E. J. Edwards

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Long-Term Somatic Memory of Stress in The Woody Perennial Crop, Grapevine Vitis Vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon

This study investigates stress memory in grapevines using transcriptome and methylome sequencing, finding epigenetic changes and a classification model for stress memory genes.

Predicting photosynthetic pathway from anatomy using machine learning

This study uses machine learning to classify plants as CAM or non-CAM based on anatomical features, achieving over 95% accuracy.

Insights into Long-term Acclimation Strategies of Grapevines in Response to Multi-decadal Cyclical Drought

The study investigates whether drought-tolerant grapevine clones can prime their progenies for future drought events through physiological and molecular responses.

Gene co-expression reveals the modularity and integration of C4 and CAM in Portulaca

The paper uses gene co-expression analysis to show that C4 and CAM pathways in Portulaca share and uniquely express modules, suggesting a weak constitutive CAM cycle that is upregulated during drought.

Modeling phylogenetic biome shifts on a planet with a past

This study develops a phylogenetic biome shift model to analyze how lineages shift between biomes over time, using Viburnum species to show that dynamic biome distributions affect ancestral biome estimates.

Diversification in evolutionary arenas -- assessment and synthesis

This paper reviews and synthesizes concepts on evolutionary diversification, proposing a framework called the Evolutionary Arena to study diversification rates across different clades and environments.

Joint phylogenetic estimation of geographic movements and biome shifts during the global diversification of Viburnum

This study jointly estimates the phylogeny, geographic movements, and biome shifts of Viburnum species using fossils and molecular data, revealing a complex diversification history.

Targeted Enrichment of Large Gene Families for Phylogenetic Inference: Phylogeny and Molecular Evolution of Photosynthesis Genes in the Portullugo (Caryophyllales)

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of including large gene families in hybrid enrichment protocols for phylogenetic analysis, revealing adaptive amino acid substitutions in C4 and CAM photosynthesis genes.