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George Harpum

University of Cambridge

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Pathology· 2 Genetics· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Sebastian Eves‐van den AkkeriD· 4 shared Anika DammiD· 3 shared Unnati SonawalaiD· 3 shared Victor Hugo Moura de SouzaiD· 3 shared Beth Molloy· 2 shared Chongjing XiaiD· 2 shared Clément PellegriniD· 2 shared Lida DerevninaiD· 2 shared

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Diversity at the HYP1 locus in potato cyst nematodes does not result from developmentally-programmed somatic mutations

Vincent C. T. Hanlon, Unnati Sonawala, Cian A. A. Raza, Luisa Kalkert, George Harpum, Lukas A. Burkhardt, Johannes Helder, Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker

The paper investigates whether diversity at the HYP1 locus in potato cyst nematodes arises from developmental editing or sequencing errors, concluding it is due to evolutionary forces.

PLoS ONE · Sep 15, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics

Better late than never: the impact of hatching time on Heterodera schachtii parasitism

Mason Rugen-Hankey, Priya Desikan, George Harpum, Chongjing Xia, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Unnati Sonawala, Lida Derevnina, Beth Molloy, Anika Damm, Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker

This study investigates how hatching time affects the parasitism of beet cyst nematodes, finding that late hatchers are more infective due to differences in energy use and gene expression.

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions · Sep 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

3D printing and deep learning enable holistic and dynamic analyses of tens of thousands of parasites infecting hundreds of genotypes

Siyuan Wei, Jie Zhou, Olaf Prosper Kranse, Unnati Sonawala, Gang Sun, Ziyang He, Beatrice Senatori, Clément Pellegrin, Andrea Díaz-Tendero Bravo, Roberta Healey, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Vincent C. T. Hanlon, George Harpum, Tithira Wijayathilake, Adela Gaja Jezierska-Suwinska, , Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker

This study uses 3D printing and deep learning to analyze parasite dynamics across hundreds of plant genotypes, identifying host genetic control of parasite traits and new QTLs.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2026 · PreprintPathology

Antagonistic action of a nuclear hormone receptor pair coordinates a switch from lytic to biotrophic effector production in a plant-parasitic nematode

Anika Damm, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Anna Dickinson, Priya Desikan, Alexis L. Sperling, George Harpum, Paul Brett, Beth Molloy, Clément Pellegrin, Chongjing Xia, Sebastian Eves‐van den Akker

This study identifies DGR-1 as a transcription factor that switches from lytic to biotrophic effector production in plant-parasitic nematodes, working antagonistically with SUGR-1 to regulate effector expression during infection.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2026 · PreprintPathology