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Overview

Eric Lyons is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses a broad range of subjects focused primarily on molecular biology and plant science.

Their published work includes 42 publications in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on Molecular Biology and Plant Science, alongside contributions in Information Systems and Management. The focus areas extend to subfields such as Information Systems and Computer Networks and Communications.

Key research topics addressed by Eric Lyons include genomics and phylogenetic studies, scientific computing and data management, RNA modifications and cancer, genetics, bioinformatics and biomedical research, research data management practices, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and chromosomal and genetic variations.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Brian D. Gregory
  • Andrew D. L. Nelson
  • Nirav Merchant
  • Duke Pauli
  • Kyle Palos

Eric Lyons has published frequently in several scientific venues, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Nature
  • Plant Direct
  • Genome Biology

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes" (2021, Nature)
  • "Messenger RNA 5' NAD+ Capping Is a Dynamic Regulatory Epitranscriptome Mark That Is Required for Proper Response to Abscisic Acid in Arabidopsis" (2020, Developmental Cell)
  • "N6-methyladenosine and RNA secondary structure affect transcript stability and protein abundance during systemic salt stress in Arabidopsis" (2020, Plant Direct)
  • "Plant science decadal vision 2020-2030: Reimagining the potential of plants for a healthy and sustainable future" (2020, Plant Direct)
  • "Identification and functional annotation of long intergenic non-coding RNAs in Brassicaceae" (2022, The Plant Cell)

Best Publications

  • The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses

    Andrew H. Paterson;John E. Bowers;Rémy Bruggmann;Inna Dubchak

  • Early allopolyploid evolution in the post-Neolithic Brassica napus oilseed genome

    Boulos Chalhoub;Shengyi Liu;Isobel A.P. Parkin

  • The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants

    Angélique D'hont;Jean Marc Aury;Franc Christophe Baurens

  • The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus)

    Ray Ming;Shaobin Hou;Yun Feng;Qingyi Yu

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • Origin and evolution of the octoploid strawberry genome.

    Patrick P. Edger;Thomas J. Poorten;Robert VanBuren;Michael A. Hardigan

  • Genome sequence of the progenitor of the wheat D genome Aegilops tauschii

    Ming-Cheng Luo;Yong Q Gu;Daniela Puiu;Hao Wang

  • The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Ching Man Wai;Ching Man Wai;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

  • The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure for Plant Biology.

    Stephen A Goff;Matthew Vaughn;Sheldon McKay;Eric Lyons

  • How to usefully compare homologous plant genes and chromosomes as DNA sequences.

    Eric Lyons;Michael Freeling

  • Genome of the long-living sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

    Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

  • Pearl millet genome sequence provides a resource to improve agronomic traits in arid environments

    Rajeev K Varshney;Chengcheng Shi;Mahendar Thudi;Cedric Mariac

  • Finding and Comparing Syntenic Regions among Arabidopsis and the Outgroups Papaya, Poplar, and Grape: CoGe with Rosids

    Eric Lyons;Brent Pedersen;Josh Kane;Maqsudul Alam

  • Insight into the evolution of the Solanaceae from the parental genomes of Petunia hybrida.

    Aureliano Bombarely;Michel Moser;Avichai Moshe Amrad;Manzhu Bao

  • Architecture and evolution of a minute plant genome

    Enrique Ibarra-Laclette;Eric Lyons;Gustavo Hernández-Guzmán;Gustavo Hernández-Guzmán;Claudia Anahí Pérez-Torres

  • Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs

    Richard E. Green;Edward L. Braun;Joel Armstrong;Dent Earl

  • ALLMAPS: robust scaffold ordering based on multiple maps

    Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang;Xingtan Zhang;Chenyong Miao;Jisen Zhang

  • The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure for Enabling Data to Discovery for the Life Sciences.

    Nirav Merchant;Eric Lyons;Stephen Goff;Matthew Vaughn

  • Single-molecule sequencing of the desiccation-tolerant grass Oropetium thomaeum.

    Robert VanBuren;Doug Bryant;Patrick P. Edger;Patrick P. Edger;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

  • Nelumbo nucifera [data set]

    Ray Ming;Robert Vanburen;Yanling Liu;Mei Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Haibao Tang
Haibao Tang Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Michael Freeling
Michael Freeling University of California, Berkeley
Patrick P. Edger
Patrick P. Edger Michigan State University
David Sankoff
David Sankoff University of Ottawa
Brian D. Gregory
Brian D. Gregory University of Pennsylvania
Andrew H. Paterson
Andrew H. Paterson University of Georgia
Ray Ming
Ray Ming University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
J. Chris Pires
J. Chris Pires Colorado State University
Todd P. Michael
Todd P. Michael Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jeremy Schmutz
Jeremy Schmutz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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