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Vilas Valjibhai Patel

University of GeorgiaORCID 0000-0002-8370-1480Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 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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Kerry M. OliveriD· 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 Elliott B. GoldsteiniD· 1 shared Jacob A. RusselliD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedSep 21, 2026

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

Balig Panossian, Matthew R. Kolp, Taoping Wu…·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.

DOI 10.1073/pnas.2607226123

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedMar 21, 2026

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

Balig Panossian, Ailsa H. C. McLean, Vilas Valjibhai Patel…·Lee M. Henry

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

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DNA methylationwhole-genome sequencing

Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 31, 2025

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…·Kerry M. Oliver

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

DOI 10.1101/2025.10.31.685823

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response