Stephen Paul DiFazio

This study identifies cell-type-specific carbon metabolism changes in poplar under combined abiotic stresses using multi-omics approaches.

This study shows that population structure limits the effectiveness of GWAS and genomic prediction in black cottonwood, highlighting challenges in identifying causal loci and guiding assisted migration.

The paper maps meiotic recombination hotspots and sex-biased recombination in Populus trichocarpa using dense genetic mapping and haplotype reconstruction.

ISSRseq is a PCR-based method for reduced representation sequencing that generates SNP data with simple wet-lab skills and bioinformatics tools, demonstrating high repeatability and utility for non-model organisms.

The paper identifies master regulator genes and pathways involved in sex dimorphism in Salix purpurea using integrative genomics approaches.

This study identifies a novel sex-linked region in Salix nigra, demonstrating XY heterogamety and recombination suppression, with implications for understanding sex chromosome evolution in plants.

This study identifies an XY and ZW sex determination system in two Populus species and proposes a model linking transposon activity to sex chromosome turnover.

The paper identifies large palindromic structures in the sex chromosome of Salix purpurea, showing convergent evolution with mammalian sex chromosomes.

The paper integrates genomic, metabolomic, and network data to identify target genes involved in lignin biosynthesis/degradation in Populus trichocarpa.