Elizabeth C. Ruck Source Confirmed

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Post doctoral fellow

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

postdoc

20 h-index 50 pubs 1,340 cited

Research Areas

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Species Distribution and Climate Change Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Diet and metabolism studies Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Elizabeth C. Ruck's research investigates the genetic and genomic underpinnings of adaptation in diatoms, a group of phytoplankton crucial to aquatic ecosystems. Her work has explored how environmental factors, such as salinity gradients, influence the transcriptional responses and local adaptation of these organisms. This includes studying the genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom to understand its metabolic shifts and the evolutionary constraints on photosynthesis loss.

Ruck's publications also address the broader implications of diatom biogeography, including the introduction and spread of exotic species. Her research utilizes phylogenomics to resolve evolutionary relationships and understand the mechanisms driving speciation, particularly concerning marine-freshwater transitions. Her scholarly contributions are evidenced by a h-index of 20 and over 1,340 citations across 50 publications, identifying her as a highly cited researcher. She actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Andrew J. Alverson, Wade R. Roberts, Eveline Pinseel, and Teofil Nakov.

Metrics

  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 50
  • Citations: 1,340

Selected Publications

  • Reference genome for the benthic marine diatom <i>Psammoneis japonica</i> : Bacterial associations and repeat‐driven genome size evolution in diatoms (2025) DOI
  • Genome‐Wide Adaptation to a Complex Environmental Gradient in a Keystone Phytoplankton Species (2025) DOI
  • Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution (2025) DOI
  • Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023) DOI
  • Supporting data for Bryłka et al., 2023 Gene duplication, shifting selection, and functional diversification of silicon transporter proteins in marine and freshwater diatoms. (2023) DOI
  • Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023) DOI
  • Supporting data for Bryłka et al., 2023 Gene duplication, shifting selection, and functional diversification of silicon transporter proteins in marine and freshwater diatoms. (2023) DOI
  • Gene Duplication, Shifting Selection, and Dosage Balance of Silicon Transporter Proteins in Marine and Freshwater Diatoms (2023) DOI
  • Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes (2023) DOI
  • Local adaptation of a marine diatom is governed by genome-wide changes in diverse metabolic processes (2023) DOI
  • Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance (2023) DOI
  • Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees (2022) DOI
  • Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022) DOI
  • Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022) DOI
  • The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Andrew J. Alverson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 19 shared publications Wade R. Roberts University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 15 shared publications Eveline Pinseel University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 14 shared publications Teofil Nakov University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 8 shared publications Kala M. Downey University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 8 shared publications Jeffrey A. Lewis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Simon P. Tye University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Kiley A. Jones University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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