Charles O. Hale

This study identifies convergent genomic and gene-level constraints in grasses adapting to extreme environments using phylogenomic data and large language models.

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.

This study examines how three Texas Phlox species and their hybrids respond to water availability, finding that plasticity in morphology varies independently of niche breadth.

The paper generates high-quality genome assemblies for three Bouteloua species and identifies polyploidy and transposable elements, providing genomic resources for comparative studies.

This study investigates the genetic architecture of self-compatibility variants in Phlox drummondii, finding polygenic QTLs and a novel S-locus associated with self-incompatibility variation.

The paper examines nitrogen dynamics in Andropogoneae grasses, finding annual species conserve nitrogen while perennials vary in their impact on nitrification and nitrate loss.

The paper compares cold-responsive proteomes across five PACMAD grasses to assess conservation of protein-level responses and identifies LEA3 as a key cold-tolerant protein.

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