatom Discostella asterocostata in the United States
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
Wade R. Roberts
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
15 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
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
Showing 5 of 15 shared publications
Eveline Pinseel
Ghent University
14 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
Showing 5 of 14 shared publications
Teofil Nakov
Universidad de Costa Rica
8 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Microbial biogeography through the lens of exotic species: the recent introduction and spread of the freshwater diatom Discostella asterocostata in the United States
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Kala M. Downey
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
8 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Olga Kourtchenko
University of Gothenburg (SE)
6 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- 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
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Anke Kremp
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (DE)
6 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- 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
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Conny Sjöqvist
Åbo Akademi University (FI)
6 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- 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
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Mats Töpel
Ghent University (BE)
6 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- 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
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Anna Godhe
University of Gothenburg (SE)
6 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- 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
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
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
Kathryn Judy
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
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
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