Joseph Walker

Getting quality transcriptome assemblies from Herbarium samples is possible biorxiv.org/content/10.110…. Work led by @AlexaTyszka. Another fun collaboration with @Phil_Carella and @Khongsam_Chia, who functionally validated an NLR immune receptor from a sample collected in 1956.

RNA from herbarium specimens is more stable than you think. Cool new study from @AlexaTyszka @evojfwalker and team. @Khongsam_Chia and I were happy to contribute by functionally validating an NLR immune receptor last expressed in 1956.

There is ONE WEEK left to apply for the #PlantScience #PhD position in my lab! This will use the latest #microscopy, #biosensor and #ecophysiology techniques!

Excited to see this come out! Miles, an undergraduate in the lab, led this project and plans to keep it maintained and up to date as he transitions to being a graduate student. doi.org/10.1093/bioinf…

Very happy to share the final version of our work on the evolution of broad host virulence in Pseudomonas out now @cellhostmicrobe It’s just in time for the holidays 🎄🦠 cell.com/cell-host-micr…

Very happy to see this come out, awesome work by @AlexaTyszka and a fun chance to collaborate with @phylodrew !

@BotanicalJim @Phil_Carella @Edwige_M @slcuplants Miss you too Jim

@Phil_Carella @Edwige_M @slcuplants @evojfwalker Beautiful flowers and even more beautiful work! Well done May and everyone in @Edwige_M's team! Oh, I guess @evojfwalker too 😉.

Super cool study on the gene(s) underpinning the manifestation of floral bullseye patterns across diverse Hibiscus flowers. May Yeo et al from the @Edwige_M group @slcuplants - also featuring friend and collaborator @evojfwalker . Congrats!! 🌺 🐝 🧬… biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

@Phil_Carella @Edwige_M @slcuplants Thanks, Phil! The paper was a ton of fun to work on, and reading it brought back tons of great memories about @slcuplants and all the great people there. It’s awesome to be part of May’s paper and another paper from @Edwige_M group.

Happy to share our study on the critical role of the lipopeptide syringomycin in promoting Pseudomonas syringae virulence across land plants. Project led by Kris Grenz and @Khongsam_Chia, @JohnInnesCentre and collaborators @AlexaTyszka & @evojfwalker biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

🥳I am very excited to see this paper finally comes out. Thanks a lot to Stephen and all the coauthors for putting your valuable time into this work! ❤️

Brand spanking new flowering plant tree of life! Hot off the press @Nature. Huge thanks to @KewScience and all 279 co-authors for tireless graft on this for past 8 years. We hope you all like it! #angiosperms353 nature.com/articles/s4158…

Our recent work on representations of olfactory stimuli in sensory neurons and cortical projections to the OB is now formally published. With @Gautam_Reddy_N, @KonanurVaibhav, and @VMurthyLab. nature.com/articles/s4146…

🌿 Exciting news from @annbot ! 🌿 We're thrilled to welcome 7 new handling editors to our editorial board, each bringing invaluable expertise to guide groundbreaking research in the field.

@Phil_Carella Happy to have been a part of this awesome work you all put together! We’ve gotta keep the Michigan/Canada connection going strong. Hopefully, we can meet at our shared embassy, Tim Hortons, and talk about hockey, terrible winters, and syrP at some point.

Cant believe I missed the twitter handle of @evojfwalker!! Sorry Joe, your contributions to the phylogenetic analysis of divergent plant NLRs were crucial!

Excited to share the updated version of our manuscript on the evolution and function of plant immune receptor domains. A great collaboration with @KamounLab @dromius and Joe Walker lab @UniversityofIl. 🧵 from 1st author @Khongsam_Chia coming tomorrow. academic.oup.com/plcell/article…

Convergent evolution of water-conducting cells in Marchantia recruited the ZHOUPI gene promoting cell wall reinforcement and programmed cell death doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.… Nice work led by @JustinGoodric15 now available post-peer review.

@evojfwalker 🌐🔬The success of this method opens doors for similar studies across diverse species and ecosystems. Researchers can now explore transcriptomes in a more convenient and environmentally friendly manner. (6/6) 👉 buff.ly/48OaE3P #PlantScience #Transcriptomics #AoBpapers

Natalia Ruiz-Vargas leads a paper showing you can get transcriptomes from tissue sitting out for six months. Hopefully makes data collection for phylotranscriptomics easier. A lot of fun working with @AlexaTyszka , Karolis, May, Eric and Robie. Link here: buff.ly/48OaE3P

Excited to be able to share this. Work led by Natalia, Karolis and @AlexaTyszka where they obtained and analyzed transcriptomes from tissue sitting on Natalia’s desk for up to six months. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…