Stuart F. McDaniel

UVfinder identifies sex-linked gene copies in moss genomes, revealing neo-sex chromosome formation and phylogenetic insights from sex-linked loci.

This study transplants mosses between tundra sites to show that nitrogen fixation rates are more influenced by host species and microenvironment than microbiome changes.

The paper examines genomic signals of selection across life stages in plants, finding stronger purifying selection on unbiased genes and synergistic pleiotropy rather than antagonistic pleiotropy.

This paper develops CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tools in the moss Ceratodon purpureus, enabling gene knock-outs and knock-ins for functional genomic studies.

The paper examines genetic and genome size diversity in Mediterranean Ceratodon populations to assess the role of allopatry and ploidy change in speciation, finding evidence of peripatric speciation with genome expansion and female-biased sex ratios.