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Colby G. Starker

University of MinnesotaORCID 0000-0002-6774-7227Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Daniel F. VoytasiD· 2 shared Nathaniel ButleriD· 2 shared Aidan T. Carlson· 1 shared Bjoern Hamberger· 1 shared Brieanne VaillancourtiD· 1 shared C. Robin BuelliD· 1 shared Charlene M. Grahn· 1 shared John P. HamiltoniD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Immobilized dicot and monocot viral vectors enable rapid screening of RNA mobility elements for mobile RNA engineering and RNA-based genome editing

Nathaniel Butler, Charlene M. Grahn, Colby G. Starker

The paper develops immobilized viral vectors to screen RNA mobility elements, identifying mobile elements that enhance RNA-based genome editing in monocots.

bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Engineering carotenoid and steroidal glycoalkaloid depleted tomato fruit for heterologous production of high value terpenes

Natalie C. Deans, Jon P. Cody, Lucas Reist, John P. Hamilton, Colby G. Starker, Lynn E. Prichard, Joshua C. Wood, Brieanne Vaillancourt, Bjoern Hamberger, Daniel F. Voytas, C. Robin Buell

This study engineers tomato fruit to produce high-value terpenes by modifying genes involved in specialized metabolism.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Viral-mediated delivery of morphogenic regulators enables leaf transformation in Sorghum bicolor (L.)

Nathaniel Butler, Aidan T. Carlson, Colby G. Starker, Daniel F. Voytas

This study demonstrates that viral vectors can enhance leaf transformation in Sorghum bicolor by delivering morphogenic regulators, achieving higher embryonic calli formation rates than conventional vectors.

Plant Biotechnology Journal · Jul 8, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering