Gina M. Robitaille

Alignment-free pan-k-mer profiles track minimap2 similarity (whole-chromosome r^2 0.959-0.968), profile 605 vertebrate genomes in about a day on 40 cores, and nominate trait-linked loci across plants and animals.

The paper shows a neofunctionalized gene in Solanaceae plants became a flowering antagonist, influencing adaptation across species and environments.

This paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to engineer compact Physalis peruviana plants to improve yield and scalability for agricultural production.

The paper identifies conserved cis-regulatory elements of the UFO gene in tomato and Arabidopsis, showing their role in maintaining developmental robustness through precise temporal control of gene expression.

The paper uses pan-genomics and genome editing in Solanum to show that paralog diversification hinders genotype-phenotype predictability in crop domestication.

The paper investigates convergent evolution of plant prickles, finding that mutations in a cytokinin gene repeatedly cause prickle loss across species.