N. G. Smith

Thermal acclimation of stem respiration reduces global carbon burden

The paper predicts and validates the temperature sensitivity of stem respiration, showing thermal acclimation reduces global carbon emissions.

Effects of greening-induced warming and cooling on tree phenology in temperate and boreal forests

This study shows forest greening alters tree phenology by causing earlier spring and autumn events through seasonal biophysical warming and cooling effects.

Nitrogen demand, supply, and acquisition strategy control plant responses to elevated CO2 at different scales

This study shows that leaf photosynthetic responses to elevated CO2 are driven by nitrogen demand, while whole-plant responses are regulated by nitrogen supply, using soybean plants under varied CO2 and nitrogen conditions.

A warmer growing season triggers earlier following spring phenology

The paper shows warmer temperatures during the previous growing season advance spring phenology in the Northern Hemisphere, with a decline in this effect over time.

Shifts in leaf senescence across the Northern Hemisphere in response to seasonal warming

The paper shows that leaf senescence timing shifts in response to seasonal warming, with advances or delays depending on when warming occurs during the growing season.

Targeted mutation detection in breast cancer using MammaSeqTM

The paper develops MammaSeq, a targeted NGS panel for detecting clinically actionable mutations in breast cancer, showing it identifies actionable variants in 48% of solid tumors and 29% of cfDNA samples.