Mohamed El-Walid

This study identifies 9 QTLs associated with freezing tolerance in Tripsacum dactyloides using bulk segregant analysis and regression-based allele frequency imputation.

The paper identifies a conserved cis-regulatory code across 589 grass species and finds that motif conservation declines rapidly but remains significant over evolutionary time, with adaptive changes linked to ecological transitions.

reelGene evaluates gene models using machine learning and evolutionary data, finding 28% of maize gene models are incorrectly annotated or nonfunctional.

The paper examines genome evolution in maize and related grasses, revealing variable outcomes of polyploidy across species.