Rachel Walstead

Legume genome structures and histories inferred from Cercis canadensis and Chamaecrista fasciculata genomes

This study uses genome sequences from Cercis canadensis and Chamaecrista fasciculata to infer legume genome structures and histories, including the timing of whole genome duplications and the ancestral karyotype.

Structure and sequence evolution in the pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) pangenome

The paper catalogs structural and sequence variation in the pennycress pangenome, revealing contrasting evolutionary modes across genomic regions and highlighting the utility of pangenomic resources for crop development.

Developing future resilience from signatures of adaptation across the sorghum pangenome

This paper constructs a sorghum pangenome and identifies trait-associated variants to inform climate-aware genome-enabled breeding strategies.

Allopolyploidy expanded gene content but not pangenomic variation in the hexaploid oilseed Camelina sativa

The paper sequenced twelve Camelina sativa genomes to study pangenomic variation in an allohexaploid species, finding minimal gene presence-absence variation but subgenome-specific gene content.

The Aliment to Bodily Condition knowledgebase (ABCkb): A database connecting plants and human health

The paper introduces ABCkb, a database linking plants to human health by integrating curated data and mined relationships to generate nutritive hypotheses.