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Thorunn Helgason

University of EdinburghORCID 0000-0003-3639-1499Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Plant BiologyFEMS Microbiology LettersPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2026

AMF primes immune genes against Puccinia hordei (Brown rust) in Hordeum vulgare but does not reduce pathogen burden

Claire E. Moulton‐Brown, Karolina Brzezinska, Beatriz Orosa‐Puente, Thorunn Helgason

This study shows that AM fungi prime immune gene expression in barley against rust but do not reduce pathogen burden in short-term experiments.

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Scientific Communication & EducationbioRxivPreprintOct 29, 2025

The W-index: a novel tool to evaluate gender equity in STEM research

E. Penelope Holland, Jalene M. LaMontagne, V. Bala Chaudhary…·Alex James

The paper introduces the W-index, a metric to assess gender equity in STEM research, showing it increases with women's representation and career stage across multiple case studies.

DOI 10.1101/2025.10.29.685415

statistical modelbenchmarking

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