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Kerry M. Oliver

University of GeorgiaORCID 0000-0002-2835-4017Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Vilas Valjibhai PateliD· 3 shared Balig PanossianiD· 2 shared Lee M. HenryiD· 2 shared Taoping WuiD· 2 shared Ailsa H. C. McLeaniD· 1 shared Benjamin J. ParkeriD· 1 shared Bo Zhang· 1 shared Chao YeiD· 1 shared

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A parasitoid overcomes collective defense by silencing host communication

Zhengwu Wang, Chao Ye, Zhong Yi, Jin Zhao, Bo Zhang, Xinhai Ye, Kerry M. Oliver, Daniel Kronauer, Jin-Jun Wang

This paper shows that the parasitoid wasp Ephedrus lacertosus uses venom proteins to suppress aphid alarm pheromone release, disrupting collective defense.

bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Phenotypic divergence is driven by mobile genetic elements in a heritable insect symbiont

Balig Panossian, Matthew R. Kolp, Taoping Wu, Keertana Tallapragada, Vilas Valjibhai Patel, Elliott B. Goldstein, Kerry M. Oliver, Lee M. Henry, Benjamin J. Parker

The paper shows that mobile genetic elements drive phenotypic divergence in the insect symbiont Regiella insecticola by mediating gene gains and losses that affect host defense.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 21, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Phage toxin variants are linked to protection specificity in a defensive symbiont

Balig Panossian, Ailsa H. C. McLean, Vilas Valjibhai Patel, Taoping Wu, Muhammad Bilal Haider, Kerry M. Oliver, Lee M. Henry

The paper identifies phage toxin variants as key determinants of specificity in Hamiltonella defensa's defense against parasitoid wasps.

Molecular Biology and Evolution · Mar 21, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Modular evolution and strain-specific partnerships: how Hamiltonella defensa shapes defense and symbiont communities in aphids

Nicole L. Lynn-Bell, Vilas Valjibhai Patel, Stephanie R. Weldon, Linyao Peng, Melissa Carpenter, Kyungsun Kim, Jacob A. Russell, Kerry M. Oliver

The paper characterizes Hamiltonella defensa and APSE strain diversity in pea aphids, revealing modular defensive diversity and strain-specific symbiont interactions.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology