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Kentaro Shimizu is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research centers on Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a significant focus on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad domains, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

The scientist's work spans key topics including Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Plant Reproductive Biology, Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, and Plant and Animal Studies.

Shimizu has published numerous research papers across a variety of high-impact journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding (2020, Nature)
  • Exploring correlations in genetic and cultural variation across language families in northeast Asia (2021, Science Advances)
  • A global analysis of matches and mismatches between human genetic and linguistic histories (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Global genomic analyses of wheat powdery mildew reveal association of pathogen spread with historical human migration and trade (2022, Nature Communications)
  • The genetic history of the Southern Andes from present-day Mapuche ancestry (2023, Current Biology)

Shimizu frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi, Yasuhiro Sato, Jun Sese, Masaomi Hatakeyama, and Toshiaki Tameshige. These collaborative efforts underscore a networked approach to advancing research in their fields of expertise.

The scientist's publications predominantly appear in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Plant Science, Nature Communications, New Phytologist, and Genome Biology and Evolution. This reflects a consistent presence in journals focused on plant sciences, genetics, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding.

    Sean Walkowiak;Sean Walkowiak;Liangliang Gao;Cecile Monat;Georg Haberer

  • TCC: an R package for comparing tag count data with robust normalization strategies

    Jianqiang Sun;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Kentaro Shimizu;Koji Kadota

  • Attractive and repulsive interactions between female and male gametophytes in Arabidopsis pollen tube guidance.

    Kentaro K Shimizu;Kiyotaka Okada

  • Estimating genomic diversity and population differentiation – an empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP variation in Arabidopsis halleri

    Martin Claude Fischer;Christian Rellstab;Marianne Leuzinger;Marie Roumet

  • The wheat powdery mildew genome shows the unique evolution of an obligate biotroph

    Thomas Wicker;Simone Oberhaensli;Francis Parlange;Jan P Buchmann;Jan P Buchmann

  • Sequencing of the genus Arabidopsis identifies a complex history of nonbifurcating speciation and abundant trans-specific polymorphism

    Polina Yu Novikova;Nora Hohmann;Viktoria Nizhynska;Takashi Tsuchimatsu

  • Diversity at the Mla Powdery Mildew Resistance Locus from Cultivated Barley Reveals Sites of Positive Selection

    Sabine Seeholzer;Takashi Tsuchimatsu;Takashi Tsuchimatsu;Tina Jordan;Stéphane Bieri

  • Robust control of the seasonal expression of the Arabidopsis FLC gene in a fluctuating environment

    Shinichiro Aikawa;Masaki J. Kobayashi;Akiko Satake;Kentaro K. Shimizu

  • Hybridization of powdery mildew strains gives rise to pathogens on novel agricultural crop species.

    Fabrizio Menardo;Coraline R Praz;Stefan Wyder;Roi Ben-David

  • Evolution of self-compatibility in Arabidopsis by a mutation in the male specificity gene

    Takashi Tsuchimatsu;Keita Suwabe;Keita Suwabe;Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi;Sachiyo Isokawa

  • Population genomic footprints of selection and associations with climate in natural populations of Arabidopsis halleri from the Alps

    Martin C. Fischer;Christian Rellstab;Andrew Tedder;Stefan Zoller

  • Evolution of Selfing: Recurrent Patterns in Molecular Adaptation

    Kentaro K. Shimizu;Takashi Tsuchimatsu

  • Evolution and control of imprinted FWA genes in the genus Arabidopsis.

    Ryo Fujimoto;Yuki Kinoshita;Akira Kawabe;Tetsu Kinoshita

  • Reference-guided de novo assembly approach improves genome reconstruction for related species

    Heidi E. L. Lischer;Heidi E. L. Lischer;Kentaro K. Shimizu;Kentaro K. Shimizu

  • Molecular dynamics study on hydrophobic effects in aqueous urea solutions.

    Mitsunori Ikeguchi;Shugo Nakamura;Kentaro Shimizu

  • A weighted average difference method for detecting differentially expressed genes from microarray data

    Koji Kadota;Yuji Nakai;Kentaro Shimizu

  • The allopolyploid Arabidopsis kamchatica originated from multiple individuals of Arabidopsis lyrata and Arabidopsis halleri

    Rie Shimizu-Inatsugi;Judita Lihová;Hiroko Iwanaga;Hiroko Iwanaga;Hiroko Iwanaga;Hiroshi Kudoh;Hiroshi Kudoh

  • Folding free-energy landscape of a 10-residue mini-protein, chignolin.

    Daisuke Satoh;Kentaro Shimizu;Shugo Nakamura;Tohru Terada

  • ROKU: a novel method for identification of tissue-specific genes

    Koji Kadota;Jiazhen Ye;Yuji Nakai;Tohru Terada

  • Gene duplication and genetic exchange drive the evolution of S-RNase-based self-incompatibility in Petunia

    Ken-ichi Kubo;Timothy Paape;Masaomi Hatakeyama;Masaomi Hatakeyama;Tetsuyuki Entani

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Kudoh
Hiroshi Kudoh Kyoto University
Kouhei Tsumoto
Kouhei Tsumoto University of Tokyo
Seiji Takayama
Seiji Takayama University of Tokyo
Karol Marhold
Karol Marhold Slovak Academy of Sciences
Itaru Hamachi
Itaru Hamachi Kyoto University
Kiyotaka Okada
Kiyotaka Okada National Institute for Basic Biology
Michael D. Purugganan
Michael D. Purugganan New York University
Mark Stoneking
Mark Stoneking Max Planck Society
Alex Widmer
Alex Widmer ETH Zurich
Satoshi Yamasaki
Satoshi Yamasaki Kanazawa University

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