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J. Hess

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Divergent transcriptional architectures beyond core CAM genes in facultative and constitutive CAM species in Tillandsia

C. Groot-Crego, S. Saadain, M. de La Harpe, J. Hess, M. H. J. Barfuss, W. Till, G. Bachmann, W. Weckwerth, C. Lexer, O. Paun

The paper compares transcriptional architectures of CAM in two Tillandsia species, finding divergent gene expression patterns despite shared core CAM genes.

Molecular Ecology · Mar 19, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Planar Amorphous Silicon Carbide Microelectrode Arrays for Chronic Recording in Rat Motor Cortex

J. R. Abbott, E. N. Jeakle, P. Haghihi, J. O. Usoro, B. S. Sturgill, Y. Wu, N. Geramifard, R. Radhakrishna, S. Patnaik, S. Nakajima, J. Hess, Y. Mehmood, V. Devata, G. Vijayakumar, A. Sood, , S. F. Cogan

This study evaluates ultrathin amorphous silicon carbide microelectrode arrays for chronic neural recording in rats, showing minimal foreign body response and sustained single-unit activity over 16 weeks.

bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2023Bioengineering

CAM evolution is associated with gene family expansion in an explosive bromeliad radiation

C. Groot Crego, J. Hess, G. Yardeni, M. de la Harpe, C. Priemer, F. Beclin, L. A. Cauz-Santos, S. Saadain, E. M. Temsch, H. Weiss-Schneeweiss, M. H. J. Barfuss, W. Till, W. Weckwerth, K. Heyduk, C. Lexer, , T. Leroy

The paper identifies genomic drivers of CAM evolution in Tillandsia by analyzing genome assemblies and gene family expansion.

bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Invasive Californian death caps develop mushrooms unisexually and bisexually

Y.-W. Wang, M. C. McKeon, H. Elmore, J. Hess, J. Golan, H. Gage, W. Mao, L. Harrow, S. C. Goncalves, C. M. Hull, A. Pringle

The paper reveals invasive Amanita phalloides mushrooms can reproduce both unisexually and bisexually, with homokaryotic and heterokaryotic forms, suggesting diverse reproductive strategies aid their spread.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2023Microbiology

Drivers of genomic landscapes of differentiation across Populus divergence gradient

H. Shang, M. Rendon-Anaya, O. Paun, D. L. Field, J. Hess, C. Vogl, J. Liu, P. K. Ingvarsson, C. Lexer, T. Leroy

The paper analyzes genomic landscapes across a divergence gradient in Populus species to identify evolutionary forces shaping diversity and differentiation.

bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2021Evolutionary Biology

MEK1/2 inhibition transiently alters the tumor immune microenvironment to enhance immunotherapy efficacy against head and neck cancer

M. Prasad, J. Zorea, S. Jagadeeshan, A. Shnerb, J. Bouaoud, L. Michon, O. Novoplansky, M. Badarni, L. Cohen, K. Yagodayev, S. Tzadok, B. Rotblat, L. Brezina, A. Mock, A. Karabajakian, , M. Elkabets

This study shows that MEK1/2 inhibition temporarily improves the tumor immune microenvironment, enhancing immunotherapy effectiveness in head and neck cancer by reducing suppressive myeloid cells and boosting CD8+ T cell activity.

bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2021Cancer Biology

Taxon-specific or universal? Using target capture to study the evolutionary history of rapid radiations

G. Yardeni, J. Viruel, M. Paris, J. Hess, C. Groot Crego, M. de La Harpe, N. Rivera, M. H. J. Barfuss, W. Till, V. Guzman-Jacob, T. Kroemer, C. Lexer, O. Paun, T. Leroy

The paper compares a taxon-specific target capture set with a universal kit to assess their effectiveness in reconstructing phylogenetic relationships in Bromeliaceae.

bioRxiv · May 20, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Inhibiting Mycobacterium tuberculosis CoaBC by targeting a new allosteric site.

V. Mendes, S. R. Green, J. C. Evans, J. Hess, M. Blaszczyk, C. Spry, O. Bryant, J. Cory-Wright, D. S.-H. Chan, P. H. M. Torres, Z. Wang, S. O'Neill, S. Damerow, J. Post, T. Bayliss, , T. L. Blundell

The paper identifies potent inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CoaB by targeting a novel allosteric site, based on structural and biochemical analyses of CoaBC.

bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2020 · PreprintBiochemistry