Author

Rhea Sood

Stanford University

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Evolutionary Biology· 3

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel L. PowelliD· 3 shared Gabriel A Preising· 3 shared John James BaczenasiD· 3 shared Molly E. SchumeriD· 3 shared Theresa Rose GunniD· 3 shared Benjamin M. MoraniD· 2 shared Cheyenne Y. PayneiD· 2 shared Kelsie E. HunnicuttiD· 2 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

3 shared papersEvolutionary Biology

Daniel L. PowellORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Increased rates of hybridization in swordtails are associated with water pollution

Benjamin M. Moran, Wilson F. Ramírez-Duarte, Daniel L. Powell, Terrance T.L. Yang, Theresa Rose Gunn, Gaston I. Jofre, Cheyenne Y. Payne, Erik N. K. Iverson, Gabriel A Preising, Shreya M. Banerjee, Alexandra E. Donny, Rhea Sood, John James Baczenas, Gabriela María Vázquez Adame, Carla Gutiérrez‐Rodríguez, , Gil Guastoni Rosenthal

The paper investigates how water pollution affects hybridization between two swordtail fish species by analyzing genomic and environmental data.

Current Biology · Jun 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Two melanic pigment patterns are associated with a sex chromosome-linked oncogene in the mountain swordtail Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl

Lyle A. Given, Landen Gozashti, John James Baczenas, Rhea Sood, Nadia B. Haghani, Kelsie E. Hunnicutt, Theresa Rose Gunn, Gabriel A Preising, Peter H. Sudmant, Daniel L. Powell, Tristram O. Dodge, Molly E. Schumer

This study identifies two melanic pigmentation patterns in Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl linked to the sex chromosome-linked oncogene xmrk through long-read sequencing and GWAS.

bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish

Nadia B. Haghani, Tristram O. Dodge, John James Baczenas, Theresa Rose Gunn, Qinliu He, William Pangburn, Rhea Sood, Paola Fascinetto‐Zago, Kang Du, Alyssa Kaatmann, Zihao Ou, Sashoya Dougan, Terrance TL Yang, Natalie S Olmos-Santiago, Gabriel A Preising, , Molly E. Schumer

This study identifies a retrovirus insertion near the alkal2a gene as the genetic basis for a novel iridescent color trait in swordtail fish, showing its role in chromatin changes and predator interaction signals.

bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology