Wade R. Roberts Source Confirmed

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Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

postdoc

9 h-index 48 pubs 370 cited

Research Areas

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

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Wade R. Roberts investigates the evolutionary history and genomic adaptations of diatoms, a group of phytoplankton crucial to marine and freshwater ecosystems. His research utilizes phylogenomic and phylotranscriptomic approaches to understand the complex evolutionary pathways within diatom species, including transitions between marine and freshwater environments and the genetic underpinnings of their ecological success. Roberts' work has explored how genome size influences diatom abundance in polar oceans and how local adaptation is driven by genome-wide changes in metabolic processes. He has published extensively on these topics, with a recent focus on understanding the genomic basis of adaptation in keystone phytoplankton species. Roberts collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Andrew J. Alverson, Elizabeth C. Ruck, and Eveline Pinseel.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 48
  • Citations: 370

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
  • Three reference genomes for freshwater diatom ecology and evolution (2025) DOI
  • Diatom abundance in the polar oceans is predicted by genome size (2024) 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
  • Nitzschia sp. Nitz4 variant calling (2022) DOI
  • Nitzschia sp. Nitz4 variant calling (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Andrew J. Alverson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 19 shared publications Elizabeth C. Ruck University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 15 shared publications Eveline Pinseel University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 11 shared publications Kala M. Downey University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications Teofil Nakov University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 4 shared publications Jeffrey A. Lewis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Simon P. Tye University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Adam M. Siepielski University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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