Jeffrey D. Silberman

High Impact

Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

37 h-index 64 pubs 4,058 cited

Research Areas

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Parasitic Organisms and Disease Research Evolutionary Biology Research Protistology

Links

ORCID Lab Website

Is this your profile? Verify and claim your profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jeffrey D. Silberman's research program focuses on the molecular phylogeny and evolution of protists, particularly excavate eukaryotes. His work investigates the deep evolutionary relationships within groups such as Heterolobosea and Diplomonads, utilizing expanded gene and taxon sampling to resolve phylogenetic uncertainties. Silberman's publications examine the discovery of new species, such as *Naegleria lustrarea*, and the identification of cryptic life stages and non-canonical genetic codes in these organisms.

Further investigations by Silberman explore the evolutionary trajectories of organelle development, including transitions from hydrogenosomes to mitosomes in protists. He also studies the evolutionary pathways leading to parasitic and free-living lifestyles within microbial lineages. His scholarship is characterized by a significant publication record and a high citation count, reflecting his impact within the field of evolutionary protistology. Silberman collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Frederick W. Spiegel and Brian M. Becker, on shared publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 37
  • Publications: 64
  • Citations: 4,058

Selected Publications

  • DIVERGENT TRAJECTORIES FOR ANAEROBIC MITOCHONDRIAL EVOLUTION IN BREVIATE PROTISTS (2026) DOI
  • Validating the Genus <i>Pocheina</i> (Acrasidae, Heterolobosea, Discoba) Leads to the Recognition of Three Major Lineages Within Acrasidae (2025) DOI
  • Expanded gene and taxon sampling of diplomonads shows multiple switches to parasitic and free-living lifestyle (2024) DOI
  • Isolation of <i>Naegleria lustrarea</i> n. sp. (Excavata, Discoba, Heterolobosea) from the feces of <i>Ambystoma annulatum</i> (Ringed Salamander) in Northwest Arkansas (2024) DOI
  • True molecular phylogenetic position of the cockroach gut commensal <i>Lophomonas blattarum</i> (Lophomonadida, Parabasalia) (2023) DOI
  • Evidence for an Independent Hydrogenosome-to-Mitosome Transition in the CL3 Lineage of Fornicates (2022) DOI
  • Free-living Trichomonads are Unexpectedly Diverse (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Frederick W. Spiegel University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Brian M. Becker University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Brian Becker University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics

FE Alshuwaili University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Good match 3 shared topics
Philip H. Williams University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Good match 3 shared topics
Duncan C. Troup Ouachita Baptist University
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Good match 3 shared topics
Y. Ahn National Center for Toxicological Research
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Good match 3 shared topics
Frederick W. Spiegel University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Good match 3 shared topics
Maryann F. Rettig Ouachita Baptist University
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Good match 3 shared topics