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Overview

Edward J. Louis is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The majority of their work addresses molecular biology, with significant contributions in food science and plant science subfields.

Their research focuses notably on fungal and yeast genetics, fermentation and sensory analysis, as well as horticultural and viticultural research. Additional areas include biofuel production and bioconversion, yeasts and rust fungi studies, microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction, and aspects related to the wine industry and tourism.

Frequent publication venues for Edward J. Louis include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Fungal Diversity
  • FEMS Yeast Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • "Recent Evolutionary History of Tigers Highlights Contrasting Roles of Genetic Drift and Selection," 2021, published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "The evolving species concepts used for yeasts: from phenotypes and genomes to speciation networks," 2021, published in Fungal Diversity
  • "Restoring fertility in yeast hybrids: Breeding and quantitative genetics of beneficial traits," 2021, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Beyond S. cerevisiae for winemaking: Fermentation-related trait diversity in the genus Saccharomyces," 2023, published in Food Microbiology
  • "Integrative Omics Analysis Reveals a Limited Transcriptional Shock After Yeast Interspecies Hybridization," 2020, published in Frontiers in Genetics

Edward J. Louis collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors who appear consistently across publications. These include Federico Visinoni, Yue Hu, Daniela Delneri, Toni Gabaldón, and Alex J. Hinks Roberts.

Best Publications

  • Life with 6000 Genes

    André Goffeau;B G Barrell;H Bussey;R W Davis

  • Population genomics of domestic and wild yeasts

    Gianni Liti;David M. Carter;Alan M. Moses;Alan M. Moses;Jonas Warringer

  • Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools

    C. Kremen;A. Cameron;A. Cameron;A. Moilanen;S. J. Phillips

  • Sgs1: A eukaryotic homolog of E. coil RecQ that interacts with topoisomerase II in vivo and is required for faithful chromosome segregation

    Paul M Watt;Edward J Louis;Rhona H Borts;Ian D Hickson

  • SGS1, a Homologue of the Bloom's and Werner's Syndrome Genes, Is Required for Maintenance of Genome Stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Paul M. Watt;Ian D. Hickson;Rhona H. Borts;Edward J. Louis

  • Complete Dna-Sequence Of Yeast Chromosome-Xi

    B. Dujon;D. Alexandraki;B. André;W. Ansorge

  • Mutation of yeast Ku genes disrupts the subnuclear organization of telomeres.

    Thierry Laroche;Sophie G. Martin;Monica Gotta;Hazel C. Gorham

  • Three new species in the Saccharomyces sensu stricto complex: Saccharomyces cariocanus, Saccharomyces kudriavzevii and Saccharomyces mikatae.

    Gennadi I. Naumov;Stephen A. James;Elena S. Naumova;Edward J. Louis

  • An exact test for Hardy-Weinberg and multiple alleles.

    Edward J. Louis;Everett R. Dempster

  • Trait variation in yeast is defined by population history.

    Jonas Warringer;Jonas Warringer;Enikö Zörgö;Francisco A. Cubillos;Amin Zia

  • The mismatch repair system contributes to meiotic sterility in an interspecific yeast hybrid.

    Neil Hunter;Scott R. Chambers;Edward J. Louis;Rhona H. Borts

  • The nucleotide sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome VII.

    M. Johnston;L. Hillier;L. Riles;K. Albermann

  • Chromosomal evolution in Saccharomyces

    G. Fischer;S. A. James;I. N. Roberts;S. G. Oliver

  • Sequence Diversity, Reproductive Isolation and Species Concepts in Saccharomyces

    Gianni Liti;David B. H. Barton;Edward J. Louis

  • Limitations of silencing at native yeast telomeres

    Fiona E. Pryde;Edward J Louis

  • Telomeric expression sites are highly conserved in Trypanosoma brucei.

    Christiane Hertz-Fowler;Luisa M. Figueiredo;Michael A. Quail;Marion Becker

  • The chromosome ends of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Edward J. Louis

  • A High-Definition View of Functional Genetic Variation from Natural Yeast Genomes

    Anders Bergström;Jared T. Simpson;Francisco Salinas;Benjamin Barré

  • Mapping of a Major Locus that Determines Telomere Length in Humans

    Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera;Scott Brouilette;Massimo Mangino;John R. Thompson

  • Population genomics of domestic and wild yeasts

    David M. Carter;Gianni Liti;Alan M. Moses;Leopold Parts

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianni Liti
Gianni Liti Grenoble Alpes University
Leopold Parts
Leopold Parts Wellcome Sanger Institute
Glenys Thomson
Glenys Thomson University of California, Berkeley
James E. Haber
James E. Haber Brandeis University
Haydeh Payami
Haydeh Payami University of Alabama at Birmingham
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin University of Cambridge
Anders Blomberg
Anders Blomberg University of Gothenburg
Stephen G. Oliver
Stephen G. Oliver University of Cambridge
Ian D. Hickson
Ian D. Hickson University of Copenhagen
Laurent Excoffier
Laurent Excoffier University of Bern

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