Alastair G. B. Simpson

The paper investigates the relationship between mitochondrial and non-coding nuclear DNA content in kinetoplastids, finding an inverse correlation that suggests co-evolution of genome sizes.

This study investigates the evolutionary pathways of anaerobic mitochondrial adaptations in breviate protists by analyzing transcriptomes and predicting MRO proteomes across eight species.

The paper presents transcriptomic data for 11 free-living neobodonid kinetoplastids and reveals they are paraphyletic, with other metakinetoplastids descending from them.

This study estimates the root of the eukaryote Tree of Life using mitochondrial proteins, finding it between Opimoda+ and Diphoda+ supergroups.

The paper describes a new genus of anaerobic flagellate, Skoliomonas, found in soda lake environments, and places it phylogenetically within the Metamonada clade.

The paper describes two newly cultivated anaerobic eukaryotrophic flagellates, SSF and PG, representing distinct Rhizarian lineages adapted to anoxic conditions.

The paper investigates mitochondrial reduction in free-living metamonads, finding extreme reduction in some species, including loss of mitochondrial functions and pathways.

This study investigates the foraging mechanisms of excavate flagellates to infer their functional ecology and potential relevance to early eukaryotes.