M. Olson

Aquatic plant mycobiomes change with watershed urbanization

This study examines how urbanization affects fungal endophyte communities in aquatic plants along a river gradient, finding reduced alpha diversity and shifts in community structure with increasing urbanization.

Reproductive sexual dimorphisms in two willow species, Salix exigua Nutt. and S. nigra Marshall.

The paper examines reproductive sexual dimorphisms in two willow species, finding males produce more flowers per catkin and catkins per branch than females.

STAT3 expression in dendritic cells protects mice from colitis by a gut microbiome-dependent mechanism

This study shows that STAT3 deficiency in dendritic cells leads to colitis in mice, which is dependent on the gut microbiome.

Targeted sequence capture array for phylogenetics and population genomics in the Salicaceae

The paper develops a targeted sequence capture array for phylogenetics and population genomics in the Salicaceae family, showing high capture efficiency and utility for species tree reconstruction and population genomic analysis.

CENP-A associated lncRNAs influence chromosome segregation in human cells

This study identifies CENP-A associated lncRNAs transcribed from centromeres in early G1 phase and shows their functional role in chromosome segregation.