Maike E. Stam

The paper identifies genetic variants at transcription factor binding sites that explain a large portion of phenotypic heritability in maize under different water conditions.

This study uses pollen sequencing to analyze recombination patterns in tomato hybrids, identifying coldspots and their association with transposable elements and gene complexes, and proposes strategies to overcome recombination barriers.

The paper integrates genomic, epigenomic, and transcriptomic data to model enhancer-driven gene regulatory networks in maize tissues, identifying tissue-specific transcription factor families and transposable element contributions.