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Brian Scheffler

Agricultural Research Service

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Anna K. ChildersiD· 2 shared Scott M. GeibiD· 2 shared Sheina B. SimiD· 2 shared Amanda R. StahlkeiD· 1 shared Audelia M. C. MechtiiD· 1 shared Bert FoquetiD· 1 shared David Mario BelliniiD· 1 shared David WeisziD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Multiple roads to swarming: divergent molecular machineries drive the repeated evolution of locusts

Maéva Angélique Techer, Sheina B. Sim, Olga Dudchenko, Anna K. Childers, Julianne Allred, Emily Baker, David Mario Bellini, Devon J. Boland, Herman A. Dierick, Richard Burkett Dewell, Bert Foquet, Scott M. Geib, Ruqayya Khan, Richelle Marquess, Audelia M. C. Mechti, , Hojun Song

The paper shows that locust swarming evolves through diverse molecular pathways rather than shared genes, highlighting flexible regulatory architectures and modular systems.

bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Genome sequencing and multi-stage, blood-feeding, and tissue-specific transcriptome atlas of the Rocky Mountain wood tick provide a critical resource for this vector

Joshua Tompkin, Perot Saelao, Justyna Kruczalak, Huiqing Yeo, Pia U. Olafson, Sheina B. Sim, Kennan Oyen, Melissa Kelley, Renée L. Corpuz, Brian Scheffler, Scott M. Geib, Anna K. Childers, Xiaoting Chen, Matthew T. Weirauch, Shaun J. Dergousoff, , Joshua B. Benoit

This study provides a reference genome and transcriptome atlas of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, identifying genes involved in blood feeding and developmental-stage-specific gene expression.

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Aug 1, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics