D. Lowry

Just add water: A simple floral bud injection method for stable Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in two ecotypes of Mimulus guttatus

The paper introduces a floral injection method to improve Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in Mimulus guttatus, enabling transformation of both coastal perennial and inland annual ecotypes.

Plant hormone manipulation impacts salt spray tolerance, which preempts herbivory as a driver of local adaptation in the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus

The study manipulates plant hormones and herbivory to assess their impact on local adaptation in Mimulus guttatus, finding that salt spray tolerance, not herbivory, drives coastal ecotype adaptation.

Host genetic control of succession in the switchgrass leaf fungal microbiome

The paper examines how host genetics influence fungal microbiome succession in switchgrass leaves across time and environments, identifying immune-related genes linked to microbiome structure.

Frequency-dependent hybridization contributes to habitat segregation in monkeyflowers

This study shows frequency-dependent hybridization and competition drive spatial segregation in sympatric monkeyflowers.

FIBRIN POLYMER ON THE SURFACE OF BIOMATERIAL IMPLANTS DRIVES THE FOREIGN BODY REACTION

This study identifies fibrin polymer as the key biological substrate driving the foreign body reaction by showing reduced macrophage fusion and fibrous capsule formation in fibrinogen-deficient mice.

TRANSITION OF PODOSOMES INTO ZIPPER-LIKE STRUCTURES INMACROPHAGE-DERIVED MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELLS

This study identifies zipper-like structures (ZLSs) formed during macrophage fusion into multinucleated giant cells, showing podosomes transition into ZLSs through actin rearrangement and junctional protein involvement.

Mechanisms of a locally adaptive shift in allocation among growth, reproduction, and herbivore resistance in Mimulus guttatus

The paper investigates the genetic and physiological mechanisms underlying a locally adaptive shift in resource allocation between growth, reproduction, and herbivore resistance in Mimulus guttatus.