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Andrew J. Alverson Data-verified
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37 h-index
124 pubs
7,198 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Andrew J. Alverson is a Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on the evolutionary biology and genomics of diatoms, a diverse group of algae with significant ecological roles. He has published extensively on diatom phylogeny, investigating their evolutionary history through methods such as phylotranscriptomics to resolve complex relationships within species complexes.
Dr. Alverson's work also delves into the genomic basis of diatom adaptation and metabolic diversity. This includes studying the genomes of nonphotosynthetic diatoms to understand the genetic mechanisms underlying the loss of photosynthesis and the shift to heterotrophy. His research has also explored how genome size relates to diatom abundance in polar oceans and the transcriptional responses of diatoms to environmental changes, such as salinity gradients and osmotic stress.
His work is supported by federal funding, including a significant NSF grant for collaborative research on the phylogeny, systematics, and adaptation of marine epizoic diatoms. Dr. Alverson maintains an active research group and collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Eveline Pinseel, Wade R. Roberts, Elizabeth C. Ruck, and Kala M. Downey. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher, with 124 publications and over 7,000 citations.
Metrics
- h-index: 37
- Publications: 124
- Citations: 7,198
Selected Publications
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Phylogenetic classification of diatoms (2026)
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Phylogenetic classification of diatoms (2026)
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A phylogenetic classification of diatoms (Bacillariophyta) (2026)
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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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Disentangled assembly graphs reveal hidden eukaryotic diversity in metagenomic data (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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The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms (2024)
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The Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution (2024)
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Diatom abundance in the polar oceans is predicted by genome size (2024)
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The divergent responses of salinity generalists to hyposaline stress provide insights into the colonization of freshwaters by diatoms (2024)
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Looking for the oldest diatoms (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)
Federal Grants 1 $918,053 total
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Eveline Pinseel
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
20 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- 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
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
Elizabeth C. Ruck
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
19 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
- Phylotranscriptomics reveals the reticulate evolutionary history of a widespread diatom species complex
- Diatom abundance in the polar oceans is predicted by genome size
- Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes
Showing 5 of 19 shared publications
Kala M. Downey
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
15 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenetic analysis places <i>Spicaticribra</i> within <i>Cyclotella</i>
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
Showing 5 of 15 shared publications
Kathryn Judy
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
9 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms
- 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 9 shared publications
Teofil Nakov
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
- 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
Jeffrey A. Lewis
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
7 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 dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms
- The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Daniel J. Conley
Lund University (SE)
7 shared publications
- Uncertainties surrounding the oldest fossil record of diatoms
- Looking for the oldest diatoms
- The Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution
- Perspectives on the emergence of diatoms and their impact on the global biogeochemical cycle of silica
- Gene Duplication, Shifting Selection, and Dosage Balance of Silicon Transporter Proteins in Marine and Freshwater Diatoms
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Karolina Bryłka
Lund University (SE)
6 shared publications
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- The Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution
- Perspectives on the emergence of diatoms and their impact on the global biogeochemical cycle of silica
- 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.
Showing 5 of 6 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 (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
Bennett Lambert
University of Washington (US)
3 shared publications
- The dynamic trophic architecture of open-ocean protist communities revealed through machine-guided metatranscriptomics
- The dynamic trophic architecture of open-ocean protist communities revealed through machine-guided metatranscriptomics
- The dynamic trophic architecture of open-ocean protist communities revealed through machine-guided metatranscriptomics
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